Gasparilla Parade of Pirates. Following the brunch, the Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla begins the Parade of Pirates, the focal point of the festival. Organizers say there is more t ...

The next invasion of pirates in Tampa is just months away, and tickets for 2026 Gasparilla events are now on sale.

“Gasparilla II” was how the krewe’s second procession was billed in November 1905, as part of a parade celebrating the opening day of the State Fair.

The origins of Gasparilla, both invasion and parade, are owed to what Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla call the “last of the Buccaneers,” the “legendary” pirate captain José Gaspar.

The Gasparilla Criterium bicycle race and a tech conference called Gasparilla Interactive Festival came and went. Maybe you haven’t yet heard of the Gasparilla International Food Festival, ...

The Gasparilla Parade of the Pirates will boast 103 elaborate floats, five marching bands, over 50 distinct Krewes and, of course, those infamous YMKG pirates!

Ahoy, mateys! Get your lucky eye patch and fanciest pirate hat ready, Gasparilla is almost here! The annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival is set to dock in Tampa Bay on Saturday, January 27 from 9 a ...

LITTLE GASPARILLA ISLAND, Fla. — John Day and his 17-year-old son Jake loaded up their Carolina Skiff this week with a case of water, and other essentials at a marina near Englewood, Fla., to ...

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 ...

The first written account of Gaspar’s marauding come from a brochure for the Gasparilla Inn on Gasparilla Island, located just 100 miles south of Tampa Bay in Charlotte County.