Posts Tagged ‘Gasparilla Tampa’
Somali pirates disappointed with decision to delay Gasparilla
“I know we really get into the pirate thing but those guys take it to the next level.”
Read MoreGasparilla 2 announced for March
The celebrations will include another set of parades and nightly events, with no plans on specific changes from the original Gasparilla. It will be all of the same things from the original Gasparilla, just again in March.
Read MorePirates angry over Gasparilla appropriation
A group of Gulf Coast pirates have officially filed a complaint with the state department over claims that Gasparilla is offensive to native pirate culture and the Tampa holiday is exploitative and appropriating their culture. “First of all, beads have nothing to do with Pirates,” said Long John Turquoise, a pirate attached to the class…
Read MoreGasparilla Extended to Last Entire Month of February
Bayshore – Tampa – Friday, 1.25.2019 “Now we’ll see how much they really like pirates.” Says county commissioner Ben Gordon. “Citizens are constantly talking about Gasparilla and pirates and the Bucs, we figured, why not try an experiment here and give people what they want.” The Gasparilla pirate invasion will now last from Saturday, January…
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