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.
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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 or 31, 2026
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
January 31, 2026
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
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
January 31, 2026
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
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
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.
Tickets are $40.89-$86.73. Ages 21+ only.
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Florida Aquarium Gasparilla Invasion Brunch Cruise
2026 TBAÂ
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 This swashbuckling adventure is open to guests 21 years of age or older and includes an unlimited brunch, open bar, live DJ and spectacular views of the invasion.
Willa's
2026 TBA
In the past Willa's in North Hyde Park was open for brunch on January 29 from 9 am-1 pm, or you can pick up special to-go items from the exclusive “Gaspar-Willa” takeout menu. Guests could create their own feast with bagel boxes, tacos, salads, sandwich boxes, biscuits, snacks, and more. You can even add batch cocktails to your order.
Orders must be placed 24 hours in advance online.