Gasparilla Music Foundation

What Gasparilla Music Foundation does

Gasparilla Music Foundation is a Florida 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation founded in 2011 that produces the annual Gasparilla Music Festival in Tampa, Florida. The festival is a multi-day, multi-stage event featuring diverse local acts alongside nationally recognized headliners, paired with regional restaurant food vendors and family programming under a separate Kids Fest vertical. The 2026 edition is scheduled for April 10-12 at Meridian Fields (101 S Meridian Ave), situated between the Water Street Tampa District, Channel District, and Ybor City. The foundation operates year-round through its Recycled Tunes program, which collects, refurbishes, and donates musical instruments to Tampa Bay school music programs and provides paid performance opportunities for local musicians.

Name

Gasparilla Music Foundation

Legal name

Gasparilla Music Foundation

Website

https://gasparillamusic.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Music Festival

NAICS

Musical Groups and Artists (711130), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Music Festival Organizers & Promoters (MPAGAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Music & Dance Festivals (Non-Commercial/Local) (MPAGAEAH), Cultural Festivals & Events Organizations (BPAGAHAG)

Keywords

• Music festival production
• Live music events
• Nonprofit music education
• Community event management
• Cultural arts foundation

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Festival tickets sold through Event Live platform with VIP and VIP+ experience tiers. Children 12 and under get in free.
2. Corporate Sponsorships: Sponsorship program with multiple tiers including presenting sponsor (Water Street Tampa), automotive sponsors (Morgan Automotive Group, Ferman Automotive, Dealer General, Cox Automotive), beverage sponsors (Coppertail Brewing Co., Flecha Azul Tequila, Aspen Vodka, NUTRL), financial/legal sponsors (Morgan & Morgan, Valley Bank, Ally Capital Group, Franklin Street), and community partners (Community Foundation Tampa Bay, Suncoast Credit Union, Hillsborough County).
3. Recycled Tunes Program: Non-profit mission-driven organization. Proceeds from GMF benefit youth music education. Recycled Tunes collects, refurbishes, and donates musical instruments to local school music programs and provides paid performance opportunities for local musicians.
4. Vendor Fees: Vendor applications for food and beverage vendors at the festival. Annual vendor applications open for local restaurants and food vendors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Gasparilla Music Foundation organizes and operates the annual Gasparilla Music Festival, a multi-day community music festival held at Meridian Fields in Tampa, Florida, showcasing diverse local and nationally recognized musical acts across multiple stages alongside regional food and beverage vendors. The foundation also runs the Recycled Tunes program (collecting, refurbishing, and donating musical instruments to local school music programs serving underserved Tampa Bay children) and supporting programs including Higher Ground membership and Kids Fest family programming.

Product overview

Gasparilla Music Foundation operates as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization managing an annual music festival in Tampa, Florida. The core offering is the Gasparilla Music Festival, a multi-day event featuring diverse musical acts across several stages. Supporting programs include Recycled Tunes (instrument donation and music education initiative), a mobile application for festival-goers, Higher Ground membership program for premium supporters, and Kids Fest family activities. The organization was founded in 2011 and holds an annual festival each year, with the 2026 edition scheduled for April 10-12 at Meridian Fields.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gasparilla Music Festival Annual multi-day music festival held at Meridian Fields in Tampa, Florida, featuring musical acts from a wide variety of genres across multiple stages, alongside regional food and beverage vendors and tiered VIP experiences. Targeted at Tampa Bay general public and visitors.
• Recycled Tunes Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Proceeds benefit youth music education in Tampa Bay

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Water Street TampacoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Presenting Sponsor for 2026 Gasparilla Music Festival. Water Street Tampa is a major urban redevelopment district adjacent to the festival venue, representing a key strategic partnership for the event's location and branding.
• Morgan Automotive GroupcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerVice President of GMF Board (Brett Morgan) is from Morgan Automotive Group. Major sponsor supporting festival operations and leadership.
• Coppertail Brewing Co.coreGTM or Marketing PartnerBeverage sponsor providing craft beer offerings at festival. Also appears as food vendor with Double Smash Burger on menu.
• Community Foundation Tampa BayminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity Partner organization supporting the festival's non-profit mission.
• Suncoast Credit UnionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity Partner providing financial support for festival operations.
• Hillsborough CountyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity Partner and local government supporter of the festival.
• Tampa Bay Lightning / Amalie ArenaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSports partner with venue nearby to festival location, referenced as activity option for festival attendees.
• Tampa Downtown PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner for downtown Tampa location, provides information on downtown activities, parking, and DASH electric vehicle transportation to festival.
• Recycled Tunes FloridacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGMF's music education initiative that enriches lives of underserved children in Tampa Bay by ensuring access to musical instruments. Collects instruments, refurbishes through local music stores, and donates to schools. Also provides paid performance opportunities on festival stages.
• TECO EnergyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTECO Line Streetcar provides free transportation to festival. Streetcar Stop #8 (Water Street Station) is closest to main festival entrance.
• Pirate Water TaximinorGTM or Marketing PartnerWater taxi service with GMF2026 discount code for all-day passes. Stops 2 and 3 provide closest access to festival.
• JustParkminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial parking reservation partner for festival parking through EventPass platform.
• Official Hotel PartnersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJW Marriott Tampa, Tampa Marriott Water Street, and The Tampa EDITION are official hotel partners offering accommodation options for festival attendees.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Tampa Downtown Partnership: Strategic community partner of GMF that coordinates downtown Tampa activities, parking, and transportation. Adjacent rather than competitive, but relevant for understanding GMF's local ecosystem and municipal relationships.

Direct peers

• Outside Lands (Another Planet Entertainment): Annual multi-stage music festival in a single city (San Francisco) with VIP experiences, food and beverage programming, and local cuisine emphasis. Mirrors GMF's festival format with regional cuisine showcase.
• Philadelphia Folk Festival: Long-running (since 1962) nonprofit community music festival with volunteer-driven operations and music education mission. Strongly analogous to GMF on nonprofit governance, community/volunteer base, and education programming.
• New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Foundation: The most directly comparable peer: a nonprofit foundation producing a multi-stage, multi-day community music festival in a single city, with proceeds supporting music education and cultural heritage. Same nonprofit-festival model with year-round education programming.
• Hangout Music Festival: Annual music festival with multiple stages, VIP tiers, and local food vendor participation. Comparable mid-sized regional festival format with similar audience demographics.
• Kerrville Folk Festival: Nonprofit annual community music festival with strong volunteer base and music education/youth programming mission. Closely comparable on nonprofit + education mission + community-led structure.
• Summerfest (Milwaukee World Festival): Nonprofit organization operating a large annual multi-stage music festival in a single U.S. city (Milwaukee). Same nonprofit governance structure and community-led festival model, though at materially larger scale.
• Austin City Limits Music Festival (C3 Presents): Multi-stage annual music festival in a single city with diverse genre lineup and VIP tiers. Closest direct peer on festival format, though operated by a for-profit promoter rather than a nonprofit.

Broad incumbents

• Live Nation Entertainment: Largest global live entertainment company, producing major festivals (Bonnaroo, Reading, Download) and operating ticketing infrastructure. Relevant as the dominant incumbent in the music festival space and a partner/competitor for talent and sponsorships.
• C3 Presents: Largest U.S. independent music festival promoter (Lollapalooza, ACL Fest, Austin City Limits). Comparable in producing multi-stage, single-city music festivals but operates as a commercial for-profit entity at materially larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GasparillaMusic
• Facebookfacebook.com/gasparillamusicfestival
• Instagraminstagram.com/gasparillamusic
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gasparilla-music-festival

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors1 record

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