Final Weather Forecast for Gasparilla 2024: The Invasion, Parade and Fireworks

There shall be no timbers shivering this year at Gasparilla. And you should be able to leave the umbrella at home. But those timbers could be shivering Sunday. Here's the breakdown of the weather forecast for Gasparilla's biggest events for the day tomorrow (January 27, 2024).

Saturday will be our last day with higher than normal temperatures and humidity in the Tampa area. When you wake up temps will be hovering right around 70. If you're going to catch the Invasion of the Jose Gasparilla at 11:30AM, temperatures will be in the mid 70s with partly cloudy skies. Temperatures will continue to climb to near 80 degrees as The Gasparilla Parade of Pirates along Bayshore follows starting around 2. By the time it winds down at about 5:30pm, we should drop back down to the mid 70s. There is a small chance of a passing drizzle, but no significant precipitation is expected during the daytime events.

After the parade, the party continues at Curtis Hixon Park and MacDill Park until about 8. There will be live music on several stages, headlined by the Seven Nations Celtic Rock Band. The “Piratechnic Finale” Fireworks Show will start at 7. At that point, we should be closer to 70. The good news is precipitation is expected to hold off until around midnight. When that happens, we'll see about a 10 degree temperature drop on Sunday. Those normal, cooler temperatures in the 60s should stick around for most of next week.

Heading to Tampa for the Gasparilla festivities? The weather should cooperate. Temps will be in the 70s and there's only a little chance of any rain. The invasion begins at 11:30am. The Parade of the Pirates goes from 2pm to 5pm.

Bring your patience. It does get crowded, people get rowdy and parking isn't easy. Gasparilla reps suggest using rideshare apps like Uber or Lyft instead. Also the streetcars will be running to and from Ybor.

Know before you go what can and can't be brought to the parade. You definitely don't want to have to do that long walk back to the car to drop things off. Organizers say you should leave these 5 things behind.

No marking your spot. They want to make sure everyone can see. "Tents of any sort" are prohibited according to GasparillaPirateFest.com. That also means no stakes, rope or fencing too. And you'll also need to leave the grill at home.

It's a long day at Gasparilla and you're going to get hungry. But don't bring your lunch to Gasparilla. They have vendors all over Tampa who will have everything you can imagine to eat.

Bicycles won't be allowed on Bayshore on either the land or water side. They say if you plan to ride your bike, plan an alternate route around Bayshore.

They probably wouldn't have enough staff to inspect them for buried treasures so they're forbidden. However, small soft-sided coolers and lunch bags are OK for childcare or medical needs.

Outside beverages will need to be left behind. Vendors will be selling them for charity though. One thing you don't have to worry about is Gasparilla is finding an adult beverage.