Busch Gardens’ Food and Wine festival is back starting Saturday Feb. 20, the Tampa Bay theme park announced Thursday.
Maple bacon cinnamon rolls, lobster white Kraft mac and cheese, and bison sliders with bacon jam and a few of the over one-hundred food choices available. There’ll be lots of plant based options for vegans and vegetarians like the Impossible burger sliders with caramelized balsamic onions and crispy jalapeño.
Over 50 beer and wine options include local faves Tampa Bay Brew Co. and Coppertail. Partiers will have plenty of liquor options with frozen margarita popsicles making the cut.
The festival, which runs every weekends through April 25, is included with park admission but beverages and food will cost you. Items can be purchased individually or sample lanyards start at $34.99.
The theme park will also bring back live concerts in March and April, with artists to be announced soon so expect some good throwback all-stars like Boys II Men or Foreigner (both played at the fest in 2019).
Mask requirements and temperature checks are two of the set Covid protocols in place. And the park will not be shoulder to shoulder, per 2019, with limits on tickets sold.
“...Capacity will also be significantly limited to create more open space for guests to maintain physical distancing in a safe environment and enjoy their experience,” the press release stated—to double check Covid protocols, check Busch Gardens’ updates.
Passholders can sign up for reservations with the barcode on their pass or reservations can be made in advance for non-passholders when you buy a single day ticket. More information, tickets, and menu listings are available here.
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