Pirates are taking over Tampa Bay! The Gasparilla Pirate Fest is Tampa Bay's annual historic pirate themed festival. Every January, thousands of swashbucklers participate in the Mardi Gras-style parade and street festival. Learn more, http://bit.ly/1JL8VPV | VISIT FLORIDA

We had a blast at Gasparilla 2024! This annual Pirate Festival and Parade takes place along Bayshore Blvd and ends in Downtown Tampa. Gasparilla has been running most years since 1904 and celebrates the crew of the mythical pirate José Gaspar and their friendly invasion of the city of Tampa. See you next year @gasparillatampa 🏴‍☠️🏝️☠️ • • • • • #gasparilla #gasparillatampa #tampa #pirates #pirate #parade #tampabay #tampaflorida #centralflorida #thingstodotampabay | Things To Do Tampa Bay

AVAST YE MATEYS! Gasparilla is here and the big pirate invasion is coming this Saturday! The cannon-blasting, bead-tossing, Pirate Fest is the third-largest parade in the country and has been a Tampa tradition since 1904. Here's a look at some of the early days! STORY: http://bit.ly/2n3tK0s | FOX 13 News - Tampa Bay

Recap of the 2019 Gasparilla Invasion and Pirate Festival in Tampa, FL—take a peek or walk the plank! ☠️ | City of Tampa