TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Today is the day! We’re going to be tracking the Gasparilla Pirate Invasion and Parade today with live updates below!
5:30 p.m. The Parade of Pirates comes to an end. Catch up on everything you might have missed here.
4:45 p.m. The Parade of Pirates has resumed after a medical emergency put the parade on a temporary pause.
4:14 p.m. A medical emergency has put the Parade of Pirates on pause.
3:55 p.m. The News Channel 8 “Faces of 8” krewe is bringing the beads during the Parade of Pirates!
3:31 p.m. The Ye Mystic Krewe Royal Court is here for the Parade of Pirates!
3:29 p.m. The Ye Mystic Krewe brought the key to the city on their march down Bayshore Boulevard!
3:17 p.m. The University of South Florida krewe is on the move during the Parade of Pirates
3:15 p.m. Captain Fear and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers make their way down Bayshore Boulevard during the Parade of Pirates!
3:10 p.m. The Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla “Pirates’ Parapet” with an explosive showing at the Parade of Pirates!
3:05 p.m. The Thomas Jefferson High School Marching Dragons perform during the 2024 Gasparilla Parade of Pirates!
2:55 p.m. The Seminole Hard Rock Tampa krewe joins WFLA’s Leigh Spann during the Parade of Pirates!
2:34 p.m. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor talks with WFLA’s Leigh Spann during the 2024 Gasparilla Parade of Pirates!
2:30 p.m. The Gasparilla Parade of Pirates begins as dozens of krewes make their way down Bayshore Boulevard.
1:45 p.m. The festivities are now changing gear as the Gasparilla Parade of Pirates is about to begin!
1:06 p.m. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor surrenders key to city to the Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla!
1:03 p.m. The Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla has dropped anchor.
12:54 p.m. The pirates have made it to the Tampa Convention Center and are preparing to dock!
11:30 a.m. The “José Gasparilla” has set sail toward Tampa! Civvies, beware!
11:28 a.m. The Pirates are firing the cannons before setting sail on the José Gasparilla!
10:54 a.m. Boaters are already gathered in our local waterways in anticipation of the Pirate Invasion, which is set to start at 11:30 a.m., and the Gasparilla Parade of Pirates that will last from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.!
