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

Gasparilla was a day full of krewes, floats, beads, and treasures in Tampa Bay. After the pirates finished storming the city and the cannons quieted, there was a lot of ...

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

While some expressed concerns about safety, others who have previously attended say the security measures that city leaders ...

The driver of the truck responsible for the terror attack in New Orleans, who killed 14 people, visited Tampa twice before ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The Krewe of Europa is bringing the “krewe experience” to the world and in this year’s Gasparilla, some parts ...

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

Gasparilla is one of Tampa's most iconic events. As it ventures into it's 104th year, we dive into the history behind the ...

For those wondering, Gasparilla means "little Gaspar" in Spanish. But was he actually real? The man is mostly likely a myth!

“The Gasparilla parade would literally end at the fairgrounds at the Tampa Bay Hotel, now the University of Tampa, which kicked off that year’s state fair,” Rodney Kite Powell with the Tampa Bay ...