Roughly 300,000 pirates headed to Tampa’s Bayshore Blvd on Saturday afternoon for the 2025 Gasparilla Pirate Fest.
Amid security concerns following the New Orleans terrorist attack, Tampa law enforcement beefed up security, adding thousands of officers from state, local and federal agencies to assist with the festivities.
Despite copious amounts of borgs, the festivities weren’t too unruly. According to TPD, nine people were arrested on misdemeanor counts, along with three felony arrests and three on charges of boating while intoxicated.
