🏴‍☠️ GASPARILLA 2026 GUIDES 🏴‍☠️: It's time again to get decked out in your best pirate gear as Gasparilla invades Tampa Bay, with the children's celebration on Jan. 24 and the main pirate fest on Jan. 31. See the parade route, event times, locations and more: baynews9.com/gasparilla | Spectrum Bay News 9

Tune in LIVE as Tampa’s smallest pirates take over Bayshore Boulevard for the Children’s Gasparilla Parade! From colorful floats and marching bands to the glowing Jose Gasparilla ship, FOX 13 brings you front-row views of the family-friendly pirate invasion. | FOX 13 News - Tampa Bay

AVAST YE MATEYS! Gasparilla is here and the big pirate invasion is coming this Saturday! The cannon-blasting, bead-tossing, Pirate Fest is the third-largest parade in the country and has been a Tampa tradition since 1904. Here's a look at some of the early days! STORY: http://bit.ly/2n3tK0s | FOX 13 News - Tampa Bay