Embrace your inner artist at the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts from January 17 to February 24, 2025! This annual festival celebrates the arts in all its forms, including the visual, performing, and culinary arts.
If you have a trip in early 2025, here are all the highlights of Festival of the Arts along with helpful tips to help you make the most of your time.
Food Studios
Vibrante & Vívido: Encanto Cocina Food Studio (Photo Credit: Disney Tourist Blog)
You’ll find these food stands with artfully plated dishes around World Showcase. They’re open from 11am to park close.
Opening Bites – CommuniCore Plaza
Food
Soft Shell Crab Slider: Green papaya slaw and mango ketchup on toasted brioche (New)
Cheddar and Chive Sconewith smoked salmon salad topped with crème fraîche and caviar (New)
Enchanted Rose: Milk chocolate rose with raspberry and rose center (New) (Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine item)
Beverages
Parish Brewing Co. SIPS Candy Paint Berliner Weisse (New)
von Trapp Brewing Bohemian Pilsner (New)
Crooked Can Brewing Company Fantasia Fusion IPA (New)
Beer Flight
Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve Champagne
Piper-Heidsieck Rosé Sauvage Champagne
Katherine Goldschmidt Cabernet Sauvignon
Martin Ray Chardonnay
The Artist’s Table – American Adventure Pavilion
Food
Deviled Egg Trio: Pimento Cheese, Green Goddess, and BLT (New)
Chicken “Pot Pie” with smoked cheddar mornay sauce, roasted vegetables, pickled mushrooms, wasabi peas, and sherry-chicken jus served open-faced on flaky pie crust (New)
Hummingbird Cake: Banana and pecan cake dipped in cream cheese icing with caramel sauce and warm pineapple compote
Beverages
Wicked Weed Brewing Pineapple Daydream IPA (New)
Swamp Head Brewery Neon Palette Lager (New)
Lost Coast Brewery Peanut Butter Chocolate Milk Stout (New)
J Vineyards & Winery Pinot Gris (New)
Beer Flight
The Craftsman’s Courtyard – Near Refreshment Station
Food
Beef Wellington-inspired Croissant Supreme with creamed spinach croissant pinwheel, mushroom-gorgonzola ragout, mustard-grilled flank steak, red wine sauce, and pickled mustard seeds (New)
Cast Iron-roasted P.E.I. Mussels with sautéed tomatoes, garlic, and fresh herbs
Roasted Bone Marrow with onion marmalade, pickled mushrooms, and petite lettuce
Beverages
BrewDog Black Heart Nitro Oatmeal Stout
Coffee Old Fashioned Cocktail: Joffrey’s Coffee Cold Brew, simple syrup, orange bitters, and Jim Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Cuisine Classique – in World Discovery
Food
Beef Wellington: Mushroom Duxelles, Prosciutto and Puff Pastry with Red Wine Demi-Glace
Cast Iron-Roasted P.E.I. Mussels with Sautéed Tomatoes, Garlic and Fresh Herbs
Beverages
Gulf Stream Brewing Company Sum of All Colors IPA, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Tesselaarsdal Pinot Noir, South Africa
Deco Delights – Near Port of Entry
Food
Almond Frangipane Cake layered with raspberry jam and Belgian chocolate (Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine item)
Left Hand Brewing Company Milk Stout with Coconut (New)
Boyd & Blair Espresso Martini
Beer Flight
The Deconstructed Dish – World Discovery
Food
Deconstructed BLT: Pork Belly, Soft-Poached Egg, Onion Bread Pudding, Watercress Espuma and Tomato Jam
Deconstructed Key Lime Pie: Flexible Key Lime Curd, “Key Lime” Mousse, Graham Cracker Cake and Meringues (Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine item)
Beverages
Deconstructed Strawberry Mint Julep: Frozen mint and simple syrup blend with strawberry purée(Non-alcoholic beverage)
Wicked Weed Brewing Blank Canvas Belgian Blonde Witbier
Deconstructed Strawberry Mint Julep with Jim Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon
El Artista Hambriento – Mexico Pavilion
Food
Carne Asada: Ancho-marinated beef sirloin with pasilla chile sauce, grilled queso fresco, nopales salad, and chicharron dust
Croqueta: Chipotle chicken and chorizo croquette in chipotle salsa with chipotle aioli, avocado mousse, and truffle oil
Natilla de Maiz: Creamy corn custard with caramelized sugar
Beverages
Mexican Craft Beer
Floridita: Centinela Blanco Tequila, citrus juice, orange liqueur, and grapefruit soda with a hint of Aperol (New)
Strawberry Fields Margarita: Tromba Blanco Tequila, Dos Hombres Mezcal, strawberry purée, and blackcurrant liqueur
Figment’s Inspiration Station – The Odyssey
Food
Raspberry Pastry Tart: Sugar cookie with raspberry and lemon cream cheese filling (New) (Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine item)
Rainbow Cake topped with SKITTLES® POP’d freeze dried candy
Figment Premium Popcorn Bucket with Rainbow Popcorn (New) (Available while supplies last)
Beverages
Figment Imagination Lemonade with choice of flavor (Non-alcoholic beverage)
