Road Closures For 2017 Gasparilla Parade Announced

TAMPA, FL – With the 2017 Gasparilla Festival set to take place this weekend, thousands of people will fill the streets of Tampa with to join in the “sacking” of the city.

For people looking to participate in the daylong events on Saturday, Jan. 28 – or to avoid them – the City of Tampa has announced road closures, detours, parking access and restrictions during the weekend’s events. While the invasion and the Parade of Pirates take place in the early afternoon, events will start at 9 a.m. and end around 9 p.m.

The road closure schedule for the 2017 Gasparilla Parade of Pirates and Festival is:

Now until Thursday, Feb. 2

• Median closures at DeSoto Avenue, Nance Avenue, Albany Avenue and Gunby Avenue at Bayshore Boulevard

Friday, Jan. 27 at 10 p.m.

• Bayshore Boulevard from Gandy Boulevard to Platt Street
• Bay-to-Bay Boulevard from Bayshore Boulevard to Ysabella Street
• Davis Islands Bridge off ramp onto northbound Bayshore Drive

Saturday, Jan. 28 at 3 a.m.

• Bayshore Boulevard from Brorein Street to Platt Street
• Platt Street/Channelside Drive from Plant Avenue to Franklin Street
• Saturday, Jan. 28 at 5:30 a.m.
• Selmon Expressway Eastbound Willow Avenue off ramp (Exit 4)
• Willow Avenue from Platt Street to Swann Avenue (southbound lanes closed only, one-way northbound)

Saturday, Jan. 28 at 7 a.m.

• Ashley Drive from Brorein Street to Jackson Street
• Brorein Street from Florida Avenue to Parker Street
• Franklin Street from Channelside Drive to Harbour Island Bridge
• Old Water Street from Florida Avenue to Franklin Street
• Washington Street from Ashley Drive to Tampa Street
• Whiting Street from Ashley Drive to Tampa Street
• Whiting Street from Florida Avenue to Franklin Street westbound

Saturday, Jan. 28 at 9 a.m.

• Kennedy Boulevard from Hyde Park Avenue to Ashley Drive eastbound
• Ashley Drive from Cass Street to Jackson Street
• Jackson Street from Ashley Drive to Tampa Street
• Kennedy Boulevard from Florida Avenue to Plant Avenue westbound
• Madison Street from Ashley Drive to Tampa Street
• Madison Street from Florida Avenue to Tampa Street westbound
• Twiggs Street from Florida Avenue to Tampa Street westbound
• Zack Street from Ashley Drive to Tampa Street
• Zack Street from Florida Avenue to Tampa Street westbound
• Polk Street from Ashley Drive to Tampa Street
• Polk Street from Florida Avenue to Tampa Street westbound
• Tyler Street from Florida Avenue to Tampa Street westbound

Saturday, Jan. 28 at 11 a.m.

• Cass Street from Willow Avenue to North Boulevard
• North A Street from Willow Avenue to Newport Avenue
• North B Street from Willow Avenue to Newport Avenue
• Fig Street from Willow Avenue to Gilchrist Avenue
• Carmen Street from Willow Avenue to Delaware Avenue
• Newport Avenue from Cass Street to North A Street
• Gilchrist Avenue from Cass Street to Fig Street

Saturday, Jan. 28 at 1:30 p.m.

• Cass Street from North Boulevard to Tampa Street
• Tyler Street from Tampa Street to Cass Street

Saturday, Jan. 28 at 3 p.m.

• Bay-to-Bay Boulevard from MacDill Avenue to Ysabella Avenue eastbound
• Swann Avenue from MacDill Avenue to Armenia Avenue (eastbound lanes closed only, one-way westbound)
• Platt Street at Howard Avenue eastbound
• Platt Street at South Boulevard eastbound
• Willow Avenue from Kennedy Boulevard to Cleveland Street
• Willow Avenue from Cleveland Street to Platt Street southbound
• South Boulevard from Kennedy Boulevard to Cleveland Street
• South Boulevard from Cleveland Street to Platt Street southbound
• Whiting Street from Tampa Street to Franklin Street

Saturday, Jan. 28 at 4:30 p.m.

• Kennedy Boulevard at Himes Avenue eastbound
• Kennedy Boulevard at MacDill Avenue eastbound
• Kennedy Boulevard at Howard Avenue eastbound
• Kennedy Boulevard at Willow Avenue eastbound
• Kennedy Boulevard at Boulevard eastbound

South Tampa Neighborhood Parking

The City of Tampa have posted road closure alerts and towing zones in an effort to minimize congestion in neighborhoods that border the parade route. No Parking signs have been installed in the neighborhoods west of Bayshore Boulevard and will be in effect starting Friday, Jan. 27 through Saturday, Jan. 28.

Any vehicle parked on the streets in these neighborhoods will be cited and towed at the owner’s expense.

City of Tampa Parking for Gasparilla 2017

• The following City of Tampa parking lots and garages will be available for attendees of the 2017 Gasparilla Parade of Pirates:
• Fort Brooke Garage, 107 block of North Franklin Street: $10 flat rate, open at 7 a.m.
• Tampa Convention Center Garage, Tampa and Brorein streets: $10 flat rate, open at 7 a.m.
• Jackson Street (City Hall) Parking Lot, 420 block of East Jackson Street: Hourly rate, $1.60/hour; daily limit, $9.50; open at 7 a.m.
• Poe Garage, 800 block of North Ashley Drive: $4 per vehicle entry at 9:30 a.m. The garage will be closed from 1 to 6 p.m. due to the parade route. The garage will open at 6:30 p.m. with a $6 flat rate for the show at Straz Center.
• Royal Regional Lot, 1240 block of North Tampa Street: $10 flat rate, open at 7 a.m.
• Twiggs Street Garage, 901 block of East Twiggs Street: Hourly rate, $1.20/hour; daily limit, $7; open at 7 a.m.
• Centro Ybor Garage, Fifth Avenue and 15th Street: Standard hourly rate, $9 daily maximum, open at 6 a.m.
• Palm Avenue Garage, 13th Street and Ninth Avenue: Standard hourly rate, $9 daily maximum, open at 6 a.m.
• All numbered spaces on Kennedy Boulevard and south of Kennedy Boulevard will be enforced until midnight at the standard hourly rate.

Accessible Parking

Accessible parking is available at the North Fort Brooke Parking Garage, and accessible viewing is two blocks away from the garage on East Whiting Street along the parade route.

For more information, call the City of Tampa Parking Division at (813) 274-8179.

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