
Photo By: Mason Dixon
Photo By: Mason DixonGasparilla season is in full swing. With the big parades coming up, it's important to know what to do with your beads after the celebrations.
Starting Saturday, January 22, the City of Tampa will be opening up Gasparilla bead collection sites. Here, you'll be able to donate your beads so that they can be cleaned and reused for next year.
According to the City of Tampa Facebook page, there are four bead collection sites managed by the Tampa Parks and Recreation Department.
- Copeland Park Community Center (11001 N 15th Street)
- Kate Jackson Community Center (821 S Rome Avenue)
- Loretta Ingraham Recreation Complex (1611 N Hubert Avenue)
- MacDonald Training Center (5420 W Cypress Street) *Weekdays 8:30AM-4:30PM
For more information on the program, please visit tampa.gov/BeadFreeBay.