Noon - Event Begins
Vendors and children’s activities open along
Bayshore Blvd., from Bay to Bay to Watrous/Orleans Aves.
12 p.m.–3 p.m. Bicycle
Safety Rodeo presented by The Bicycle
Pedestrian Advisory Committee of Hillsborough County and
the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Located along Bayshore, between Albany & Gunby
(near Rome Ave.), the Bicycle Rodeo is free
to everyone interested in learning how to bicycle safely with
traffic. Kids will be fitted with a free, brand new bicycle
helmet they can keep (while supplies last), and then use one
of the Rodeo’s bicycles to ride through a fun course
which teaches skills that may one day save their lives.
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Gasparilla
Preschooler's Stroll Beginning
at Bay to Bay Blvd. and ending at Howard, the Gasparilla
Preschooler's Stroll will feature Tampa Bay's youngest
pirates. Children five and under have their own chance
to strut their stuff along beautiful Bayshore Boulevard.
Look for the best little pirate attire and specially
decorated wagons, bicycles and strollers, in this new
Gasparilla tradition.
3:30 p.m. Gasparilla Air Invasion,
Part One
Featuring Red Baron Squadron Aerobatic Performances, additional vintage aircraft & The
United States Special Operations Command Parachute Team
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Children’s Gasparilla
Parade
Presented by
Parade begins at Bay to Bay and Bayshore, proceeds north along
Bayshore, and ends at Watrous/Orleans Aves. & Bayshore.
6:15 p.m. Gasparilla Air Invasion,
Part Two: NIGHT FLIGHT
7:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
The Red Baron Frozen Pizza
“Piratechnic” Extravaganza
Enjoy the largest "Piratechnic" display of the
year as we re-create the imaginary sea battle between the
pirates of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla and the City of
Tampa. This "battle",
has been waged annually since 1904, and the pirates have
won every year! With the City defenseless, the scene is set
for the colorful and festive Gasparilla Pirate Fest scheduled
for February 7, 2009. The Gasparilla Pirate Fest includes
the historic Gasparilla Invasion and Parade of the Pirates
presented by Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla. | 
