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Recycle Your Gasparilla Beads And Save Money At The Florida Aquarium

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So, there is a way to recycle your Gasparilla beads and you can save money at the Florida Aquarium as well. If you went to the Gasparilla Children’s Parade, or if you’re going to main parade this weekend, you most likely will be getting a whole bunch of beads. But what will you do with those beads? Will you keep them or will you just collect them to have fun during the day. Secondly, you then don’t know what to do with them afterward. Well, you can recycle your Gasparilla beads and get 50% off a general admission ticket at the Florida Aquarium.

So, for every 5 gallon bucket of beads that are dropped off you can receive that 50% off one general admission ticket. This offer will run through February 11. So, you’ll have a few weeks to decide after the main parade this weekend. Also, if you don’t know throwing beads in the water is actually prohibited so please do not do that this weekend.

Safety Tips For Gasparilla

Tampa PD is continuously working to improve its response time for several different emergencies and practicing crowd control. The Tampa Police and the City of Tampa have shared these safety tips for your krewe to remember during Gasparilla weekend:

See Something, Say Something:

A good rule to follow for any major event. Police are asking all attendees to stay vigilant during the invasion and parade and report any suspicious activity. Tampa Police have started a tip line for anyone to report any suspicious activity during Gasparilla. TEXT: Type the keyword SAFETAMPA and your tip to number 847411 (TIP411), and you will receive a response.

Have a Meeting Place:

It can be super easy to lose your group in any event with large crowds. It’s also common to have limited cell service when surrounded by thousands of people. Tampa Police recommend establishing a meeting spot ahead of time in case you are separated from your group.

Take a Photo of Your Child in Costume: 

If your child gets lost, it will be more helpful for Police to find them if you take a picture of them on the day of the parade. That way, they will know which little pirate to look out for.  If you lose your child, alert the closest officer immediately. They will be stationed along the entire route.

Get Gasparilla Text Alerts:

For more important Gasparilla event updates, safety tips, and traffic alerts, text GASPARILLA to 888-777 to have information sent directly to your phone.

[SOURCE: FOX 13]

 

 

5 Things To Do In Tampa Bay Instead of Gasparilla

Not a fan of parades? Here are 5 other places where you can escape the Gasparilla madness. I’ll be honest, the whole pirate life isn’t really my thing. I’ve been to Gasparilla once or twice and unless I’m with a Krewe throwing beads, I don’t care much for the parade. Last year, Creative Loafing created a really good list of places in Tampa where you can get away from the invasion, but our list includes our favorite Pinellas spots to get away from the parade madness and other events happening in the Tampa Bay area.

Gasparilla is the third biggest parade in the entire country! The city of Tampa expects about 300,000 people in attendance every year. I’m not sure about you, but being around big crowds like that can be more stressful than fun. On top of the invasion and parade, there will be a home Tampa Bay Lightning game that Saturday with a 7 pm puck drop. So basically, you can expect there to be terrible traffic in Downtown Tampa all day on the 27th.

Plan on going to Gasparilla (every local should go at least once)? Here are some of our safety tips and bars participating in the Gaspy bar crawl.

Depending on the weather, you may be able to escape the Gasparilla madness and hang out at the beach all day. But usually, the weather forecast for Gasparilla is on the chiller side. Hopefully, these spots will be a little less crowded with a lot of people going to Gasparilla. Either way, at least you won’t have to deal with major road closures or detours in Pinellas or other parts of Tampa Bay on January 27.

Here are 5 things to do in Tampa Bay where you can escape Gasparilla:

Kevin is a member of Tampa Bay‘s Hometown Morning Krewe on 995 QYK. He has been with the station for 25 years, is a Tampa native, and went to Jesuit High School and USF. Go Bulls!. He is passionate about all things Tampa Bay. Kevin writes articles on the ongoing road projects around the Tampa Bay area, awards that Tampa Bay cities and businesses have won and country music happenings around the Bay area. He is always doing many things with his wife and kids. He loves to read books and play video games in his spare time.

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