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

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

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

On Saturday, January 25, at 11:30am, the world’s only fully-rigged pirate ship, the Jose Gasparilla, will set sail from the south end of Hillsborough Bay.

TAMPA, Fla. - The 2025 Gasparilla Parade of Pirates brought an estimated 300,000 people to Bayshore Blvd on Saturday ...

Amanda Cannon tells us she lost her husband to a motorcycle crash on Gasparilla Road and Keystone Boulevard back on Jan. 20.

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

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 ...

An estimated 300,000 people turn out for Gasparilla festivities, generating millions of dollars for the local economy.

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 ...