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

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

While the legends of José Gaspar are full of alleged adventure and swashbuckling, history tells a different story.

Crowd watching the Jose Gasparilla pirate ship in regatta during the Gasparilla Carnival in Tampa. 1920 (circa) State Archives of Florida The split and move to the present-day fairgrounds happened in ...

Owner of Ferg's Sports Bar and Grill, Mark Ferguson, is looking to sell a 35-foot pirate ship float. The float was used in Gasparilla parades before Ferguson bought the float several years ago.

The “Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla” embodied the nautical theme by adopting the legendary pirate, Jose Gaspar ... Today the Krewe uses a fully-rigged steel ship to capture the City of Tampa ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Arrrgh you ready for Tampa’s iconic Gasparilla season? Ashley Children’s Gasparilla Parade presented by Chick-fil-A kicks off the festivities on January 18, while adults ...

Mark Ferguson, owner of Ferg’s Sports Bar & Grill, has put his Gasparilla-worthy float up for sale just in time for the upcoming pirate parade. The ship is on display on a friend’s piece of ...

He, his wife Kim and sons Jack and Gray, live in Tampa. The Jose Gasparilla Pirate Ship, surrounded by as many as 1,000 private vessels, sails into Tampa to invade the city on Saturday. Cold, rainy ...

Well, if you're here, you must be! Gasparilla 2025 may still be a little ways away, but it's never too early to start brushing up on your pirate lingo and putting together that perfect pirate outfit.

The Seminole Hard Rock Gasparilla Pirate Fest features one of the largest parades in the US, which caused significant traffic snarls for cruise ship passengers. The parade showcases roughly 140 ...