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A unique festival based on the fictional history of a pirate prince, the Gasparilla Pirate Festival has made moves in recent years to increase its exposure.

Long a fixture of Tampa area, the Gasparilla Pirate Festival owes its origins to a fisherman who told stories about a pirate captain he once worked for.

Gasparilla Pirate Festival tops Tampa events in January by celebrating the legend of Jose Gaspar with all of Tampa reveling in pirate costumes, throwing beads and more.

From the Calusa Indians to modern day presidents - Gasparilla Island and Boca Grande welcome all with a special island lifestyle.

Built to revitalize the stagnant downtown Ybor City, the complex has met with some success since it opened in 2000.

Suspence Writer, Victoria Howard, talks about the background in her books, and the benefits of joining Romantic Novelists Association and Romance Writers of America

The Red Bull Flugtag, a traveling event sponsored by the energy drink manufacturer, attracted more than 100,000 people to downtown Tampa.

Talk of the gray roan filly Stardom Bound participating in the Kentucky Derby is now nil. Meanwhile, Gemswick Park and Justwhistledixie won 2009 season openers.