TAMPA, Fla. – Ahoy mateys! Pint-sized pirates are on the brink of kick off Gasparilla season.
Youngsters’s Gasparilla has been concerned in pillaging and plundering since 1947, and FOX 13 is proud to be a sponsor. Right here’s what to know concerning the 2025 occasion.
When is Youngsters’s Gasparilla?
2025 Youngsters’s Gasparilla
- Saturday, January 18, 2025
- 12-7 p.m.
- Downtown Tampa
Schedule of occasions
Bicycle and Pedestrian Security Rodeo
- 12-2 p.m.
- The bicycle rodeo shall be held on Bayshore Blvd. between Rome Avenue and Dakota Avenue.
- Free
Gasparilla Air Invasion
Gasparilla Preschooler’s Stroll
(Pre-registration is required for this occasion.)
Youngsters’s Gasparilla Parade
Nighttime Gasparilla Air Invasion
“Piratechnic Finale”
The place to park for Youngsters’s Gasparilla
Parking is accessible in garages and plenty all through downtown Tampa. Town-run garages can have a particular occasion parking fee for the occasion. Many space organizations additionally provide parking on their properties. Metropolis officers suggest checking with native companies to buy a parking move for his or her non-public tons prematurely.
Obtainable occasion parking choices embrace:
Pam Iorio Parking Storage (S. Florida Ave & Channelside Dr.)
Tampa Conference Middle Storage (Tampa St. & Brorein St.)
Fort Brooke Storage (Whiting St. between Franklin St. & Florida Ave.)
- 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. -$15 / 4 – 9 p.m. $20
Whiting St. Storage (N. Morgan St.)
- 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. -$15 / 4 – 9 p.m. $20
Selmon Expressway Downtown parking tons
- 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. -$15 / 3 – 9 p.m. $20
On-street parking meters shall be enforced from 8 a.m. till midnight.
A free trolley service can even be accessible for Youngsters’s Gasparilla. Choose-up and drop off shall be at Platt and Bayshore Blvd (close to Publix) and at Bay to Bay and Bayshore Blvd. The trolley will loop constantly all through the day, earlier than and after the parade, from 11:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.
What roads are closed for Youngsters’s Gasparilla?
Friday, January 17, 2025
- Bayshore Blvd. Northbound/Southbound from Gandy Blvd. to Platt St./Channelside Dr. will shut at 10 p.m.
- Davis Islands Bridge off-ramp onto Northbound Bayshore Blvd. will shut at 10 p.m.
Saturday, January 18, 2025
- Bay-to-Bay Blvd. from Ysabella Ave. to Bayshore Blvd. will shut at 12:01 a.m.
- One eastbound lane and one westbound lane on Bay-to-Bay Blvd. from MacDill Ave. to Ysabella Ave. (to accommodate pedestrian walkway) will shut at 9 a.m.
- Eastbound Bay-to-Bay Blvd. at MacDill Ave. at 3 p.m.
Is alcohol allowed on the Youngsters’s Gasparilla occasion?
No. Youngsters’s Gasparilla is an alcohol-free occasion. Alcohol is prohibited and strictly enforced.
What’s the Youngsters’s Gasparilla parade route?
The Youngsters’s Gasparilla parade begins at 4 p.m. at Bay to Bay and Bayshore Blvd. and marches north alongside Bayshore Blvd. earlier than ending at Edison Ave.
Easy methods to watch the Youngsters’s Gasparilla Parade
FOX 13 is a proud sponsor of the 2025 Youngsters’s Gasparilla parade, which shall be broadcast stay on tv, streamed at FOX13News.com, and on the FOX Native app from 4-6:15 p.m.
The Supply: This story was written with data from the Metropolis of Tampa and Gasparilla occasion webpage.
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