The Sant' Yago Knight Parade, is one of a series of events in the Gasparilla Festival held annually in Tampa, Florida. To recognize the community commitment and financial responsibility of the Krewe of the Knights of Sant´Yago in producing the parade, it is to be referred to as the “Sant´Yago Illuminated Knight Parade” and NOT as the Gasparilla Night Parade.
It is a celebration held in the Channel District of Tampa

Tâmpa

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 and Ybor City, Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

. The event features illuminated floats and takes place annually one Saturday evening in February and runs into the early morning hours. The event was founded in 1972 by The Krewe of the Knights of Sant' Yago which has hosted the event each year since and in 2008 the event will celebrate its 38th anniversary. It typically takes place a few weeks after the similar Gasparilla Pirate Festival

Gasparilla Pirate Festival

The Gasparilla Pirate Festival is an annual celebration held in the city of Tampa, Florida. Held each year in late January and hosted by Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla and the City of Tampa, it celebrates the apocryphal legend of José Gaspar , supposedly a Spanish pirate captain who operated in...

and is considered the more "adult-oriented" of the two parades.

Dates of Parades

Year	Date
2005	February 12
2006	February 11
2007	February 10
2008	February 16
2009	February 14
2010	February 6
2011	February 12

Links

• The Krewe of the Knights of Sant' Yago - Official Site
• tampagov.net - Information and Pictures
• Guide to Gasparilla