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When is Gasparilla 2025? What to know before heading to Tampa to party like a pirate this weekend
Arr! Gasparilla in Tampa is Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. Attendees can witness the "pirate invasion" as Jose Gasparilla ship sets sail at Hillsborough Bay
Gasparilla 2025 pirate-goers storm Tampa's shore in 121-year-old tradition
Every year, an estimated 300,000 participants come to Tampa for Gasparilla Pirate Festival, a mock attack by a band of pirates called Ye Mystic Krewe. The pirates’ plot is simple: storm the shores, take the key to the city and parade down Bayshore Boulevard.
Tampa’s Gasparilla pirate festival: ‘Time flies when you’re having rum’
Every year, an estimated 300,000 participants come to Tampa for the Gasparilla Pirate Festival, a mock attack by a band of pirates called Ye Mystic Krewe. The pirates’ plot is simple: storm the shores, take the city’s key, and parade down Bayshore Boulevard.
Gasparilla 2025: A look at the pirate festival in Tampa, Florida
Gasparilla became a time-honored tradition in 1904 after local planners decided to make the legend of Gasparilla into the theme for that year's May Day celebration, said Gasparill
Gasparilla 2025: A day of parade festivities along Tampa’s waterfront
Our live updates for Gasparilla 2025 have concluded. Read more about the festivities here. TAMPA — Shiver me timbers: It was an especially cold morning for those pesky pirates invading Tampa again, but it warmed up as the festivities progressed Saturday.
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Tampa police kill suspect after fatal pedestrian crash and I-275 pursuit
Tampa police officers suffered non-life threatening injuries late Sunday after a series of events led to a pursuit on I-275 ...
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Why does Florida celebrate a fictional pirate?
While the legends of José Gaspar are full of alleged adventure and swashbuckling, history tells a different story.
Bicyclist killed in Tampa after cutting in front of driver: FHP
A bicyclist is dead after he cut in front of a driver on US-41 in Tampa Saturday night, according to the Florida Highway ...
Tampa’s most snarled interchange is about to get more complicated
Sometimes referred to as “malfunction junction,” the interchange between I-4 and I-275 is entering a new stage in its ...
Florida deputies rescue ducklings from sewer drain, reunite them with mother
Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputies rescued a group of ducklings from a sewer drain before reuniting them with ...
100-unit South Tampa affordable housing development opens this week
Casa Bel-Mar is an affordable housing project on the site of the former Bel-Mar Presbyterian Church in South Tampa Expand to ...
Snow in Florida: Tampa residents woke up to a winter wonderland in 1977
Temperatures are dipping into the 30s this week, and while parts of Florida are expected to get snow, FOX 13 meteorologists ...
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Florida hockey swept by Tampa, clinches playoff berth despite loss
Florida hockey couldn’t keep up with Tampa in the Gasparilla weekend series, losing both games. However, the Gators were ...
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Flu season hitting Tampa Bay area hard, doctors say: 'It's exploding'
Doctors in the Tampa Bay area are seeing a big surge in flu cases. Data shows about 5-6% of ER patients in Hillsborough ...