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.
March 2025 Crowd Calendar
Spring Break season begins at Busch Gardens Tampa in March 2025, so expect crowds to be more moderate to heavy for much of the month as both locals and vacationers enjoy their time off. The least crowded days will likely be Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in the first week of the month, with more moderately crowded weekdays on the second and fourth full week of March. Most local county schools are on spring break in the third week of March, so expect that to be the busiest week overall.
Weekends will also continue to see heavier crowds as Mardi Gras wraps up March 1 & 2, and the popular Food & Wine Festival kicks off Friday, March 7. It will be worth checking to see who is playing on the day(s) you plan to visit, as that can also impact crowd levels, especially in the late afternoon in the festival area. Concerts are scheduled for every Saturday during the event, plus some Fridays & Sundays. Those Fridays & Sundays without a concert schedule will tend to be a little less crowded if your focus is more on the food & beverage offerings than the concert acts.
See any attraction closures on the park’s mobile app during park hours.
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