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Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens

Sep 5, 2025 – Nov 2, 2025
Occurs Weekly Friday and Saturday
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Howl-O-Scream returns on select nights this year from September 5th - November 2nd!

Fear returns to its most immersive form as guests are invited back inside iconic haunted houses and horror-filled scare zones at Busch Gardens Howl-O-Scream, Tampa Bay's BIGGEST haunt event. In recent news, Busch Gardens was voted 2nd Best Halloween Theme Park Event by USA TODAY’s 10 Best Readers' Choice Awards.

Park guests will find nowhere to hide as zombies, deranged clowns, and more stalk their prey throughout five haunted houses and seven scare zones, while unpredictable roaming hordes lurk in the darkness. Beyond the haunts, killer entertainment can be found on stage with "Cirque X-Scream" returning to the Stanleyville Theatre to perform a mesmerizing stunt show. You can also join mortal Lark as she faces her ultimate judgement day in the fiery depths the underground at Dragon Fire Grill at the new show "The Reckoning".

Buy early and save! Tickets start at $35. 

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