Welcome to our Busch Gardens Tampa Crowd Calendar page, with a monthly look at estimated crowd levels, park hours, and general tips on crowds throughout the year.
Our crowd calendar for Busch Gardens Tampa is meant as a guide and is only an estimate of anticipated crowd levels. The calendar does not take into account weather, which can have an impact on attendance since most of the attractions at Busch Gardens Tampa are outdoors. Please verify operating hours directly with the park before you visit, as they can change without notice.
General Crowd Info
Saturdays are usually the busiest day of the week at Busch Gardens Tampa. Sundays, holiday weeks, and event days also tend to draw in larger crowds than weekdays through the rest of the year. On those days, avoid arriving at the park between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Instead, arrive earlier (lots open about 30 minutes before the park opens) or come mid-afternoon and you won’t spend as much time waiting in line to enter.
Mid-week visits, regardless of the season, typically have lower crowds than the surrounding weekends. The summer season, spring break, and the weeks around Christmas are generally the busiest times of the year. Winter, late spring, and fall weekdays typically have the lowest crowds.
Because most of the attractions at Busch Gardens Tampa are outdoors, a day with extended inclement weather will often reduce crowd levels. It’s worth keeping an eye on the weather in the days leading up to your visit – a few rainy days in a row will often mean the following day (especially if it’s a Saturday) could end up being busier than usual as guests who put off their visit all come on the same fair weather day.
November 2025 Crowd Calendar
After a several-month hiatus, the Busch Gardens Tampa Crowd Calendar is making its return for November 2025!
This month, expect low to moderate crowds for the first several weeks, with heavier crowds Thanksgiving week and Saturdays throughout the month. Howl-O-Scream wraps up on November 1, the after-hours separately ticketed event typically not being well attended past Halloween night based on past seasons. The second weekend of the month should see the lowest crowds for a weekend in November, as there are no major special events occurring. Expect moderate crowds on November 11 as local schools are off for Veterans Day.
Christmas Town kicks off November 14 and continues on select dates through the New Year. Thanksgiving week will see the highest crowds of the month, with extended hours and Christmas Town taking place all week. Local schools being off and vacationers flocking to the Sunshine State will keep crowds heavy most of that week.
See any attraction closures on the park’s mobile app during park hours.