Children’s Gasparilla is more than a parade. The G-rated counterpart to the bacchanal that will take over Tampa at the end of the month will be a day full of family-friendly fun, with the kids as the stars on Saturday, Jan. 20. But first, some background on Gasparilla. Back in 1904, Tampa city leaders came up with a “pirate invasion” on horseback during the city’s May Day festival and it later ...