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

Gasparilla Parade, also known as the Gasparilla Pirate Festival, is a Tampa-based yearly event with more than a century-long ...

Our live updates for Gasparilla 2025 have concluded. Read more about the festivities here. TAMPA — Shiver me timbers: It was ...

Tampa's time-honored tradition of the Gasparilla Parade of Pirates brings hundreds of thousands to the Tampa Bay area. It is ...

Starting next week, you can party like pirate in Florida! Here's a guide to Tampa's Gasparilla Pirate Festival and ...

Instead, history shows that Florida’s 20th governor, Albert W. Gilchrist owned a hotel on Gasparilla Island. He bought land at Boca Grande in 1897, an outpost, and wanted to develop it into a town.

Instead, history shows that Florida’s 20th governor, Albert W. Gilchrist owned a hotel on Gasparilla Island. He bought land at Boca Grande in 1897, an outpost, and wanted to develop it into a town.

We have a history of Gasparilla, starting when they arrived on horseback. And the Tampa Bay History Center has recounted Gasparilla floats through years, which have gotten more elaborate with each ...