Christmas Town 2026 at Busch Gardens Tampa: crowd calendar
Christmas Town 2026 at Busch Gardens Tampa runs 13 Nov 2026 to 4 Jan 2027 and is forecast moderately busy, averaging 54% crowd level. The quietest date is Tue 17 Nov at 8%, the busiest Tue 29 Dec at 85%.
Quietest date of Christmas Town 2026
Christmas Town 2026 is forecast moderately busy at Busch Gardens Tampa, averaging 54% crowd level across its 53 dates. The busiest is Tuesday 29 Dec at 85%.
Across its 53 dates the forecast averages 54% crowd level, which is about a normal day for this park. That is about the same as the same weeks in 2025, which measured 53%. Expect lines to average around 22 minutes park-wide on a typical date.
Every date, with the forecast
November 2026
December 2026
- Tue126%~9 min
- Wed226%~9 min
- Thu326%~9 min
- Fri454%~19 min
- Sat564%~26 min
- Sun657%~21 min
- Mon735%~11 min
- Tue833%~10 min
- Wed933%~10 min
- Thu1033%~10 min
- Fri1155%~20 min
- Sat1264%~26 min
- Sun1358%~22 min
- Mon1455%~20 min
- Tue1552%~18 min
- Wed1651%~18 min
- Thu1747%~16 min
- Fri1849%~17 min
- Sat1962%~24 min
- Sun2059%~23 min
- Mon2162%~24 min
- Tue2261%~24 min
- Wed2363%~25 min
- Thu2466%~27 min
- Fri2570%~30 min
- Sat2672%~33 min
- Sun2772%~33 min
- Mon2880%~43 min
- Tue2985%~50 min
- Wed3080%~43 min
- Thu3124%~18 min
How the same weeks ran in 2025
Between 13 Nov and 4 Jan 2026 the park measured 53% on average over 29 recorded days. The busiest was Monday 29 Dec at 97%, the quietest Monday 17 Nov at 10%. These are the same calendar weeks, not necessarily 2025's event dates.
Busiest days, measured
- 1Monday 29 Dec97%
- 2Saturday 27 Dec91%
- 3Saturday 3 Jan88%
- 4Friday 2 Jan87%
- 5Saturday 29 Nov86%
Quietest days, measured
- 1Wednesday 17 Dec10%
- 2Wednesday 3 Dec10%
- 3Friday 21 Nov10%
- 4Thursday 20 Nov10%
- 5Wednesday 19 Nov10%
Dates as published by Busch Gardens Tampa; always check the park's own site before travelling. Crowd levels are modelled from this park's own recorded queue times, school and public holidays, day of the week and the weather forecast, and may not always be right. We score every past forecast against what the queues actually did and publish the result in the crowd forecast accuracy ledger.
Frequently asked
When is Christmas Town 2026 at Busch Gardens Tampa?
Christmas Town 2026 runs 13 Nov 2026 to 4 Jan 2027, on selected dates, which the park has not listed: 53 dates in total. Dates are as published by Busch Gardens Tampa.
What is the quietest date of Christmas Town 2026?
Tuesday 17 Nov is forecast the quietest at 8% crowd level. The next best are Wed 18 Nov (10%), Mon 16 Nov (19%), Thu 31 Dec (24%).
What is the busiest date of Christmas Town 2026?
Tuesday 29 Dec is forecast the busiest at 85%. The 15 dates that fall in the Christmas (21 Dec to 4 Jan) average 67%.
How busy is Christmas Town compared with a normal day at Busch Gardens Tampa?
The event dates average 54% crowd level, about a normal day for this park. The same weeks in 2025 measured 53% on average.

