Top Picks for the Best Gasparilla Brunches This Year
What better way to kick off Gasparilla than to enjoy a hearty brunch before bead-catching? Both the festival and other third-party hosts have ticketed brunch options available for purchase online around Gasparilla to better convenience families and other swashbucklers who are looking for a bite to eat.
Our guide to the best Gasparilla Brunch Spots will satisfy your appetite, whether you're looking for a place that's kid-friendly or just want to hang with the adults.
We've got your Ultimate Guide to All Things Gasparilla HERE!
Gasparilla 2026 Invasion Brunch
This is the official Gasparilla brunch for 2026. Hosted inside the Tampa Convention Center, this brunch event provides a prime viewing area for families to watch the invasion.
Brunch begins at 10 am on January 31, 2026, and includes entertainment, a cash bar, and a reserved seat for the best view of the historic Gasparilla Invasion. The menu includes an array of items such as assorted baked goods, fruit and cheese display, salad, a hot buffet with French toast, egg, sausage, and bacon, a carving station, and assorted beverages.
Tickets to brunch are $170 per person.
Other Family-Friendly Gasparilla Brunch Spots
Scully’s Children's Gasparilla and Parade of the Pirates Hospitality Experience
January 24, 2026, 11 am, or January 31, 2026, 10 am
Enjoy the parade in comfort during Children's Gasparilla on January 24 or Gasparilla Pirate Fest on January 31 when you snag tickets for this special experience. Tickets grant you access to a reserved area south of Howard Avenue on Bayshore Boulevard.
In addition to reserved bleacher seating and pre-parade entertainment, you'll also get a picnic-style lunch. Lunch is served before the parade and includes slow-roasted pork, black beans & yellow rice, salad, cookies, and alcohol-free beverages. Additional snacks and non-alcoholic drinks will be served during the parade.
January 24: Adults are $165 per person/children 3 and up are $55 (children under 2 are free)
January 31: Tickets are $190 per person.
Yacht StarShip’s Gasparilla Invasion Brunch Cruise
Outdoor seating SOLD OUT
January 31, 2026, 10:30 amÂ
Don't have a boat but want to be part of the flotilla? Hop aboard the Yacht StarShip to view the invasion from the largest vessel in the flotilla.
Perks include a full brunch buffet, two drink tickets, a reserved table, DJ entertainment on the top deck, and amazing up-close views of the Jose Gaspar Pirate Ship as it makes its way across the bay.
The cruise lasts 2.5 hours. Adult tickets range from $249.95 to $299.95, depending on seating location; child (2-12) tickets start at $199.95, and infant tickets (1 and under) are $24.95.
16th Annual Gasparilla Extravaganza
January 31, 2026, 11 am
This ticketed event takes place at the Westin Tampa Waterside, offering prime viewing of the Gasparilla Pirate Invasion.
Don your best pirate garb and enjoy a delicious buffet, premium open bar, live music, face and body painting, raffle prizes, a silent auction, and more. As an added benefit, event proceeds support Father of Mine, a local nonprofit that provides support for children growing up without a father.
Tickets are $250 plus tax and include unlimited food, drinks, and entertainment.
Starlite Cruises Gasparilla Invasion of Tampa Bay
SOLD OUT
January 31, 2026, 8:30 am
Looking for an over-the-top way to celebrate Gasparilla? Join this epic 11-hour event, which includes breakfast, lunch, AND dinner.
The fun begins when you board at 8:30 am to enjoy a continental breakfast, setting sail at 9 am from St. Petersburg across Tampa Bay to join the pirate invasion. Next, enjoy lunch, then make your way to the bleachers, where you'll have reserved seating for the parade on land.
After the parade, reboard for the dinner cruise to end the night. Wine and cocktails are available to purchase onboard. Tickets are $303 per person.
Gasparilla Brunch for The Grown-Ups
Gasparilla Invasion PartyÂ
January 31, 2026, 9 am-1 pm
Join The Junior League of Tampa Bay for their 21+ Gasparilla Invasion Party from 9 am – 1 pm at their Headquarters on Davis Island.
Tickets include food from premier caterers, drinks, live music and entertainment, and of course, viewing of the Gasparilla Invasion. Tickets are $199 per person.
Gasparilla Bar Crawl with Brunch and VIP
January 31, 2026, 9 am
The mutiny starts at 9 am at your chosen Check-in Venue. Ticket includes free welcome shot at 5 locations of your choice (max. 1 per location) and access to 20+ bars across 3 Tampa Districts. Get a Brunch ticket and enjoy a delish buffet-style brunch along with Bottomless Mimosas from 9 am – 12 pm.
VIP Pirates Cove Brunch Crawl grants access to Pirates Cove Crawl HQ, access to all after parties, and some VIP Gasparilla Swag
Tickets are $40.89-$86.73. Ages 21+ only.
Florida Aquarium Gasparilla Invasion Brunch Cruise
January 31, 2026, 9:30 am
Set sail with The Florida Aquarium with the Gasparilla pirate flotilla! Climb aboard their 72’ catamaran, the Bay Spirit II, as you travel across the waters of Hillsborough Bay to join the annual re-enactment of Tampa’s historic pirate invasion from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm. Boarding for the cruise begins at 9 am, so be sure to arrive plenty early to find parking, as it will be a busy day!
This swashbuckling adventure is open to guests 21+ years of age or older and includes an unlimited brunch of breakfast sandwiches, lunch sliders, and sides, a three-and-a-half-hour open bar, a live DJ, and spectacular views of the invasion! Pirate attire is encouraged.
Note: This is a bead-free cruise
American Social Gasparilla Invasion Brunch Party 2026
January 31, 2026, 10 am-3 pm
Enjoy a Gasparilla brunch at American Social with a great view! Tickets to this all you can each brunch features eggs, sausage, bacon, home fries, beef sliders, turkey sandwiches, pastries, fresh fruit, and more. Guests can enjoy the open bar from 10 am to 3 pm, along with live music from some of Tampa's best DJs.
This is a 21+ only celebration, and tickets are required for entry. Tickets start at $346.11 per person.
University of Tampa Gasparilla Pre-Parade Brunch
January 31, 2026, 10 am-1 pm
Gasparilla Brunch, hosted by the Tampa Bay Alumni Council, is one of the University of Tampa's most anticipated annual alumni events! Enjoy a pre-parade brunch in Plant Hall on Saturday, January 31st, from 10 am to 1 pm.