Gulfportians will celebrate its 22nd annual GeckoFest this Saturday, Sept. 3. Since its beginnings in 2001, this end-of-summer event has allowed crowds to rally around this area’s favorite reptile, dress in costumes, and celebrate what they love about Gulfport.
Here’s at the the colorful, clever costumes of this year’s Gecko Ball: Gecko Game Night.
Looking to plan the weekend – and the week ahead in Gulfport and South Pinellas? Here’s your guide of what to do, where, and why.
With four gecko-themed events throughout the month-long gecko season, Gulfport gets an infusion of tourists in late summer. Some businesses say they see their busiest days of the year this month, but others say it doesn’t help their businesses.
As COVID-19 numbers rise again, the 2021 Gecko Ball – with a theme held over from 2020 – gets postponed.
Gabber food writer Jen Ring takes on the most Gulfport of all recipes: the Geckotini.
Saturday, August 29 would have marked Gecko Ball’s 12th anniversary. While the event, like so much else, was canceled, the spirit of GeckoFest lives on.
The Gabber’s taking a trip down memory lane with the help of costumer and Gecko Ball organizer, Jon Ziegler.
From mailboxes and signs to ornaments and more, Gulfport’s party of the year may be canceled, but the town is awash in geckos.
In modern Gulfport, anyone can be the Gecko Queen; but the title of “Queen” was given to young women, in a tradition that goes back at least 60 years.
