Gasparilla Festival of the Arts held annually in beautiful downtown Tampa, Florida. The diversity of the show, including 300 artists, is evidenced by the wide range of media including painting, watercolor, drawing, graphics, ceramics, paper, fiber, jewelry, mixed media, photography and sculpture.

Gasparilla means boats, pirates, parades, merriment krewes and more. It means February is here, and Tampa's illustrious Gasparilla Pirate Festival celebration is, once again, about to begin.