ICYMI: Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival 2017 Musical Acts Announced

TAMPA, FL — Tampa Bay area residents and visitors who love food, wine and music might want to put Busch Gardens on their radar this spring. The theme park has announced the dates and some of the musical acts for its upcoming third annual Food & Wine Festival.

The event that combines food, wine and music is set to make an extended return this year. According to park officials, its nine-week run will kick off on Saturdays and Sundays starting March 4. The festival comes to a close on April 30.

Access to festival-related events, including the concerts, is included with any annual pass, fun card or daily admission ticket purchase. The concerts on the schedule all take place on the park’s Gwazi Field with show times set for 7 p.m.

While there’s still some fluidity in the schedule, Busch Gardens said these acts have been lined up so far:

• Saturday, March 4 – Daughtry
• Sunday, March 5 – Andy Grammer
• Saturday, March 11 – Goo Goo Dolls
• Sunday, March 12 – Kool & The Gang
• Saturday, March 18 – Young the Giant
• Sunday, March 19 – Jason Isbell and the John Hiatt Trio
• Saturday, March 25 – NBC’s “The Voice” finalists Craig Wayne Boyd and Adam Wakefield
• Sunday, March 26 – El Gran Combo
• Saturday, April 1 – DNCE
• Sunday, April 2 – Walk Off The Earth
• Saturday, April 8 – To be determined
• Sunday, April 9 – Daya and Matt Nathanson
• Saturday, April 15 – To be determined
• Sunday, April 16 – Newsboys
• Saturday, April 22 – Gilberto Santa Rosa
• Sunday, April 23 – Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Saturday, April 29 and Sunday, April 30 – To be determined

“The festival returns with signature dishes and exciting new cuisine – including duck tacos, lobster ravioli, bacon mac and cheese, brown sugar rubbed pork belly, banana foster panna cotta, gator bites, and cabernet-filled chocolates – as well as an expanded selection of wines, craft brews and cocktails,” park officials said. Food and beverages are not included with park admission. To try out the alcoholic beverages, guests must be 21 years or older.

For more information, visit Busch Gardens Tampa Bay online.

Photo of the Goo Goo Dolls courtesy of Busch Gardens Tampa Bay