Halloween Harvest, new family event, debuting at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
The family-friendly event, Halloween Harvest, starts on select days at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay on Sept. 7, 2024.
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New family Halloween event at Busch Gardens
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay offers a special event for all ages each year during the late summer and early fall season. This year, Halloween Harvest will provide park-wide family fun.
This event features fun activities for all ages, culminating at Kandy’s Sweetacular Celebration at the Festival Walkway, the event’s hub for not-so-spooky Halloween fun. Busch Gardens guests can also take unique fall-themed photos at various autumn-themed photo spots scattered throughout the park.
“Halloween Harvest brings the essence of fall right to Tampa Bay,” said Stewart Clark, park president of Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. “The park will be decorated in fall colors, and the event is packed with exciting activities and experiences like Kandy’s Sweetacular Celebration, making it the perfect place for guests to create unforgettable memories together this fall.”
Planning your visit to Halloween Harvest
This new Halloween Harvest event draws inspiration from previous Busch Gardens Halloween events. Best of all, this event is included with park admission.
The Halloween Harvest event starts on Sept. 7, 2024 and runs daily through Oct. 27. However, according to the Busch Gardens website, the main portions of this family-friendly Halloween event happen on Saturdays and Sundays from noon until 4 p.m. (as well as Thursday, Oct. 31, to end this event on the Halloween holiday).
Be sure to check the daily schedule for information on the days you plan to visit Halloween Harvest at Busch Gardens. For the whole experience all in one day, Saturdays and Sundays seem like the best options.
Full details on the special features of Halloween Harvest
Guests can look forward to the seasonal activities on select dates, including (with descriptions from Busch Gardens):
- Trick-or-Treating: Dive into the Halloween spirit with festive trick-or-treat stations at Kandy’s Sweetacular Celebration — grab a bag and enjoy the sweetest seasonal treats around!
- Sweetacular Costume Parade: Join the fun at the Sweetacular Costume Parade, where colorful costumes light up the catwalk and every kid gets their time to shine like a Halloween star.
- Jack-O-Lantern Scavenger Hunt: Join the Jack-O-Lantern Scavenger Hunt at Kandy’s Sweetacular Celebration and embark on a fun-filled adventure to find whimsical pumpkins hidden throughout the festival walkway.
- Taffy Twist’s Black Cat Dance Party: Get into the Halloween spirit at Taffy Twist’s Dance Party, where spooky beats and playful dance moves turn every step into a ghoulishly good time for the whole family!
- Spooky Kooky Science: Professor Pufflemintz is the never predictable, anything is possible, sometimes puzzled but always positive Professor of Science.
- Storytime with Kandy: Nestled by Kandy’s enchanting pumpkin patch and bubbling cauldron, guests can join Kandy, the friendly young witch in training, for a magical reading of “Room on the Broom,” where everyone finds their place in the story.
- Sesame Street Safari of Fun Halloween: Enjoy even more Halloween fun with your favorite “Sesame Street” friends dressed in their Halloween costumes, a “Sesame Street”-themed Halloween show and dance party, Halloween Storytime, a bat-themed scavenger hunt, and festive photo opportunities.
- Fall Photo Spots: Discover charming fall photo spots around the park that offer picturesque backdrops, perfect for capturing unforgettable memories to post and share.
Ticket deal to help enjoy Busch Gardens’ Halloween Harvest
With the purchase of a 2025 Fun Card, guests can enjoy a full year of fun at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. For a limited time, guests can get 15 months of unlimited visits for the price of a single-day ticket. By purchasing now, guests can have unlimited admission for the rest of 2024. This means they can experience Halloween Harvest and the festive spirit of Christmas Town in 2024 and 2025. For more information on Busch Gardens’ Halloween Harvest festivities and Busch Gardens’s ticket media, interested parties can visit BuschGardensTampa.com.
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