Those pesky pirates are invading Tampa again. For more than 100 years, Tampa city leaders have held the signature Gasparilla event to draw visitors with a day of pirates and a parade of buccaneers. It ...

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

Pirate-goers donned all kinds of quirky costumes. Hidden under a 6-and-a-half-foot puppet-like costume, Dennis Martin, 62, towered over parade-goers as “Skully the Pirate,” a costume he put together ...

Ahoy, Gasparilla season! Tampa's Mardi Gras-like festival is taking over downtown on Saturday. Why it matters: It's one of Tampa Bay's cultural touchstones — and even if you're not trying to get drunk ...

"Today, Gasparilla events attract fans from all over the United States to Tampa Bay to participate in various activities." The 2025 Gasparilla Pirate Fest features the 106th Gasparilla Invasion ...

That information sparked social media videos from Tampa locals who look forward to the event every year, explaining that they'd sadly be skipping Gasparilla 2025 over safety concerns. "Details have ...

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor handed over the key to Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla for the 2025 pirate invasion. Mexico denied a U.S. military plane access to land Thursday, at least temporarily frustrating ...

Our live updates for Gasparilla 2025 have concluded. Read more about the festivities here. TAMPA — Shiver me timbers: It was an especially cold morning for those pesky pirates invading Tampa ...

Arrr, Gasparilla 2025 is days away, mateys! The Gasparilla Pirate Festival is a very popular annual parade with a variety of related pirate-themed community events, and it's held in Tampa every ...

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor handed over the key to the city to Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla during the 2025 Gasparilla Pirate invasion. The invasion is a Tampa tradition stretching back to the early ...