The Gasparilla Pirate Pageant is a month-long celebration held in Tampa, Florida, that culminates within the Gasparilla Parade of Pirates. The parade is among the largest and hottest occasions in Tampa Bay, drawing over 300,000 attendees annually. The 2025 Gasparilla Parade shall be held on Saturday, January 25, 2025.
The parade options greater than 100 floats, marching bands, and pirate krewes. The krewes are made up of volunteers who costume up as pirates and throw beads and doubloons to the gang. The parade route runs alongside Bayshore Boulevard from Davis Islands to downtown Tampa.