Howl-O-Scream 2026: The Most Terrifying Night of the Year at Busch Gardens

Join HauntScene for opening night of Howl-O-Scream Tampa 2026 at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. HauntScene was invited to attend the Howl-O-Scream VIP event, giving us the opportunity to experience opening night, explore the event, and spend time with the people who help bring one of Florida’s biggest Halloween events to life. Johnny Bronto and Mel from the HauntScene crew are taking you inside Howl-O-Scream Tampa Bay for our opening-night experience, exploring the haunted houses, scare zones, characters, live entertainment, food, atmosphere, and the creative energy behind the event. This is what HauntScene is all about: exploring the people, places, products, and experiences that bring spooky culture to life. We also recently got an early preview of the brand-new Anaconda: Fear Has No Escape haunted house with our ScareCam, and now we’re back to experience the full Howl-O-Scream event on opening night. ABOUT HOWL-O-SCREAM TAMPA Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is a separately ticketed nighttime Halloween event featuring haunted houses, scare zones, roaming characters, live entertainment, themed food and drinks, and select thrill rides after dark. The 2026 event runs on select nights from September 11 through October 31 and features the new Anaconda: Fear Has No Escape haunted house, new scare zones, returning entertainment including Fiends, and more throughout Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. Follow Busch Gardens Tampa Bay: Instagram: @BuschGardens X: @BuschGardens Facebook: Busch Gardens Tampa Bay YouTube: Busch Gardens Tampa Bay & Adventure Island For tickets, dates, event information, and official Howl-O-Scream updates, visit the Howl-O-Scream section of the Busch Gardens Tampa Bay website. ABOUT HAUNTSCENE HauntScene is a horror-focused travel show exploring the people, places, products, and experiences that bring spooky culture to life. We travel throughout Florida and across the country visiting haunted attractions, Halloween events, horror conventions, immersive experiences, spooky destinations, and other horror-adjacent adventures. HauntScene has visited more than 146 haunted attractions across 30 states as we work toward our goal of experiencing at least one haunted attraction in every state. Follow HauntScene: YouTube: @hauntscene Instagram: @hauntscene TikTok: @hauntscene Facebook: @hauntscene X: @hauntscene Website: HauntScene.site Subscribe to HauntScene for haunted attraction videos, Halloween events, horror travel, immersive experiences, spooky adventures, interviews, and more from the haunt community. SEARCH TERMS Howl-O-Scream Tampa 2026 Howl O Scream Tampa 2026 Howl-O-Scream opening night 2026 Busch Gardens Howl-O-Scream 2026 Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Halloween Busch Gardens Tampa haunted houses Howl-O-Scream haunted houses 2026 Howl-O-Scream scare zones 2026 Anaconda Fear Has No Escape Anaconda haunted house Busch Gardens Tampa haunted houses Florida Halloween events 2026 Florida haunted attractions Halloween events Tampa Florida Busch Gardens Tampa Halloween 2026 HauntScene Johnny Bronto horror travel haunted attraction vlog #HowlOScream #HowlOScreamTampa #BuschGardensTampa