Saturday night (Nov.17), Busch Gardens' Christmas Town returns — along with temperatures in the 40s. Credit: Jared via Flickr/CC2.0

Saturday night (Nov.17), Busch Gardens’ Christmas Town returns — along with temperatures in the 40s. Credit: Jared via Flickr/CC2.0
Starting tomorrow night you can don your ugliest of holiday sweaters, wrap the kiddos in scarves and flannel, and soak in the sights and sounds of Christmas at Busch Christmas Town.

Thank god the temperatures finally dipped below 87 degrees, or this would just be awkward for everyone, wouldn't it, Busch Gardens?

With cold weather in the area — it's 52 degrees in Tampa as we write this and forecasters predict a 48-degree low tomorrow night for Christmas Town's opening (we're dipping close to a state of emergency here, y'all) — this weekend may be the perfect time to take advantage of Christmas Town.

The annual holiday celebration includes visits with Santa, Rudolph (and probs some guest appearance from the Island of Misfit Toys) and plenty of holiday-themed shows. 

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This article appears in Nov 15-22, 2018.

Cathy's portfolio includes pieces for Visit Florida, USA Today and regional and local press. In 2016, UPF published Backroads of Paradise, her travel narrative about retracing the WPA-era Florida driving...