3 Daughters Brewing Black Cherry Hard Cider
3 Daughters Brewing Blood Orange Hard Cider
3 Daughters Brewing Pineapple Hard Cider
Hard Cider Flight
81Bay Brewing Co. Green with Envy Blonde Ale
81Bay Brewing Co. Blue Butterfly Lager, Tampa
81Bay Brewing Co. Make All Things Purple Ale (New)
Beer Flight
Goshiki – Japan Pavilion
Food
Taiyaki: Crisp, flaky fish-shaped pastry filled with sweet red bean served with whipped topping and blueberry popping boba (New)
Wagyu Bun: Steamed bun filled with American wagyu beef served with Japanese karashi mustard sauce and violet shiso sauce (New)
Sushi Donut: Donut-shaped sushi featuring salmon, tuna, shrimp, cucumber, and sesame seed over a decorated plate of wasabi aïoli, sriracha aïoli, and eel sauce
Beverages
Okinawa Lemonade: Lemonade mix with Shikuwasa Citrus (Non-alcoholic beverage)(New)
Yuzu IPA (New)
Masu Sake in a traditional personalized wooden cup
Silk River Hard Lemonade with vodka, lavender-coconut syrup, and lemonade
Butterfly Blue: Butterfly pea flower-infused cocktail with vodka, light rum, lychee syrup, and magic boba pearls
Pastoral Palate – Germany Pavilion
Food
Pork and White Bean Cassoulet with Regensburger Sausage and crispy pork rinds (New)
Red Wine-braised Beef Short Rib with parsnip purée, broccolini, baby tomatoes, and balsamic glaze
Black Forest Cake: Chocolate mousse with morello cherries and chantilly cream
Beverages
3 Daughters Brewing Rosé Hard Cider
81Bay Brewing Co. Rosé Blonde Ale
Frozen Rosé
A Play on Rosé Flight
Marietta Old Vine Rosé
Pop Eats – Near Port of Entry
Pimento Cheese, Bacon and Fried Green Tomato Grilled Cheese (Photo Credit: Disney World)
Food
Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese
Tomato Soupwith pimento cheese, bacon, and fried green tomato grilled cheese
Beverages
Brooklyn Brewery Pulp Art Hazy IPA
Bleu Spectrum: Blanc de Bleu Cuvée Mousseux with boba pearls
Swirled Showcase – Near Port of Entry
Food
Bubble Gum Soft-serve in a cone (New)
DOLE Whip in a cone:
Lemon
Lime
Strawberry
Imagination Cone: Bubble gum soft-serve in a lavender cone, “sparks” of imagination, and white chocolate wings (New)
Candy Trio Flight: DOLE Whip Strawberry with STARBURST MINIS fruit chews, DOLE Whip Lemon with SKITTLES POP’d Freeze Dried Candy, and DOLE Whip Lime with chili-lime seasoning and LIFE SAVERS gummies (New)
Liquid Nitrogen Minnie cake pop with berry sponge cake, white chocolate ganache, and colorful chocolate splats (New)
Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina – Morocco Pavilion
Food
Grilled Kebabs with carrot-chickpea salad and garlic aïoli
Chermoula Chicken
Moroccan-spiced Lamb
Chermoula Chicken
Moroccan-spiced Lamb
Stone-baked Moroccan Bread with assorted dips (Plant-based)
Avocado-Coconut Custard Tart with pomegranate cream and henna-inspired gelée Veil (New) (Plant-based) (Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine item)
Beverages
Chai Tea-Mint Fizz: Twinings Chai Tea with Sprite and Mint (Non-alcoholic beverage)
Parish Brewing Co. Mango Mochi (New)
Rekorderlig Strawberry-Lime Hard Cider
Keel Farms Blueberry Lavender Hard Cider, Plant City
Chai Tea-Mint Mimosa: Twinings Chai Tea with Key Lime Sparkling Wine and mint
Flight
Vibrante & Vívido: Encanto Cocina – Between Morocco Pavilion and France Pavilion
Chorizo and Potato Empanada with Turmeric Aïoli and Annatto Aïoli
Food
Chorizo and Potato Empanada with turmeric aïoli and annatto aïoli (Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine item)
Spicy Ajiaco Soup with guajillo and árbol chili-spiced chicken, potato, avocado, corn, and crème fraîche
Passion Fruit-filled Mango Cheesecake with coconut-pineapple cake, dragon fruit gelée, and dragon fruit-strawberry sauce
Layered Tropical Berry Smoothie with Sailor Jerry Rum (New)
Connections Eatery
Food
Figment’s Liege Waffle with ube filling (New)
Beverage
Imagination Lemonade: Minute Maid Premium Lemonade topped with butterfly pea tea and lavender (Non-alcoholic beverage) (Spirited version available with vodka)
Fictional Victuals
Food
Squid Ink Pasta with lump crab, truffle cream, and shaved truffle (New)
Charred Octopus with crushed fingerling potatoes, kalamata olives, capers, and romesco sauce (New)
Black Cocoa Brownie with ube ice cream, coral tuile, and sponge cake (New)
Beverages
Butterscotch Milk Shake with Chocolate Garnish (New)
Caprese Poutinewith Tuscan-spiced French fries, confit tomatoes, slivered garlic, mozzarella pearls, basil pesto, shaved pecorino, and balsamic glaze (New)
Artist Palette Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookie
Beverages
81Bay Brewing Co. Italian Pilsner (New)
Boyd & Blair Blood Orange Cosmo
Refreshment Outpost – Between the China Pavilion and Germany Pavilion
Food
Artist Palette Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookie
Beverages
