Busch Gardens® Howl-O-Scream® returns select dates September 6 – November 3, celebrating 25 years of fear with ALL-NEW scares, taking over the entire park with five haunted houses, six terror-tories™, four sinister shows and more. 

Houses

Clown Town

Having been deemed ‘too terrifying’ for the park, the clowns of Busch Gardens’ Festa Italia village were cast out. Now, shunned and vengeful, these twisted jesters have forged their own dark domain – CLOWN TOWN. In their eerie enclave, they are the rulers of all, and their whims dictate who will escape… and who will remain trapped in their demented circus… for all eternity

Monster Manor

The Doctor is in! The anatomy of evil has been perfected, and the Doctor is bringing his dark arts into grotesque reality! Within his chilling laboratory, he weaves unspeakable horrors, transforming hapless victims into monstrous creations. Here, the boundaries of humanity are torn apart, and the screams of his abominations echo through the night. Dare to enter and face the horrid results of his twisted experiments?

Lost Mines: Bloodstone 

The mining camp dug deeper into the earth in search of priceless gems.  What they found was something sinister, darker, and eldritch.  These gems are more than shiny baubles; they are the life force of an evil eternal that has been long locked away.  As the miners succumb to the horrors of the ages, will you risk entering the mine in search of survivors?  

Death Water Bayou: Morte

The call of the bayou grows darker and more insistent as devilish devotees venture deeper into the spectral swamp. What began as a lure into the murky depths has now become a chilling threshold between our world and the next. The flame of death burns ever brighter from above, and the Voodoo Queen’s desperation for her final sinister sacrifice reaches a horrifying climax.

KILLarney DIEner: Condemned

The diner has long been boarded up and abandoned, but something is skittering behind the walls. The glory days of the ‘50s are long past, and now the terror of the ‘20s awaits all who enter this decimated domicile. Enter at your own peril, for within these decrepit walls, the echoes of past horrors are very much alive, ready to claim the unsuspecting.

Terror Tories: 

The Bash

Howl-O-Scream characters from years past have been summoned to France for a sinister celebration marking 25 years of Fears. The air is thick with dread as these malevolent monsters converge for a night of ghastly revelry. Dare to join the horrifying reunion and face the legends of horror that refuse to rest. 

Stalker Street

As darkness falls, New France transforms into a nightmarish realm where terror reigns supreme. The townsfolk barricade themselves in their homes, while sinister scarecrows stalk the deserted streets, hunting for their next victim. Enter if you dare and navigate the shadows where every rustle and whisper could be your last.

Ripper Row

Don’t wander the streets of Whitechapel after dark – you never know who you might run in to. Murder, mayhem, and mistaken identities abound in the back alleys of this English town.

Fest-Evil

The spirits of the swamp spill into the streets, lured by the echoes of excitement during a marvelous Mardi party.

Gorgon Gardens

The soul-less eyes of these serpent sisters leads to venomous consequences and a stone-cold eternity. There’s no escaping these sinister sirens once you’ve been added to their succulent garden of souls

Scary Tale Road

Fairy tale icons cons have been ripped from the pages, deformed, and are now haunting your dreams.

Shows

Fiends: The Freakquel

Returning from a long hiatus inside his Transylvanian castle, Doctor Freakenstein wants to reintroduce himself to the world in the only way he knows how: a Hollywood-style blockbuster about his life. With the help of his trusted sidekick Igor, the Doctor invites each of his iconic fiends – Wolfman, Drac, The Bride, and the Creature of the Black Lagoon – to join his filmmaking festivities in a pop-culture centric song and dance extravaganza!

Monster Stomp on Ripper Row

This modern rock and rhythm spectacular features Jack the Ripper like you’ve never seen him before.
Monster Stomp® on Ripper Row opens September 26.

Phantoms of the Festhaus

This isn’t your typical singing contest. Join the living audience as a NEW lineup of your favorite ghouls take on spooky hits, and the winner is put to vote. The more spirited the audience is, the more exciting the competition is.

Skeletones

This lively brass quartet leaves nothing but bones on San Marco stage in Festa Italia.

Additional experiences 

Fiends Frenzy 5k

Gather your horde of ghastly ghouls for the first-annual Busch Gardens Fiends Frenzy 5k! This inaugural spirited run takes place on Sunday, September 29, 2024, at 7:00 am. Experience the park decked out in its Howl-O-Scream® decor and encounter a friendly fright or two before you cross the finish line in Oktoberfest village.

Coasters at Night

See Busch Gardens’ iconic coaster loops and drops in a whole new light after dark and take a ride on 9 record-breaking coasters.