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Dark Side of the Gardens

EventHowl-O-Scream 2026
Live show
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The show that carries the event's overarching story.

Live showHowl-O-Scream
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Busch Gardens › Tampa, FL
Sep 11 – Oct 31, 2026
No. 11 of 42

On now: Howl-O-Scream 2026 · Sep 11 – Oct 31, 2026

Dark Side of the Gardens is part of Howl-O-Scream 2026. Busch Gardens' Halloween event on about 27 select nights (separately ticketed), with six haunted houses, scare zones and shows. New for 2026: the Anaconda house, from the Sony Pictures film.

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About Dark Side of the Gardens

Dark Side of the Gardens is a live show at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. It is part of the seasonal event Howl-O-Scream 2026. Its collector card reads: “The show that carries the event's overarching story.”

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay has 41 other experiences in the catalog to collect. It is filed under Live show and Howl-O-Scream. Log it to add it to your collection, rate it, and see which badges it counts toward.

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Type
Live show
Park
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Brand
Busch Gardens
Location
Tampa, FL

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