Tampa's Gasparilla Parades Canceled for 2021
Ongoing Pandemic Forces Pirate Pause
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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 Children's 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 it's in the community's best interest to refrain from festivities this year. The krewe now plans to hold the next Gasparilla Children's Parade January 22, 2022, with the Pirate Fest a week later on Saturday, January ...
Ongoing Pandemic Forces Pirate Pause