The Busch Gardens Tampa Food & Wine Festival is set to return on weekends from March 10 through May 21, 2023.
Event Details
The popular springtime Food & Wine Festival was scheduled to return on Fridays through Sundays, from March 10 through May 21, 2023. The event featured a number of festival-exclusive food & beverage items, including wines, beers, and cocktails, headline concerts featuring a number of different genres, and other special entertainment and shopping options.
Concerts
A major draw of the Food & Wine Festival at Busch Gardens Tampa is the concerts, featuring a variety of headline musical acts. For 2023, concerts were scheduled for each Saturday and Sunday throughout the festival, with the addition of one concert on Friday, May 5. Concerts were scheduled for 7 p.m. on Saturdays (plus the one Friday concert) and 6 p.m. on Sundays. VIP Seating Packages were available for each concert. The package included access to the VIP Seating area, access to the VIP Bar, and one beverage certificate redeemable at the VIP Bar. Pricing started at $49.99 depending on the act and ranged up to $59.99.
The concert lineup for the 2023 Food & Wine Festival at Busch Gardens Tampa (as of February 26, 2023):
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March 11 – Kansas
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March 12 – Maddie and Tae
- March 18 – SWV
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March 19 – Dustin Lynch
- March 25 – Rodney Atkins
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March 26 – Flo Rida
- April 1 – Jeremy Camp
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April 2 – MacKenzie Porter
- April 8 – +LIVE+
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April 9 – The Fab Four (Beatles Tribute)
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April 15 – 38 Special
- April 16 – Mitchell Tenpenny
- April 22 – Air Supply
- April 23 – Gabby Barrett
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April 29 – Hoobastank
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April 30– Walk the Moon
- May 5 – The Como La Flor Band
- May 6 – To Be Announced
- May 7 – El Gran Combo
- May 13 – To Be Announced
- May 14 – To Be Announced
- May 20 – To Be Announced
- May 21 – To Be Announced
History
In early November 2022, the park’s website Events page was updated with a number of 2023 events, including the initial listing for Food & Wine Festival 2023. The update included the festival would be returning on select dates from March 10 through May 21, 2023.
As part of the Black Friday 2022 Sale launched on November 14, 2022, the park revealed the first several concert acts booked for the festival. Those included:
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March 11 – Kansas
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March 12 – Maddie and Tae
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March 19 – Dustin Lynch
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March 26 – Flo Rida
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May 7 – El Gran Combo
Several additional concerts were added to the website in the first week of January 2023:
- March 25 – Rodney Atkins
- April 2 – MacKenzie Porter
- April 9 – The Fab Four (Beatles Tribute)
- April 15 – 38 Special
- April 29 – Hoobastank
- May 5 – The Como La Flor Band
By the following week, three more acts were posted:
- March 18 – SWV
- April 8 – +LIVE+
- April 16 – Mitchell Tenpenny
In the first few days of February, three additional acts were added to the lineup:
- April 1 – Jeremy Camp
- April 22 – Air Supply
- April 30 – Walk the Moon
Also at the beginning of February, VIP Seating Packages for all of the announced concerts went on sale.
In the second week of February, Jimmie Allen was added to the lineup for Sunday, April 23, 2023. Several days later, however, his appearance was removed from the lineup.
In the last full week of February, Gabby Barrett was added to the lineup for Sunday, April 23. The menus for all of the festival culinary locations were also posted on the park’s website. Food & beverage sampler lanyards also went on sale.
Additional details on Food & Wine Festival 2023 will be added in the future.
Sources
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay | Events – accessed 11/7/2022
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay | Food and Wine Festival – accessed 11/14/2022
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay | Food & Wine Concerts – accessed 1/6/2023
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay | Food & Wine Concerts – accessed 1/12/2023
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay | Food & Wine Concerts – accessed 2/3/2023
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay | Food & Wine Upgrades – accessed 2/3/2023
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay | Food & Wine Concerts – accessed 2/5/2023
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay | Food & Wine Concerts – accessed 2/8/2023
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay | Food & Wine Concerts – accessed 2/10/2023
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay | Food & Wine Concerts – accessed 2/26/2023
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay | Food & Wine Menu – accessed 2/26/2023
Last update: February 26, 2023