Seasonal & Holidays

Lights, Fireworks, Holiday Ice Shows Featured At Christmas Town

The holiday season is well underway at Busch Gardens where the award-winning holiday event, Christmas Town​, runs daily through Jan. 2.

The holiday season is well underway at Busch Gardens where the park's award-winning holiday event, Christmas Town​, runs daily through Jan. 2.
The holiday season is well underway at Busch Gardens where the park's award-winning holiday event, Christmas Town​, runs daily through Jan. 2. (Busch Gardens)

TAMPA, FL — The holiday season is well underway at Busch Gardens where the park's award-winning holiday event, Christmas Town, runs daily through Jan. 2.

Included in park admission, park guests can enjoy holiday traditions with a twist, from millions of twinkling lights throughout the park’s 335 acres to holiday shows, the Holiday in the Sky Firework Show, Storytime with Mrs. Claus, world-class ice skaters and visits with Santa and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer along with Sesame Street characters.

  • Presented by Bad Boy Mowers, the Holiday in the Sky Fireworks Show will feature classic holiday tunes along with a dazzling fireworks and laser light display. Fireworks are offered on the Festival Field every Saturday and select nights of the event.
  • Located in the Coke Canopy near the Christmas Town Village, Mrs. Claus will share traditional holiday tales and a joyful song.
  • Busch Gardens’ longest-running holiday show returns to the Moroccan Palace Theater. This inspiring skating production transforms the stage with feats of skating athleticism set to holiday classic songs.
  • Located in Stanleyville Theater, the Three Kings Journey Show unites voices in perfect harmony, unfolding the famed journey to the humble town of Bethlehem.
  • Join Cookie Monster, Rosita, Grover, and Zoe as they help Elmo find his Christmas wish in "Elmo's Christmas Wish" at the Sunny Day Theater.
  • From the front gate to Kumba, millions of dazzling of lights will captivate visitors as they journey through the light tunnel connecting the Congo and Stanleyville areas.

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