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The third-largest annual parade in the United States, Tampa's Gasparilla Pirate Fest, held every January, draws hundreds of thousands to live out their swashbuckling fantasies and party like a pirate.

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

Our live updates for Gasparilla 2025 have concluded. Read more about the festivities here. TAMPA — Shiver me timbers: It was ...

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TAMPA, Fla. — Children’s Gasparilla is set to make its return to Tampa on Jan. 18. Tampa Bay’s young pirates can participate in the festivities from noon to 7:30 p.m.

Tampa has celebrated Gasparilla every year since 1911, when a local merchant decked out their boat in pirate regalia and "invaded" the city. The ship that invades nowadays, ...

The original Gasparilla Krewe in Tampa Bay says that Gaspar “terrorized the coastal waters of West Florida” in the 18th and 19th centuries, with multiple tales of his background and story ...