Here shall ye find a treasure chest filled with helpful details that will make it easy to join in the festivities on Saturday the 26th of January.

Need to know where to lay anchor (that’s parking for you landlubbers)? The best seating for viewin’ the Gasparilla Parade of the Pirates? We be tellin’ it all here, an’ tellin’ it true, or toss me from the crow’s nest!

For those mateys who be comin’ in from afar, dig into visitor information to learn how to set your sails – and to find the best berths in town!

This is a festival that no self-respectin’ swashbucklin’ pirate would fail to attend! So here you can find out who’s who in all the Krewes.

Aye, an’ I almost fergot … if ye be wantin’ to know how the Gasparilla Pirate Fest began, way back in 1904, or if ya’d like ta learn a few secrets about Jose Gaspar, we even have a bit o’ history on my favorite subject!

Yo-ho-ho, it’s gonna be a fine run downwind in ye Jose Gasparilla pirate ship, so to arms, me lads ‘n’ lassies – make yer plans, ‘n’ the spoils of the Gasparilla Pirate Fest be yers!

Preston L. Farrior
Captain, Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla