{"id":130939,"date":"2026-01-25T02:58:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T02:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/130939\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T02:58:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T02:58:14","slug":"scenes-from-the-childrens-gasparilla-parade-in-tampa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/130939\/","title":{"rendered":"Scenes from the Children\u2019s Gasparilla Parade in Tampa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Since 1947, the Children\u2019s Gasparilla Parade has been one of Tampa\u2019s favorite annual traditions, entertaining guests with a display of parade floats, krewes, marching bands, dance units and community groups.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Saturday, festivities lined the 1.5-mile parade route, beginning at Bay to Bay and Bayshore boulevards, and stretching to Edison Avenue, attracting tens of thousands of families from all over the state of 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