Our live updates for Gasparilla 2025 have concluded. Read more about the festivities here. TAMPA — Shiver me timbers: It was an especially cold morning for those pesky pirates invading Tampa ...

Linda Hurtado Bond's latest, 'All the Captive Girls', turns Gasparilla festivities into the setting for an Ybor-based cat-and ...

Mayor Bob Buckhorn walked the entire 1.4-mile route, tossing beads and soaking in his first Children's Gasparilla Parade as Tampa's leader. "It's great just to see the kids' excited faces," he said.

The Gasparilla International Film Festival runs now through March 30! This is Tampa Bay's largest celebration of independent films, showing 80+ films from all around the world. We're learning more ...

who states in the film this might very well be his last philanthropic contribution to the Tampa Bay area,” said Lee. The film Lee directed, called The Art of Sound, is part of the Gasparilla ...

Past revelers and pirate wannabes have called Gasparilla Pirate Festival Tampa's "party of the year," but to be prepared for the crowds. There are several ways to enjoy the Gasparilla Pirate ...

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa's resident live music freak. He started freelancing with the paper in 2020 at the age of 18, and has since covered, announced, and previewed numerous live shows ...