Sip, Savor and Soar at Busch Gardens Food and Wine Festival
Flavors are in full bloom this spring as Busch Gardens’ Food & Wine Festival returns, Explore over 150 international flavors at eighteen themed food and beverage locations throughout the park, including NEW menus inspired by Poland and China. With over 80 NEW specialty menu options, and exclusive wine and liquor tastings, every visit offers a new adventure for culinary explorers. Embrace your taste for thrills on The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf’s Revenge when it opens this spring. Then enjoy NEW live entertainment, award-winning shows, and world-class attractions as you journey through Virginia’s largest spring food and wine festival, only at the World’s Most Beautiful Theme Park.

Thrills and Attractions
Soar through the sky on one of our 10 iconic roller coasters or spin & fly on fan-favorite thrill rides. Plus, embrace your taste for thrills on The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf’s Revenge, opening this spring.

Celebrate Cinco De Mayo At Busch Gardens
Event Included With Park Admission

Live Entertainment – Let The Beautiful Melodies From A Live Acoustic Guitarist Serenade And Set The Tone For A Weekend Full Of Festive Flair.

Animal Ambassador Encounters – Meet With Our Zoological Department Accompanied By A Few Of Our Amazing Animal Ambassadors In Their Care During Special Animal Ambassador Encounters Specifically Curated For This Weekend.

Delicious Cuisine – Savor New And Classic Tastes As Part Of Our Food & Wine Festival And Sip On A Variety Of Flavored Margaritas.

Local Live Music:
Enjoy live music and entertainment at France Plaza stage.

Cinder Cat

Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Cinder Cat unites the searing grit of alt rock with the flair of modern pop to birth smoldering tracks on both the stage and the virtual music space. Frontwoman Cat Nightengale, a fire spinner, Muay Thai kickboxer, Filipino stick fighter, and Peace Corp volunteer, first met David Prestosa at a martial arts and crafts date night at his partner’s home in Ashland, Virginia. After connecting over David’s collection of stringed instruments and Afro-Cuban hand percussion, they recorded sessions that fused Cat’s poetry with David’s electric bass. Cat soon drafted Jeff Hartman, guitarist from her previous band Bass Mint, into their craft. After bonding over punk rock online, Jeff then recruited Ruben Hernandez, Navy Seabee Vet and former house drummer at Mi Hacienda Mexican Restaurant in Midlothian, Virginia into their tribe. Together, they forge lyrical themes of rising from the ashes into incendiary eclectic vibes.

Time: 11:30 until 30 min prior to park close

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