Colby Outlaw and Sean Lorigan fashioned their own pirate hats. The two had been to Gasparilla before but Catalina Ramirez attended for the first time and said she enjoyed looking at the costumes.

Colby Outlaw and Sean Lorigan fashioned their own pirate hats. The best parts of Gasparilla for them? “The beads and the atmosphere,” Outlaw said. “You can drink while walking down the ...

Big picture view: Many floats mimicked the famous Jose Gasparilla pirate ship, decorated with skulls, pirate hats, parrots and cannons – some of which will fire off rounds on the parade route. READ: ...