Gasparilla 2025: Here’s what to know about the annual pirate parade
TAMPA, Fla. - Ahoy matey! Pirates will be pillaging and plundering their way across Tampa as the annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival returns this month.
Here’s everything you need to know, including where to park, the parade route, where you can drink alcohol and more.
When is Gasparilla 2025?
Gasparilla 2025 is on Saturday, Jan. 25.
Schedule of events
- Gasparilla Invasion Brunch is from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. A Gasparilla brunch is being held at the Tampa Convention Center with limited seating. Click here to purchase tickets.
- The pirate invasion will last from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The legendary Jose Gasparilla will sail into the Tampa Convention Center basin along with a magnificent flotilla of hundreds of vessels and the notorious pirates of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla.
- The Parade of Pirates is from 2 – 5 p.m. Hundreds of pirates will march 4.5 miles along Bayshore Blvd., tossing beads along the way.
- Gasparilla Pirate Fest stage performances are from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Live entertainment will be held before and after the parade at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park and MacDill Park. Click here for concert details.
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Where should I park for Gasparilla 2025?
Parking will be available at the Tampa Convention Center and throughout downtown, but parking fills up quickly. All side streets along Bayshore Blvd. are closed to traffic.
Available event parking options include:
- Pam Iorio Parking Garage (S. Florida Ave & Channelside Dr.) 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.
- Tampa Convention Center Garage (Tampa St. & Brorein St.) Open 24/7
- Fort Brooke Garage (Whiting St. between Franklin St. & Florida Ave.) 8 a.m. – 7 pm
- Whiting St. Garage (N. Morgan St.) 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.
- Selmon Expressway Downtown parking lots 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.
- Royal Regional Lot (Tampa St. & Fortune St.) Open 24/7
- Scott Street Lot (Morgan St. & Scott St.) Open 24/7
- Poe Garage (N. Ashley Dr. & W. Cass St.) Open 24/7 - Due to the parade route, this garage will close from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. No entry or exit will be allowed during this time.
- Twiggs Street Garage (Twiggs St., west of Nebraska Ave.) 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.
- Centro Ybor Garage (5 th Ave. & 15th St.) Open 24/7
- Palm Ave. Garage (13th St. & 9th Ave.) Open 24/7 On-street parking meters will be enforced from 8:00 a.m. until midnight
Note: There is a $20 event fee to park in the City of Tampa garages.
The free TECO Line Streetcar (8:30 a.m. – 2:30 a.m.) and the free HART bus shuttle service (9:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.) will be available to transport between Ybor and Downtown Tampa.
Where is alcohol allowed during Gasparilla 2025?
- Alcohol can only be consumed in approved areas along the parade route.
- Parade-goers cannot drink alcohol in neighborhoods.

Alcohol is permitted inside approved "wet zones" during Gasparilla 2025. Map is courtesy of the city of Tampa.
What is the Gasparilla 2025 parade route?
The 2025 Gasparilla Parade of Pirates begins at Bay to Bay Blvd. and Bayshore Blvd.
It continues along Bayshore Blvd. to Brorein St., turns east on Brorein St. and then north on Ashley Dr. The parade ends at Cass St. and Ashley Dr.

Gasparilla 2025 parade will march down Bayshore Blvd. on Jan. 25. Image is courtesy of the city of Tampa.
Click here for more information.
The Source: This Gasparilla Guide was written with information from the city of Tampa and the Gasparilla Pirate Fest website.
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