Skyla Carter, 24, of Tampa, waves during the 2023 Gasparilla Parade of Pirates. ANGELICA EDWARDS | Times
Beads are scattered about Bayshore Boulevard during the 2023 Gasparilla Parade of Pirates. ANGELICA EDWARDS | Times
Multiple beads sit on the chest of Skyla Carter, 24, of Tampa, during the 2023 Gasparilla Parade of Pirates. ANGELICA EDWARDS | Times
The Krewe of St. Brigit makes their way down Bayshore Boulevard during the 2023 Gasparilla Parade of Pirates. ANGELICA EDWARDS | Times
The Krewe of Sir Francis Drake makes their way down Bayshore Boulevard during the 2023 Gasparilla Parade of Pirates. ANGELICA EDWARDS | Times
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Parade goers tip over a gate at the 2023 Gasparilla Parade of Pirates on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, in Tampa. ANGELICA EDWARDS | Times
Members of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers wear their pirate outfits and pass out beads along Bayshore Boulevard during the Gasparilla Parade of Pirates. JEFFEREE WOO | Times
Parade goers cheer during the Gasparilla Parade of Pirates Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023 in Tampa. ANGELICA EDWARDS | Times
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor hands out beads during the Gasparilla Parade of Pirates. ANGELICA EDWARDS | Times
Bobbi Brown, 46, of Monticello, left, braids Jessica Beckwith’s, 25, of Columbus Ohio, hair as Gasparilla Parade of Pirates passes. ANGELICA EDWARDS | Times
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Nolan Delhi, 3, waves a pirate flag before the start of the Gasparilla Invasion near the Tampa Convention Center. JEFFEREE WOO | Times
An unidentified parade goer falls to the ground as the Gasparilla Parade of Pirates passes. ANGELICA EDWARDS | Times
Gasparilla Parade of Pirates Grand Marshall and professional wrestler Ric Flair is seen during the Gasparilla Parade of Pirates. ANGELICA EDWARDS | Times
Parade goers wait for the Gasparilla Parade of Pirates to begin. ANGELICA EDWARDS | Times
Pirates from Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla arrive at the Tampa Convention Center. JEFFEREE WOO | Times
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Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, holds the key to the city as members of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla surround her at the Tampa Convention Center. JEFFEREE WOO | Times
People beg for beads as members of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla depart the Jose Gasparilla at the Tampa Convention Center. JEFFEREE WOO | Times
Members of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla fire canons as they arrive on the off Jose Gasparilla at the Tampa Convention Center. JEFFEREE WOO | Times
The Jose Gasparilla pirate ship carries members of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla en route to the Tampa Convention Center during the Gasparilla Invasion on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, in Tampa. JEFFEREE WOO | Times
The Jose Gasparilla pirate ship carries members of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla. JEFFEREE WOO | Times
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The Jose Gasparilla carries members of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla. JEFFEREE WOO | Times
The Jose Gasparilla sails toward the Tampa Convention Center during the 2023 Gasparilla Invasion and Parade of Pirates on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, in Tampa. ANGELICA EDWARDS | Times
Boats sail behind the Jose Gasparilla as it sails toward the Tampa Convention Center. ANGELICA EDWARDS | Times
The Jose Gasparilla sails toward the Tampa Convention Center. ANGELICA EDWARDS | Times
The Jose Gasparilla sails toward the Tampa Convention Center. ANGELICA EDWARDS | Times
Carla Kirk, of Lutz, wears a hat with a pirate ship on it before the start of the Gasparilla Invasion near the Tampa Convention Center on Saturday,Jan. 28, 2023, in Tampa. JEFFEREE WOO | Times
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