It’s Gasparilla season in Tampa, and the Gasparilla Music Festival is one of the most anticipated parts of the festivities.
Visiting Bamboo Beach Club Resort in March is well worth your while if you want to experience a tried and true Tampa tradition.
Now in its sixth year, the Gasparilla Music Festival borrows a name from the city’s century-old Gasparilla Pirate Festival. It takes place in three parks lining the Hillsborough River in downtown Tampa – Curtis Hixon Park, Kiley Gardens and Macdill Park – on March 11 and 12.
Now in its sixth year, the Gasparilla Music Festival brings a long list of stellar acts to the stages, covering a variety of musical styles. Here’s the lineup:
Saturday March 11
- Cage the Elephant
- Los Amigos Invisibles
- Ghostface Killah
- Moon Taxi
- Dirty Dozen Brass Band
- Shamarr Allen & The Underdawgs
- Lady Wray
- Have Gun, Will Travel
- Bangarang
- Bears and Lions
- The Sh-Booms
- Miroux
- Queenofex
- RogerThomas
- Brown Bag Brass Band
- Lawrence
- Pajamas
- Sugar Rush
- Dubb Tenn Yoga ft. Badda Skat
- Mt. Zion Gospel Choir
Sunday, March 12
- Ryan Adams
- Chronixx
- The New Mastersounds
- The Marcus King Band
- Show Biz Kids
- Kelsey Waldon
- Secret Agent 23 Skidoo
- Grandpa’s Cough Medicine
- Veiny Hands
- Jinx
- Come Back Alice
- Parrotfish
- Band of Sorrows
- Ari Chi
- Tampa Metropolitan Youth Orchestra
According to the website, there are more acts coming to the lineup soon!
You can sample plenty of local fare as well. Local restaurants, caterers and vendors come together to showcase Tampa’s rich culinary history and creativity while representing our vast cultural complexity.
While the music festival is certainly one of the biggest Gasparilla events, additional events connected to the Gasparilla tradition include:
Gasparilla Distance Classic, February 25-26
Gasparilla International Film Festival, March 2-9
Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, March 4-5
Are you ready to get your Gasparilla on? Take a day trip to Tampa, just 45 minutes from Bamboo Beach Club Resort.
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