Kicks Off Tampa Bay’s Gasparilla Season
Gasparilla Bash 2020 Kicks Off the Gasparilla Season! Ahoy, mates! Kick off the Gasparilla season in style at this third annual party for a purpose. Gasparilla Bash 2020 is set for Friday, Jan. 10, from 7 to 11 p.m. at yon historic Rialto Theatre, 1617 N. Franklin St. in Tampa.
Dance the night away at the Gasparilla Bash 2020 with the popular local R&B rockers The Black Honkeys (Featured Above from previous year) and openers Bus Stop Band and enjoy lively spirits, fabulous food, and merriment until your timbers are shivered! Proceeds benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay and many other local causes that partner with the Rotary Club of Tampa.
(RIGHT participants enjoying the event in previous year.)
VIP guests enjoy complimentary valet parking, cocktails, appetizers, and reserved seating in the VIP lounge with perfect view of the stage. Grab your pirate costume and get your tickets today at here. For more on Gasparilla check out the film festival here.
More on the Rotary Club of Tampa:
The Rotary Club of Tampa formed in Tampa in 1914 and currently has 160 members representing the local business community. Rotary members and the public are invited to attend our event. Proceeds from the Gasparilla Bash benefit local charities that partner with the Rotary Club of Tampa Foundation.
The Rotary Club of Tampa Foundation partners with several local organizations each year, and the proceeds from the 2019 event allowed us to provide grants to these organizations among others:
(LEFT members enjoying the event in previous year.)
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay
- Cigar Family Charitable Foundation
- Cristo Rey Tampa High School
- Frameworks
- Girl Scouts of West Central Florida
- Rotary’s Camp Florida
- The Salvation Army
- Starting Right, Now
- St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital
Last year, the Rotary Club of Tampa Foundation invested nearly $50,000 and thousands of volunteer hours in programs that benefit children and families in the Bay area. The Foundation was formed in June 1983 and is registered with the State of Florida as an autonomous 501(c)(3) organization