Holidays at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Christmas Town

Taking place daily from November 12th through January 2nd, 2022, and is included with park admission.

Christmas Town

Tampa Bay's biggest and brightest holiday event and voted USA Today's 10 Best Theme Park Holiday Events.

Festive Shows

Two all-new shows include Holiday in the Sky Fireworks with Christmas colors and a laser light display and Storytime with Mrs. Claus located in the Coke Canopy. Christmas on Ice is back as the longest-running holiday show at the Moroccan Palace Theater and Three Kings Journey takes place in Stanleyville Theater. Elmo's Christmas Wish at the Sunny Day Theater offers singing and dancing with Cookie Monster, Rosita, Grover, and Zoe.

Holiday Shopping and Dining

The Christmas Town village opens daily at 4 pm and offers cookies and cocoa, frosty cocktails and floats, holiday brews, and winter donuts, and bites.

Xcursions is the one-stop Christmas gift shop for all your holiday shopping this season including personalizable ornaments and nutcrackers.

NEW Santa's North Pole Experience Presented by Coca-Cola

Opening at 3 pm daily, you can meet Santa in his workshop while he prepares for the holiday season!

Rudolph's Winter Wonderland

Opening at 5 pm daily in Pantopia, you can also meet Rudolph the red-nose reindeer!

Holly Jolly Express

Experience wild views of 65-acres of Busch Gardens on this locomotive where you can see giraffes, rhinos, and zebras.

Christmas Lights

Millions of twinkling lights can be seen across the park starting at the front gate to Kumba. There is also a light tunnel connecting the Congo and Stanleyville areas.

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