When to go to Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay crowd calendar day by day: the quietest days, why each date gets busy, the weather each month and its seasons.
- Best months
- May, February, April
- Best day of the week
- Tuesday
- Busiest
- June, July
- Quiet days in the next 30
- 16 days
November 2026
Open 30 days · 15 quiet
December 2026
Open 31 days · 11 quiet
January 2027
Open 31 days · 18 quiet
February 2027
Open 28 days · 19 quiet
March 2027
Open 31 days · 5 quiet
April 2027
Open 30 days · 20 quiet
May 2027
Open 31 days · 18 quiet
June 2027
Open 30 days · 0 quiet
July 2027
Open 31 days · 0 quiet
August 2027
Open 31 days · 15 quiet
September 2027
Open 30 days · 21 quiet
October 2027
Open 31 days · 19 quiet
November 2027
Open 30 days · 16 quiet
December 2027
Open 31 days · 10 quiet
- Very quiet
- Quiet
- Average
- Busy
- Packed
- Closed
Colours compare this park's days with each other: “very quiet” is one of its slowest days of the year, not an empty park.
Tickets for the day you pick
Once you have a quiet day, check the price and availability of Busch Gardens Tampa Bay tickets for that date here.
Month by month in 2026
| Month | Weekdays | Weekends | Days open | Quiet days | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November | Quiet | Busy | 30 | 15 | Christmas Town |
| December | Quiet | Busy | 31 | 11 | Christmas Town |
Month by month in 2027
| Month | Weekdays | Weekends | Days open | Quiet days | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Quiet | Busy | 31 | 18 | Christmas Town, Real Music, Real Masters |
| February | Very quiet | Busy | 28 | 19 | Real Music, Real Masters, Food & Wine Music Festival |
| March | Average | Busy | 31 | 5 | Food & Wine Music Festival |
| April | Quiet | Busy | 30 | 20 | Food & Wine Music Festival |
| May | Very quiet | Busy | 31 | 18 | Food & Wine Music Festival, Summer Nights |
| June | Average | Busy | 30 | 0 | Summer Nights |
| July | Average | Busy | 31 | 0 | Summer Nights, Bier Fest, Brews & BBQ |
| August | Quiet | Busy | 31 | 15 | Summer Nights, Bier Fest, Brews & BBQ |
| September | Quiet | Busy | 30 | 21 | Bier Fest, Brews & BBQ, Howl-O-Scream |
| October | Quiet | Busy | 31 | 19 | Howl-O-Scream |
| November | Quiet | Busy | 30 | 16 | Christmas Town |
| December | Average | Busy | 31 | 10 | Christmas Town |
Plan your visit
The weather month by month
Average high and low for each month, and how many days it rains.
- 21°10°Jan
- 24°14°Feb
- 26°15°Mar
- 29°17°Apr
- 31°20°May
- 31°23°Jun
- 32°24°Jul
- 32°24°Aug
- 31°23°Sep
- 28°20°Oct
- 25°15°Nov
- 23°13°Dec
2016–2025 average at the park. The bar underneath shows rainy days.
Season and events
- Open1 Nov 2026 – 4 Jan 2027
- Open5 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2027 (estimated dates)
- Christmas Town13 Nov – 4 Jan 2027
- Real Music, Real Masters9 Jan – 28 Feb 2027 (estimated dates)
- Food & Wine Music Festival26 Feb – 9 May 2027 (estimated dates)
- Summer Nights28 May – 8 Aug 2027 (estimated dates)
- Bier Fest, Brews & BBQ9 Jul – 5 Sep 2027 (estimated dates)
- Howl-O-Scream10 Sep – 31 Oct 2027 (estimated dates)
- Christmas Town12 Nov – 31 Dec 2027 (estimated dates)
How we work it out
This is our own estimate, not data from the park. For each day we look at the day of the week, the public and school holidays where most visitors come from, the park's events and the weather that month. Opening dates come from the official website; check them before you go.
Measured queues
Average wait across open rides, in minutes, on the latest days we have measured.
- 10′23
- 27′24
- 16′25
- 4′26
- 7′27
- 3′28
- 4′29
- 10′30
- 12′31
- 8′1
- 5′2
Live queues: Powered by Queue-Times.com
Official calendar checked on 23 Oct 2026.
Weather: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
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