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When I was an FSU undergrad I went to Gasparilla for the weekend. EVERYBODY who lived in Tampa was hyping it up like CRAZY. I thought it was pretty stupid. It's just a drunk parade where people dress up as pirates. THere were a lot of hot university students from all of the FL universities, but be prepared to deal with large groups & social circles. I stayed at a friends house so I can't tell you about good places to stay. I don't see a reason to go unless you're into pirates and getting drunk at parades.