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...Festival (Plant City; March), the Festival of States (St. Petersburg; March–April), the Arcadia Rodeo (Arcadia; March and July), and the Fiesta of Five Flags (Pensacola; May–June). The Gasparilla Pirate Fest, comparable to the Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans, is held in Tampa in February, in association with the state fair.
in Tampa )The Gasparilla Pirate Fest, a February event highlighted by a pirate invasion of the city, is held annually in Tampa; its theme is based on legendary pirate Jose Gaspar, who is said to have terrorized western Florida in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, an amusement park and zoo with an African theme, is a popular tourist attraction. The city’s cultural...
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