Tampa’s Gasparilla season officially started Saturday with the Children’s Parade, an all day event catering to Tampa Bay’s youngest pirates.
A large skeleton waves at passers-by along Bayshore Boulevard during the Children’s Gasparilla Parade festivities on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023 in Tampa. [ ANGELICA EDWARDS | Times ]
(From left) Savannah Trinh, 9, Elijah Trinh, 7, of Clearwater, and Amidala Hunter, 5, of Tampa, color at an activity table at the Children’s Gasparilla Parade on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023 in Tampa. [ ANGELICA EDWARDS | Times ]
Amidala Hunter, 5, of Tampa, colors at a craft table during the Children’s Gasparilla Parade on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023 in Tampa. [ ANGELICA EDWARDS | Times ]
(From left) Wyatt Farrior, 22, Gator Farrior, 27, and Elizabeth King, 28, all of Tampa, assemble a skeleton decoration before the Children’s Gasparilla Parade on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023 in Tampa.
[ ANGELICA EDWARDS | Times ]
Isabella Berg, 6, of New Port Richey, participates in the Bicycle + Pedestrian Safety Rodeo before the Children's Gasparilla Parade on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023 in Tampa. [ ANGELICA EDWARDS | Times ]
Floats come through Bayshore Boulevard during the Children’s Gasparilla Parade on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023 in Tampa. [ ANGELICA EDWARDS | Times ]
Children in pirate costumes ride on a float as it comes through Bayshore Boulevard during the Children’s Gasparilla Parade on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023 in Tampa. [ ANGELICA EDWARDS | Times ]
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor passes out beads during the Children’s Gasparilla Parade on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023 in Tampa. [ ANGELICA EDWARDS | Times ]
Children reach for beads during the Children’s Gasparilla Parade on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023 in Tampa. [ ANGELICA EDWARDS | Times ]
A float comes through Bayshore Boulevard during the Children’s Gasparilla Parade on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023 in Tampa. [ ANGELICA EDWARDS | Times ]
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Children reach for beads during the Children’s Gasparilla Parade on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023 in Tampa. [ ANGELICA EDWARDS | Times ]
Anthoraj Michael, 38, of Valrico, pushes Amila Michael, 2, of Valrico, on a pirate ship before the Children’s Gasparilla Parade on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023 in Tampa. [ ANGELICA EDWARDS | Times ]
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