Parish Brewing Co. Blueberry Mochi Berliner Weisse
Brewlando Liquid Art Pilsner (New)
Ology Brewing Co. Rainbow Colored Glasses Rainbow Sherbet Berliner (New)
Funnel Cake – Between the American Adventure Pavilion and Japan Pavilion
Food
Cotton Candy Funnel Cake topped with powdered sugar, vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, pink and purple sugar dusting, and cotton candy crunch (New)
Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company – Throughout EPCOT
Beverage
Color Craze Latte + Donut: Espresso, Swiss chocolate syrup, dark chocolate sauce, and milk complemented with a frosted donut and whipped cream and topped with M&M’S Milk Chocolate Minis (Non-alcoholic beverage) (Spirited Version available with Kahlúa Coffee Liqueur) (New)
At 12:30pm and 1:30pm each day, you can learn how to draw a Disney character with an animation artist at American Gardens Theatre. Featured artists include:
Paint a few squares of this large paint-by-numbers mural, which is located on the walkway between World Showcase and the Imagination! Pavilion. Stop by the Expression Section booth from 11am to 5pm daily to receive paint, a brush, and an assigned number.
Collect stamps in your festival passport as you enjoy any five of the seven dishes below, and get a complimentary Artist Palette Cookie at Deco Delights food studio! The featured dishes include:
Opening Bites: Enchanted Rose
The Deconstructed Dish: Deconstructed Key Lime Pie
Deco Delights: Almond Frangipane Cake
Tangierine Café: Avocado-Coconut Custard Tart
Vibrante & Vivido: Chorizo and Potato Empanada
Gourmet Landscapes: Citrus-Braised Beef Tartare
Figment’s Inspiration Station: Raspberry Pastry Tart
Begin this scavenger hunt by purchasing a map and stickers from Port of Entry, Creations Shop, or World Traveler at International Gateway. The map and stickers are $9.99 plus tax. Go around World Showcase and search for Figment who is hiding inside artwork inspired by famous masterpieces. Each time you find Figment, use the corresponding sticker to mark his location on the map. Once you have found all the Figments, pick up your prize at Disney Traders or World Traveler at International Gateway.
Enjoy live concerts featuring songs from Disney musicals at America Gardens Theatre. The performances take place at 5:30pm, 6:45pm, and 8:00pm. The concert dates for the 2025 festival are:
Patti Murin (Frozen) and John Riddle (Frozen)
January 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 27, and 28
Caissie Levy (Frozen) and Jelani Remy (The Lion King)
January 18, 21, 22, 24, 26, 29, and 30
Adam Jacobs(Aladdin) and Josh Strickland (Tarzan)
January 31
Ashley Brown (Mary Poppins) and Alton Fitzgerald White (The Lion King)
February 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, and 13
Adam Jacobs(Aladdin) and Josh Strickland (Tarzan)
February 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, and 11
Michael James Scott (Aladdin) and Kissy Simmons (The Lion King)
February 14, 16, 17, 20, 23, and 24
Rodney Ingram (Aladdin) and Kara Lindsay (Newsies)
Plan your trip around the World Showcase and prioritize the dishes you would like to try, so you don’t fill up too quickly!
If you don’t feel like carrying around the festival passport, you can also find a digital version of the festival guide in the My Disney Experience app.
Some of the items are marked as plant-based or gluten-free on the menus. You can also view the allergy-friendly menus online. However, if you have other dietary concerns, speak to a cast member before placing your order.
Bring your own bottle of water or a reusable bottle that you can fill at locations like Connections Eatery and the Odyssey. The Food Studios have bottled water for sale, but most if not all are unable to provide the free cups of ice water you typically find at quick service dining locations.
If you enjoy the festival’s Animation Academy, be sure to also check out The Animation Experience at Conservation Station at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park.
Figment’s Inspiration Station at the Odyssey is a nice indoor spot with tables and chairs, which make for much more comfortable dining spots than the traditional EPCOT trash can.
For a guaranteed seat to a Disney on Broadway Concert Series performance, you can reserve a Disney on Broadway Concert Series Dining Package that includes a meal at a select EPCOT restaurant and reserved seating at American Gardens Theatre.
Take home your favorite works of art! You can purchase pieces from the many artists at the festival, such as Larry Dotson, Thomas Kinkade Studios, and more.
It’s not too late to book a stay during the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts! Check out some great confirmed reservations from the DVC Rental Store.
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