Arr! Gasparilla in Tampa is Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. Attendees can witness the "pirate invasion" as Jose Gasparilla ship sets sail at Hillsborough Bay ...

Gasparilla became a time-honored tradition in 1904 after local planners decided to make the legend of Gasparilla into the theme for that year's May Day celebration, said Gasparill ...

The Gasparilla Pirate Festival is a large annual parade, with a variety of related pirate-themed community events, held in Tampa every January. The festival is named after a legendary Florida pirate ...

The Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic is right around the corner, and as runners gear up, two of them have already logged a lot of miles under their feet by participating in the race for decades.

Every year, an estimated 300,000 participants come to Tampa for Gasparilla Pirate Festival, a mock attack by a band of pirates called Ye Mystic Krewe. The pirates’ plot is simple: storm the shores, ...

After the pirates celebrated a successful Gasparilla Saturday, volunteers spent time Sunday cleaning up all the beads and ...

Every year, an estimated 300,000 participants come to Tampa for the Gasparilla Pirate Festival, a mock attack by a band of pirates called Ye Mystic Krewe. The pirates’ plot is simple: storm the shores ...

There will also be a free Super Bowl party with Bucs players on hand, and the Florida Orchestra playing with a percussion ...

Tampa’s annual pirate invasion Gasparilla takes place Saturday, Jan. 25, this year. And if you’re heading toward the Tampa waterfront to participate in the revelry, odds are you’ll be looking for a ...

Known as the city's "signature event," Gasparilla was named after famed Florida pirate José Gaspar from the 18th century, who went by Gasparilla. It brings, for one day only, "the spirit of ...

The name "Gasparilla" comes from the mythical Florida pirate named José Gaspar who named his ship the "Jose Gasparilla." Gasparilla Pirate Festival is celebrated in downtown Tampa.