First Presbyterian Church of Plant City, 404 W. Reynolds St., is selling reserved seating in front of the church, which is along the parade route. Seats cost $4 each and must be paid for in advance at the church office, 407 W. Mahoney St. The church sets up two rows of seats, church member Lu Haskett said. ...more

February 19, 2008

Roll, Roll, Roll Your Float Steve Malla couldn't afford to rent a float for the parade, so he did the next best thing - he made his own. ...more

January 27, 2008

Pirates will rule the Gasparilla parade on Saturday, but so will gypsies, riverboat gamblers and Greek goddesses. The themes of Tampa krewes formed in recent years aren't all based on marauding buccaneers. ...more

January 24, 2008

All the ingredients for a parade were there: sunny skies, marching bands in formation, politicians waving from convertibles, antique cars and beads. Always beads. ...more

January 22, 2008

Of all the disappointed people heading home from Saturday's canceled Children's Gasparilla Parade, maybe the biggest frown was on the face of Darrell Stefany, the event's organizer. ...more

January 22, 2008

For the 17 years that Darrell Stefany, who works with EventMakers Corp., has staged some of the massive Gasparilla goings-on, including the children's parade and fireworks show, he never has seen it canceled after it started. ...more

January 21, 2008

The forecast of lightning, heavy rain, hail and a tornado watch brought the Children's Gasparilla Parade to an abrupt halt late Saturday afternoon. At most, 25 of 150 floats and marching groups moved down the Bayshore Boulevard route before the parade was canceled. ...more

January 20, 2008

Bayshore Boulevard is being transformed again this year into a pirate's paradise of beaded booty for children young and old. ...more

January 17, 2008

PLANT CITY – Commissioners, in a unanimous vote Monday night, decided to ban distribution of candy and beads at parades. ...more

January 15, 2008

GASPARILLA CHILDREN'S PARADE WHEN: Noon to 7:30 p.m. Saturday ...more

January 13, 2008