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As Tampa Bay events return, here’s how organizers plan to keep people safe Sharon Kennedy Wynne, Tampa Bay Times © Ivy Ceballo/Times/Tampa Bay Times/TNS Georgia couple Jay Karam, 21, and Courtney Magsanoc, 21, order a Mega Dog at the Florida Strawberry Festival. Thats a corn dog that is 18 inches long. The festival has spent $600,000 making adjustments for the coronavirus pandemic. The next few months are bringing some of the biggest in-person events to the Tampa Bay area i...

WMNF loading... With Gasparilla canceled, Trumparilla, other events from GOP groups look to take its place Share this: Gasparilla events might be canceled this year, but a group of Donald Trump supporters is planning a Trumparilla festival and boat parade. Other groups, including the Tampa Bay Young Republicans, are also planning boat parades for the same day Tampa’s annual pirate party was supposed to take place. LISTEN: At Largo coffee shop Conservative Grounds you can get a massive, hand-s...

2021 Gasparilla parades officially canceled due to COVID-19 The 2021 Gasparilla parades have officially been canceled due to COVID-19. and last updated 2021-02-16 18:20:49-05 The 2021 Gasparilla parades have officially been canceled due to COVID-19. The pirates of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla (YMKG) made the call to cancel Tampas signature Gasparilla Parades planned for April 10 and April 17. The decision resulted from an ongoing dialogue between event organizers, city leaders, and healthcare ...

Ongoing Pandemic Forces Pirate Pause

By Gordon Byrd Feb 16, 2021 TAMPA -- After first delaying the parades, Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla and parade organizer Event Fest have canceled this years Gapsarilla Childrens Parade and the grownup Pirate Fest for 2021, due to the uncertainties of "unprecedented world events"... a likely reference to the COVID-19 pandemic. YMKG Captain Peter Lackman says the krewe believes its in the communitys best interest to refrain from festivities this year. The krewe now plans to hold the next Gaspa...

There will be no pirate invasion of Tampa this year. The annual Gasparilla parade, already postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, is now officially canceled for 2021.

/ Gasparilla festivities were canceled for 2021 after being rescheduled earlier this year. Photo from Gasparilla 2018. Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla officials said it was the best way to make sure the event happened "efficiently and safely." Tampas signature pirate invasion event, Gasparilla, has been canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The festivities, which draw hundreds of thousands of people every year, were originally scheduled for January and February. They were reschedule...

Ongoing Pandemic Forces Pirate Pause

Gasparilla is postponed. What if it is canceled? That’s happened before. Paul Guzzo, Tampa Bay Times © MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE/Times/Tampa Bay Times/TNS Floats make their way down the parade route during the Gasparilla Parade of Pirates last year in Tampa. TAMPA — This weekend was to be the weekend, Tampa’s marquee party, the Gasparilla Parade of Pirates. © Times (1947)/Tampa Bay Times/TNS The Gasparilla Parade returned in 1947 after a five-year break during World War I...