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A look at pirate festival in Tampa, Florida

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.

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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

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See photos from the Gasparilla Parade of Pirates in Tampa

Whether by land or by sea, thousands of people crowded Tampa’s waterfront along Bayshore Boulevard on Saturday for the annual Gasparilla Parade of Pirates. It started with the usual invasion at the Tampa Convention Center, where Mayor Jane Castor gave up the key to the city.

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Gasparilla 2025: A day of parade festivities along Tampa’s waterfront

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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Another successful pirate invasion as scallywags get Tampa’s key to the city

Before pirates invaded the land, the scallywags invaded the water and took the key to the city from Mayor Jane Castor.

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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 ...

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