Those pesky pirates are invading Tampa again. For more than 100 years, Tampa city leaders have held the signature Gasparilla ...

Pirates are temporarily taking over downtown Tampa to celebrate Gasparilla, an annual pirate-themed festival. Known as the ...

Are you training for the Gasparilla Distance Classic? If not, there's still time to get on board and get involved to run or ...

Every year, an estimated 300,000 participants come to Tampa for Gasparilla Pirate Festival, a mock attack by a band of ...

Tampa’s signature pirate event got off to a chilly start, but things warmed up as the day and parties progressed.

Sometimes, they even take the Tampa mayor hostage to ransom for the key to the city. The origins of Gasparilla, both invasion ...

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor handed over the key to the city to Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla during the 2025 Gasparilla Pirate ...

There will also be a free Super Bowl party with Bucs players on hand, and the Florida Orchestra playing with a percussion ...

After the pirates celebrated a successful Gasparilla Saturday, volunteers spent time Sunday cleaning up all the beads and ...

Attendees may also park at the Port Authority Parking Garage and take a free shuttle from Streetcar Station No. 10 at Dick ...

Donated beads are sold to Gasparilla pirates, and that money helps fund programs at the MacDonald Training Center.

Sometimes, they even take the Tampa mayor hostage to ransom for the key to the city. The origins of Gasparilla, both invasion and parade, are owed to what Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla call the ...