Even though the big Gasparilla Pirate Fest parade ended Saturday, litter and definitely smells linger along Bayshore Boulevard.

The remaining trash collection shouldn't take long because crews came out after the parade and started cleaning up, but in certain areas, there's plenty of evidence a parade came through.

Sunday afternoon, a group of volunteers were scheduled to meet at Bay to Bay Park to pick up the remaining cups, cans and other debris. No doubt, neighbors will appreciate the cleanup.

"the city does a really good job of cleaning up most of the mess, but just because of the shear volume of mess, they do miss some. We're sorta going back in with a fine tooth comb pickung up anything that can potentially get into the bay and harm wildlife," said Adam Duff with the Florida Aquairum.



A few children from a nearby synagogue spent their Sunday picking up cups, cans, and other debris.

"Because we're helping out people in the community and keeping our environment safe," said student Veronica Levine.



Another student, Kendall Berstein said about the clean up, "its fun, we get to hang out with our friends and do it, so that's good."

Gasparilla is a big party, and there were a number of arrests. Authorities said 22 adults were arrested, 19 of whom were charged with misdemeanors and three who face felony charges. One of those three was charged with battery on a law enforcement officer.

Also, 30 juveniles were arrested - all for underage drinking - and 94 citations were issued.

But soon, Bayshore Boulevard will be back to normal.

