Aaargh you ready for Gasparilla season? Get a jump on the festivities during Visit Tampa Bay’s Get Ready for Gasparilla event outside the Unlock Tampa Bay Visitors Center on January 22 from 11:30 a.m-1:30 p.m. Grab photos with a swashbuckling pirate and learn about the history of Gasparilla from the experts at the Tampa Bay History Center.

The first 20 people will receive a free bead necklace with a pirate ship medallion! Enter to win a Gasparilla boating experience from Boatsetter and free tickets to the Tampa Bay History Center. Grab Gasparilla swag and lunch from vendors. Come for the pirates, stay for the swag!