GAINESVILLE, Fla. – As Tampa prepares for its annual Gasparilla pirate festival on Saturday – Florida’s own version of Mardi Gras – potential attendees are rethinking their plans following the attack ...

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 ...

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, Fla. – Up and down Tampa Bay’s shore on Saturday, people donned fake tattoos, paraded with stuffed parrots, put on quirky pirate costumes and, yes, drank a lot of alcohol. Every year, an ...

The Gasparilla Pirate Festival is a large annual parade, with a variety of related pirate-themed community events, held in Tampa every January. The festival is named after a legendary Florida pirate ...

TAMPA, Fla. -- Since 1904, pirates have been invading Tampa for the annual Gasparilla Pirate Fest! Pirate accents and eye patches will be aplenty and parking and traffic will be busy. WFTS compiled ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Hundreds of thousands of people will soon be descending on downtown Tampa to watch as pirates invade the city. The Gasparilla Pirate Fest is an over 100-year-old tradition and one ...

TAMPA, Fla. – The annual Gasparilla Pirate Fest is always the biggest event at the beginning of the year in the Tampa Bay area. It's a tradition that has continued since 1904. People come from all ...

TAMPA, Fla. – Up and down Tampa Bay’s shore on Saturday, people donned fake tattoos, paraded with stuffed parrots, put on quirky pirate costumes and, yes, drank a lot of alcohol. Every year, an ...

We hoist the anchor and set sail for the swashbuckling world of Gasparilla. Travis Jennings is here to educate us on The Kairos Exchange which is all about understanding the four seas and the pirate ...