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When is Gasparilla 2025? What to know before heading to Tampa to party like a pirate this weekend
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 2025 pirate-goers storm Tampa's shore in 121-year-old tradition
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, take the key to the city and parade down Bayshore Boulevard.
Tampa’s Gasparilla pirate festival: ‘Time flies when you’re having rum’
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, take the city’s key, and parade down Bayshore Boulevard.
Gasparilla 2025: A look at the pirate festival in Tampa, Florida
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
What is the Gasparilla Parade in Tampa? Parade of Pirates history explored
Gasparilla Parade, also known as the Gasparilla Pirate Festival, is a Tampa-based yearly event with more than a century-long history.
Gasparilla 2025: Everything you need to know about the annual Pirate Fest
Grab your beads, costumes, and eye patches, and get ready for the 2025 Gasparilla parades. The parades will affect parking and traffic, so here's everything you need to know about the annual fest.
Tampa officials arrest several bad pirates during 2025 Gasparilla
Reporter Amanda Holly captures the Gasparilla Pirate Invasion from the sky. TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The pirates invaded Tampa Bay Saturday and the city was prepared for the Jack Sparrows of the crowd. According to the Tampa Police Department (TPD),
Florida invaded by pirates in annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival
Tampa, Florida kicked off the annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival on January 25, with pirates invading the city in full costume after sailing into port on a ship. Beginning in 1904, the event is a celebration of mythical pirate José Gaspar,
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Tampa’s Gasparilla pirate festival: Attendees wary after deadly New Orleans attack
The driver of the truck responsible for the terror attack in New Orleans, who killed 14 people, visited Tampa twice before ...
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Volunteers clean up large amounts of trash after Gasparilla
After the pirates celebrated a successful Gasparilla Saturday, volunteers spent time Sunday cleaning up all the beads and ...
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Pirate Flags Flown as Tampa Celebrates Annual 'Invasion'
Tampa celebrated its annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival on Saturday, January 25, footage here shows. Video released by the Sarasota Police Department shows a pirate ship and smaller boats ...
Live updates: Gasparilla 2025 festivities underway on a chilly Tampa day
It was an especially cold morning for those pesky pirates invading Tampa again. For more than 100 years, city leaders have ...
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'Ahoy, matey!': Pirates set to take over Tampa on Saturday
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, fla — Bayshore Boulevard will be packed from starboard to port with Pirates on Saturday for the annual ...