[PAR] [TLE] Gasparilla Pirate Festival [SEP] The Gasparilla Pirate Festival is a large parade and a host of related community events celebrated almost every year since 1904 in Tampa, Florida.  It is held in late January and hosted by Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla and the City of Tampa, and it celebrates the apocryphal legend of José Gaspar (also known as Gasparilla), a mythical Spanish pirate who supposedly operated in Southwest Florida in the early 1800s.  As of the 100th edition in 2015, the parade was the 3rd largest in the United States and had an economic impact of $23 million on Tampa's economy. [PAR] [TLE] Artists and Writers Ball [SEP] The Artists and Writers Ball was founded in the late-1970s in Tampa, FL by Bud Lee (photographer), Peggy Lee, David Audet, Paul Wilborn, Jeff Dunlap, Beverly Coe, Bebe Williams, Mary D. Scourtes and Charley Greacen as an alternative to the exclusive Gasparilla Pirate Festival krewes and parade.
[PAR] [TLE] Gasparilla Pirate Festival [ SEP ] The Gasparilla Pirate Festival is a large parade and a host of related community events celebrated almost every year since 1904 in Tampa , Florida . It is held in late January and hosted by Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla and the City of Tampa , and it celebrates the apocryphal legend of José Gaspar ( also known as Gasparilla ) , a mythical Spanish pirate who supposedly operated in Southwest Florida in the early 1800s . As of the 100th edition in 2015 , the parade was the 3rd largest in the United States and had an economic impact of $ 23 million on Tampa 's economy . [PAR] [TLE] Artists and Writers Ball [ SEP ] The Artists and Writers Ball was founded in the late-1970s in Tampa , FL by Bud Lee ( photographer ) , Peggy Lee , David Audet , Paul Wilborn , Jeff Dunlap , Beverly Coe , Bebe Williams , Mary D. Scourtes and Charley Greacen as an alternative to the exclusive Gasparilla Pirate Festival krewes and parade .
The Artists and Writers Ball was founded in the late 1970s as an alternative to which festival which is held every year in Tampa and hosted by Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla?
The Artists and Writers Ball was founded in the late 1970s as an alternative to which festival which is held every year in Tampa and hosted by Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla ?
Gasparilla Pirate Festival
Gasparilla Pirate Festival