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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. That's 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 in nearly a year, from the Florida State Fair to Wrestlemania to Plant City’s Florida Strawberry F...

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-sized apple fritter with your morning cup of joe. Or, if you are so inclined, a bumper sticker readin...

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 Tampa's signature Gasparilla Parades planned for April 10 and April 17. The decision resulted from an ongoing dialogue between event organizers, city leaders, and healthcare experts. "We hoped to safely and effectively hold Children's Gasparilla presented by Chick-fil-A Ta...

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 ...