

However, you may enter the park as early as 5 p.m. before it turns into a place of terror from 7 p.m.

The park typically closes to daytime guests at 6 p.m. Howl-O-Scream 2021 Dates & Ticket Informationīusch Gardens' Howl-O-Scream is a separately ticketed event that runs on select nights from Sept. If you're up for the frights, keep reading to learn all about Howl-O-Scream! With so much to see and do, it's no wonder Howl-O-Scream Tampa was ranked #1 in Florida on USA Today's list of 10Best Theme Park Halloween Events. As always, the entertainment is also top-notch and the event even provides frogs with the opportunity to conquer their favorite coasters and thrill rides in the dark. The scare zones were also devilishly entertaining as the scare actors used lots of creative improvisation to interact with us. The houses provided all sorts of scares! We truly didn't know where each scare was going to come from next - whether it would come swinging in our faces via wires, reach out from below or sneak right up behind us and follow us into the next room. We visited during opening weekend, and Busch Gardens knocked it out of the park (or should I say graveyard?). Eight scare zones, two unpredictable hordes, "Fiends" and a skeleton band called "The Rolling Bones" provide screams, laughs and everything in between. Last year, due to COVID-19, the event only featured outdoor scare zones and its signature show, "Fiends." This fall, Howl-O-Scream is back in all of its glory with three new fear-filled haunted houses (and two returning houses with fresh scares!).

Haunted houses are back with a vengeance for Howl-O-Scream in 2021! For 28 killer nights, this haunting Halloween event takes over Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, promising its usual screams and shrieks all night long.
