The Gasparilla Pirate Festival is a large annual parade, with a variety of related pirate-themed community events, held in Tampa every January. The festival is named after a legendary Florida pirate .

“In 1783, having become a traitor and a pirate, José Gaspar gave the name of “Gasparilla” to himself as well as to his ship and the island in Charlotte Harbor, on the west coast of Florida near Fort ...

The islands affected at this time is Knight Island, Don Pedro Island and Little Gasparilla Island, said Charlotte County Public Information Officer Brian Gleason. Gleason said those islands were ...

Arr! Gasparilla in Tampa is Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. Attendees can witness the "pirate invasion" as Jose Gasparilla ship sets sail at Hillsborough Bay ...

The island is one of a string of barrier islands along the southwest Gulf Coast between Fort Myers and Tampa, Florida. It is bordered by the Gulf of Mexico, Charlotte Harbor, Little Gasparilla ...

Gasparilla Island State Park is always ... Fort Myers is one of the vacation spots in Florida that won’t break the bank, meaning there may be a little extra room in the budget for a more ...

The festival is named after a legendary Florida ... “Gasparilla” and likewise changed his ship’s name to the "Jose Gasparilla." For those wondering, Gasparilla means "little Gaspar ...

“In 1783, having become a traitor and a pirate, José Gaspar gave the name of “Gasparilla” to himself as well as to his ship and the island in Charlotte Harbor, on the west coast of Florida ...