Gasparilla Pirate Fest (EventFest)

EventFest is the Tampa nonprofit behind the city's Gasparilla season, the pirate-themed celebration built around Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla, which has been part of Tampa life for more than a century. The season includes Children's Gasparilla with a family parade, air show and fireworks, the main Gasparilla Pirate Fest with its Parade of Pirates down Bayshore Boulevard, and an Outbound Voyage when the pirate ship Jose Gasparilla II docks downtown. The main parade draws hundreds of thousands of people, so it is one of the biggest days on the Tampa calendar each winter.