2025 EVENT SCHEDULE

BICYCLE + PEDESTRIAN SAFETY RODEO
12:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M.

Located on Bayshore Boulevard, between Rome Avenue and Dakota Avenue, the Bicycle Rodeo is free to participate and does not require registration. Participants will be fitted with a free, brand new bicycle helmet they can keep (while supplies last). They then hop on one of the Rodeo's bicycles and traverse through a mini traffic course that teaches bicycle and pedestrian safety.

CHILDREN’S GASPARILLA PARADE
4:00 P.M. - 6:30 P.M.

Widely considered the largest children's event in the country, the Children's Gasparilla Parade begins at Bay to Bay and Bayshore Boulevard. Pirates, floats, marching bands and more proceed north along Bayshore Boulevard before ending at Edison Avenue.

GASPARILLA AIR INVASION
12:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Turn your eyes to the skies as the Gasparilla Air Invasion is back with it's largest airshow yet! With civilian aerobatic teams, vintage military aircraft and The Chuters Parachute Demonstration Team, the show is sure to impress aviation enthusiasts and novices alike. Check out the Gasparilla Air Invasion page for more details!

NIGHTTIME GASPARILLA AIR INVASION
6:30 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.

Continue the airshow fun during twilight hours with the Gasparilla Nighttime Air Invasion. The performances take flight at dusk and include a precision parachute jump from The Chuters Parachute Demonstration Team and Ghostwriter Airshows' signature fireworks flight!

GASPARILLA PRESCHOOLERS’ STROLL
2:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Beginning at Howard Avenue and ending at Rome Avenue, the Gasparilla Preschooler's Stroll features Tampa Bay's youngest pirates. Children five and under can strut their stuff along beautiful Bayshore Boulevard. Check out specially decorated wagons, bicycles and strollers and the best little pirate attire in the fastest-growing Gasparilla tradition.

“PIRATECHNIC FINALE”
7:00 P.M. - 7:30 P.M.

What do you get when you combine pirates and pyrotechnics - Piratechnics, of course! This "Piratechnic" firework finale recreates the imaginary battle between the pirates of YMKG and the City of Tampa. The annual "battle" began in 1904, and the pirates remain undefeated to this day! Children's Gasparilla's colorful finale sets the scene for the energetic Gasparilla Pirate Fest scheduled for the following Saturday.