Thousands converged on Tampa for the annual Gasparilla pirate invasion on Jan. 25, 2025. Last week's brutal cold gave way to ...

Pirate-goers donned all kinds of quirky costumes. Hidden under a 6-and-a-half-foot puppet-like costume, Dennis Martin, 62, ...

Gasparilla was a day full of krewes, floats, beads, and treasures in Tampa Bay. After the pirates finished storming the city and the cannons quieted, there was a lot of ...

Gasparilla Parade, also known as the Gasparilla Pirate Festival, is a Tampa-based yearly event with more than a century-long ...

Pirate Fest: The fest will take place along the Riverwalk in downtown Tampa with live music on two stages before and after ...

Manfred Goldberg was just 13 years old when — stripped to his skin and shuffling toward an SS guard at a Nazi labor camp in ...

Gasparilla returns this weekend to Tampa and first-time attendees may have questions about everything from where to grab a ...

The determined Captain and pirates from Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla are infiltrating Tampa already, with their eyes set on ...

Gasparilla Pirate Fest has live music at stages located along the Tampa Riverwalk that run from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Curtis ...

Need to know where to drink? Or where to park for the parade? We've got you covered for this year's Gasparilla Pirate ...

There are several places in Tampa to drop off unwanted Gasparilla beads so they can be recycled for next year. Throwing plastic beads and other litter in the water is prohibited under federal law and ...

On Saturday, Jan. 25, the pinnacle event of Gasparilla, the pirate festival and invasion, takes place from 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Here's what you need to know, including where to park and how to navigate ...