Busch Gardens
Food & Wine
Festival 2023
Tampa, FL
THE PROJECT
A springtime celebration inspired by the charm of Provence, featuring village-style food booths, garden-inspired environments, seasonal food and wine, and a concert series featuring nationally recognized performers. The festival transforms throughout its run with themed overlays for Cinco de Mayo and Viva La Música, bringing new food, beverage, music, and visual experiences to guests.
MY ROLE
SCENIC DESIGN
ART DIRECTION
ENVIRONMENTAL GRAPHIC DESIGN
EVENT & INSTALLATION PLANNING
FROM CONCEPT TO REALITY
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FOOD & WINE
For Busch Gardens Tampa Bay’s Food & Wine Festival, I reimagined more than 90% of the event’s visual landscape, developing new scenic elements, décor, signage, and environmental details throughout the festival. Working closely with scenic, construction, vendors, and internal teams, I helped translate each concept from design through installation.
CINCO DE MAYO
One of my last projects at Busch Gardens was creating a Mexican themed overlay for the Food and Wine festival. The overlay lasted over Cinco De Mayo Weekend and had a super energetic turn out! I was able to not only create some new scenic pieces, but repurpose existing pieces from other festivals. Super fun project!
VIVA LA MUSICA
Here are the pieces I designed for Busch Gardens Tampa’s Latin American Twist on their Food and Wine Festival, “Viva La Música!” Since Cinco De Mayo and Viva La Musica happened right after each other, I added new appliqués to the Cinco De Mayo pieces to make it a new experience for guests.
