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, ...

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The Gasparilla pirates invaded Tampa again, meaning thousands of parade-goers dressed like pirates lined Bayshore Boulevard, ...

The first written account of Gaspar’s marauding comes from a brochure for the Gasparilla Inn on Gasparilla Island, located ...

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This weekend is Gasparilla so we're breaking down the festivities, both for adults and kids! Plus, if you're not doing Gaspy, we have some ideas for you too.

Grab your beads, costumes, and eye patches, and get ready for the 2025 Gasparilla parades. The parades will affect parking ...

Watch as "hundreds if not thousands of boats" emerge at the south end of Hillsborough Bay and into Seddon Channel (between Davis Islands & Harbour Island). 1 p.m. - Mayor Jane Castor surrenders the ...

The Gasparilla Pirate Festival has been held in Tampa since 1904. Every year it takes place in late January or early February and is organized by Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla and the City of Tampa.

For those wondering, Gasparilla means "little Gaspar" in Spanish ... included in an early 1900s promotional brochure for the ...

For those wondering, Gasparilla means "little Gaspar" in Spanish ... promotional brochure for the Gasparilla Inn on Gasparilla Island in Charlotte Harbor." New Orleans attacker spent time in ...