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

The annual pirate festival attracts more than 300,000 attendees ... Molly Gruber, also 21, shares Paton’s sentiment. She moved to Tampa in 2023 and went to Gasparilla for the first time last ...

Pirate-goers donned all kinds of quirky costumes. Hidden under a 6-and-a-half-foot puppet-like costume, Dennis Martin, 62, ...

Pirates are temporarily taking over downtown Tampa to celebrate Gasparilla, an annual pirate-themed festival. Known as the city's "signature event," Gasparilla was named after famed Florida pirate ...

The city’s marquee festival happens every January, when the Gasparilla Pirate Fest — said ... Water Street Tampa, and Ybor City. New in 2023, this hotel opened along the historic and tree ...

You obviously hope that it doesn't happen where you're going and you try to just take the precautionary steps.' ...

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 January. The festival is named after a famed ...