The tradition dates to 1904. When Jose Gaspar's Gasparilla flotilla arrives to steal the key to the city from the Mayor. READ: Florida State Fair 2025: Here are the new foods to tempt your taste buds ...

The annual reenactment of Tampa's historic invasion of the Gasparilla Flotilla The Gasparilla Flotilla, led by Jose Gasparilla and the swashbuckling YMKG pirates, will dock at the Tampa Convention ...

Gasparilla, el evento más icónico de Tampa, Florida, se celebrará en 2025 con diversas actividades que atraerán a de visitantes de todo el país y estas son las fechas en las que se realizará.

Ahoy there, mateys! Every January, Tampa falls into the hands of invading pirates who take the key to the city. Have no fear, though—it's all in fun! The festive tradition started more than 120 ...

One such honored blast from the past is the 120-year-old Gasparilla Festival ... their guns, their flotilla of boats that come in with them, and a wonderful, joyous parade. While I'm waiting ...

TAMPA, Fla.TAMPA, Fla. — Revelers clad in pirate finery packed Tampa’s waterfront Saturday as a flotilla of boats arrived for the city’s annual Gasparilla Pirate Fest. Led by Ye Mystic Krewe ...

It is once again time for the krewe of the 165-foot Jose Gasparilla II pirate ship to sail down Seddon Channel and wreak havoc on Tampa. Here are 39 ways you can join in the fun and celebrate ...

January marks the 120th anniversary of "Gasparilla," a simulated pirate invasion of Tampa, Florida, held (almost) every year since 1904. The flotilla, parade, and street festival celebrate the ...

The invasion has begun! The “Jose Gasparilla II” is leading a flotilla to demand the key to the city from Mayor Jane Castor. The Jose Gasparilla (Credit: Bradenton Police Department ...

Barriers and safety equipment are lining Bayshore Boulevard ahead of Saturday’s flotilla invasion and parade. The Gasparilla invasion runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the parade will roll ...