With the Children's Gasparilla Parade happening today, and the main event just a week out, beads will be flying left and right. But after the treasure is caught and the fun settles, many are left with ...

Donated beads are sold to Gasparilla pirates, and that money helps fund programs at the MacDonald Training Center.

After the pirates celebrated a successful Gasparilla Saturday, volunteers spent time Sunday cleaning up all the beads and ...

There are several places in Tampa to drop off unwanted Gasparilla beads so they can be recycled for next year. Throwing plastic beads and other litter in the water is prohibited under federal law ...

The city's Department of Solid Waste is continuing its Bead-Free Bay Campaign to help remove all unwanted beads and take them ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Thousands of pirates are invading Tampa Bay looking for treasure in the form of beads and medallions. It's a ...

Pirate Fest: The fest will take place along the Riverwalk in downtown Tampa with live music on two stages before and after ...

Gasparilla Pirate Fest has live music at stages located along the Tampa Riverwalk that run from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park (at Ashley Drive and Twiggs Street) and MacDill Park ...

Thousands converged on Tampa for the annual Gasparilla pirate invasion on Jan. 25, 2025. Last week's brutal cold gave way to ...

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 ...

Another successful Gasparilla parade is in the books as droves of pirates made their descent on Tampa Bay Saturday afternoon, bringing cannon blasts and beads to Bayshore Boulevard. The third ...