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 ...
Gasparilla pirates shiver then shine as day warmed up for the Tampa parade
Tampa’s signature pirate event got off to a chilly start, but things warmed up as the day and parties progressed.
TPD's marine unit urges Gasparilla invasion boaters to prepare for unusually cold weather
Corporal Jay Reese of the Marine Unit emphasized safety, advising boaters to layer up and avoid entering the water.
Gasparilla 2025: A look at the pirate festival in Tampa, Florida
Pirates are temporarily taking over downtown Tampa to celebrate Gasparilla, an annual pirate-themed festival. Known as the ...
The "Faces of 8" celebrate the Gasparilla Parade of Pirates
The faces of News Channel 8 had some fun on the staton float during the 2025 Gasparilla Parade of Pirates. Barron Trump ...
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Tampa’s Gasparilla pirate festival: ‘Time flies when you’re having rum’
Every year, an estimated 300,000 participants come to Tampa for Gasparilla Pirate Festival, a mock attack by a band of ...
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When does Gasparilla 2025 start? See info dates, parking and increased security presence
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 ...
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Tampa’s Gasparilla pirate festival: Attendees wary after deadly New Orleans attack
The driver of the truck responsible for the terror attack in New Orleans, who killed 14 people, visited Tampa twice before ...