Busch Gardens is throwing a party to celebrate Land of the Dragon’s 20th anniversary. Parents and children are invited to visit Busch Gardens on Saturday, April 26 to commemorate this milestone with a games, face painting and appearances by some modern-day “dragons.” The area, which opened in 1994 near the park’s Oktoberfest village, is being rejuvenated with fresh […]
Jack Hanna visits Busch Gardens
Jack Hanna visits Busch Gardens Experience the naturally fun wild side of Busch Gardens® when animal expert Jack Hanna brings his animal menagerie to the park on April 12 and 13. Hanna is the host of the popular TV show “Into the Wild” as well as Director Emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Join “Jungle Jack” and […]
Sesame Street Forest of Fun at Busch Gardens
Join us at Busch Gardens® when Sesame Street® Forest of Fun™ turns five this April. Guests are invited to join Elmo and his friends April 4, 5 and 6 for a special birthday celebration at Sesame Street Forest of Fun. A special show,Elmo Rocks!, will perform daily in the Teatro Di San Marco Theatre all weekend long. Visit the website […]
Busch Gardens Adventures on My Mind
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Tree-cycling at Busch Gardens® Brings New Meaning to Going Green

What good is a Christmas tree after Christmas has ended? What about 1,500 trees leftover from Busch Gardens’ Christmas Town™? Take a look around the park, you might see some recycled trees without even realizing it! In the landscaping department, some of the trees are put through a wood-chipper and these chips are then set […]
Christmas Town at Busch Gardens
Since its debut in 2009, families have grown up with Christmas Town’s blanket of six-million glittering lights, breathtaking shows and traditional Christmas culinary delights. Visit Santa Claus at his North Pole workshop and begin a Christmas Town tradition that is as warm as apple pie. This year, take a step into the not-so-distant-past at Holiday […]
Experience a Storybook Christmas at Busch Gardens’ Christmas Town

Create a new tradition with Christmas carols, a jolly old St. Nick, stores filled with toys, and cups of rich chocolate cocoa warming your fingers through knitted mittens… Bush Gardens’ Christmas Town has created the Christmas world of Burl Ives and Clement Clarke Moore less than an hour’s drive from Richmond. Have a fireside feast […]
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Busch Gardens® Celebrates Lochness Monster in Food Art

WILLIAMSBURG (August 16, 2013) –How does a theme park known for its culinary creations pay tribute to its oldest and most beloved roller coaster on National Roller Coaster Day? For Busch Gardens® the solution was to enlist the assistance of celebrity chef James Parker and his food artists to commemorate Loch Ness Monster® in food […]