Photo by Busch Gardens

Walt Disney World has been the only theme park hosting a Food and Wine Festival which is held at Epcot… but not for long.  Disney has dominated this market for years, attracting Guests from afar to taste amazing food and drinks during its festival.

This is soon to change as Busch Gardens debuts its very own Food and Wine Festival.  The festival will feature more than 1oo wines and craft beers and 29 food options for guests to sample when the festival kicks off on March 6th.

Exec. chef, Ron DeBonis, is prepping for the Food & Wine Festival this spring! #corksandcoasters pic.twitter.com/UlbXBfLapf

— Busch Gardens Tampa (@BuschGardens) January 24, 2016

Appetizers will be between $4 and $7 and spirits will be around $7 to $8.  Sampler tickets are available, which add VIP perks and lower the cost of spirits and foods; the cost of these tickets will be $35 to $60.  The ticket cuts the cost of food to $3 to $6 for food and wine samples and include VIP perks such as priority seating for concerts.

The Food and Wine Festival will take place on Saturdays and Sundays throughout March and April.  Apart from the food there will be an amazing lineup artists to hear during the event, performing from 6pm.  The current artists are featured below but there are still more to be confirmed.

The concert line-ups are as follows:

• Kenny Rogers – March 5th
• Huey Lewis & the News – March 6th
• O.A.R – March 13th
• George Thorogood & the Destroyers – March 19th
• Mercyme – March 20th
• Third Eye Blind – March 27th
• Commodores – April 2nd
• Andy Grammer – April 3rd
• The All American Rejects – April 10th
• Meat Loaf – April 16th
• Lynyrd Skynyrd – April 17th
• Gente De Zona -April 23rd
• Jordin Sparks – April 24th

DIStracted Tip: There will be no separate ticket needed to attend this event.  A normal park admission will give you access to the Food and Wine Festival.

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