EPCOT International Festival of the Arts

January 12 – February 19, 2024

Taste of EPCOT International Festival of the Arts is one of the park's newest events for lovers of all art forms and promises to be engaging and inspiring. From January 12 – February 19, 2024, guests will enjoy live music from EPCOT musicians; observe a wide array of artwork by the masters; and dine on creative culinary dishes designed by Disney's master chefs.

Tickets

Festival of the Arts is open to all guests with valid park admission. Children 2 and under will not need a ticket.

Culinary Arts

World Showcase will be the hungry artist’s haven with food kiosks offering delicious culinary treats for purchase. Sample food, drinks, and desserts inspired by multiple cultures and countries, that will encourage creativity and satisfy taste buds.

Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine

Set out on a tasty stroll around EPCOT featuring 5 vibrant dishes—and one technicolor treat to enjoy at the end of your journey.

Use your Festival Passport as your guide to look for specially notated menu items, then track your progress by collecting a stamp after each purchase. After you've enjoyed 5 artistic dishes—and collected the 5 corresponding stamps—bring your Festival Passport to the Deco Delights food studio to claim your reward.

Here are the featured foods on the Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine:

  • Verjus-roasted Beets with goat cheese, petite lettuce, blackberry gastrique, and spiced pecans – located at Gourmet Landscapes
  • Deconstructed Key Lime Pie: Flexible Key Lime Curd, “Key Lime” Mousse, Graham Cracker Cake, and Meringues – located at The Deconstructed Dish
  • Chorizo and Potato Empanada with turmeric aïoli and annatto aïoli – located at Vibrante & Vivido: Encanto Cocina
  • Blueberry-filled Pastry Tart with purple icing – located at Figment’s Inspiration Station at the Odyssey
  • Neapolitan Dessert Trio: Chocolate tart, vanilla bean cheesecake, and strawberry mousse – located at Deco Delights

This fun-for-all-ages activity can be completed at your leisure. Simply bring your stamped Festival Passport to EPCOT at any time during EPCOT International Festival of the Arts to finish your stroll—and receive your reward.

The Artist's Table (The American Adventure)

Food Items:

  • Duck and Dumplings: Smoked duck breast, ricotta dumplings, baby vegetables, and duck jus
  • Hummingbird Cake: Banana and pecan cake dipped in cream cheese icing with caramel sauce and warm pineapple compote

Beverages:

  • Wicked Weed Pineapple Daydream IPA
  • Brew Hub Jazzberry Wheat Jam Ale
  • Lost Coast Brewery Peanut Butter Chocolate Milk Stout
  • Migration Pinot Noir
  • Beer Flight also available

Deco Delights (Promenade Refreshments)

Food Item:

  • Neapolitan Dessert Trio: Chocolate tart, vanilla bean cheesecake, and strawberry mousse (The Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine Item)

Beverages:

  • 3 Daughters Brewing Strawberry Blonde Nitro
  • 81Bay Brewing Co. Vanilla Porter
  • Playalinda Brewing Co. Milk Stout
  • Espresso Martini featuring Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka
  • Beer Flight

The Deconstructed Dish (Showcase Plaza)

  • Food Items:
    • Deconstructed BLT: Pork belly, onion bread pudding, watercress espuma, and tomato jam
    • Deconstructed Key Lime Pie: Flexible Key Lime Curd, “Key Lime” Mousse, Graham Cracker Cake, and Meringues (The Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine Item)
  • Beverages:
    • Deconstructed Strawberry Mint Julep (Non-alcoholic beverage)
    • Wicked Weed Brewing Blank Canvas Belgian Blonde Witbier
    • Deconstructed Strawberry Mint Julep with bourbon

Cuisine Classique

Food Items:

  • 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
  • Tesselaarsdal Pinot Noir

El Artista Hambriento

Food Items:

  • Carne Asada: Chipotle-marinated beef sirloin, grilled queso fresco, Nopales salad with queso fresco foam and chicharron dust

Beverages:

  • Mexican Craft Beer
  • Rubí Delicioso Margarita: Tromba Blanco Tequila, Lejay Blackcurrant Liqueur, citrus, mint, spicy agave, and beet juice
  • Smokey Banana Bliss Margarita: Ten to One Rum, Ilegal Mezcal Joven, banana purée, and lime juice

The Craftsman’s Courtyard

Food Items:

  • Grilled Pork Belly with salsa verde, broccoli rabe, pickled peppers, and raclette cheese on grilled sourdough
  • Grilled Marinated Skirt Steak with caramelized onions and mushrooms, blue cheese fondue, and arugula on a grilled French roll

Beverages:

  • BrewDog Jet Black Heart Nitro Oatmeal Stout
  • Coffee Old Fashioned Cocktail

Goshiki (Japan)

Food Items:

  • Wagyu Bun: Steamed bun filled with American wagyu beef served with green shiso sauce
  • 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
  • Ichigo Mochi – Daifuku: Daifuku mochi filled with fresh strawberry, sweet azuki bean paste, and white chocolate served with strawberry cream

Beverages:

  • Murasaki Blueberry Drink: Sweet blueberry and cream (Non-alcoholic beverage)
  • Mikan Orange IPA
  • Masu Sake in a traditional personalized wooden cup
  • Blueberry Cocktail: Nigori sake with sweet blueberry, cream, and yuzu

L'Art de la Cuisine Francaise (France)

Food Items:

  • Crème de Brie en Petit Pain: Warm creamy brie in a house-made bread bowl
  • Saumon Fumé Mousse et Aspic, Blini et Fromage de Chevre: Salmon mousse, smoked salmon, dill, and flaxseed biscuit, served cold
  • Vol-au-Vent de Saumon et Epinards, Sauce Chardonnay: Puff pastry with salmon and spinach and a chardonnay-shallot sauce, served warm
  • Duo de Saumon Hot and Cold: Enjoy both of the salmon offerings
  • Moelleux aux Noisettes, Croustillant Noisettes, Coulis Framboise et Mangue: Molten Valrhona chocolate cake, hazelnut crunch, and mango-raspberry coulis

Beverages:

  • Frozen French Martini: Grey Goose Vodka, Chambord liqueur, pineapple, orange, and grape juices with lemon-lime foam
  • Elderflower Liqueur Cocktail: St. Germain Liqueur, sparkling wine, and mint
  • Charles Lafitte, Brut Rosé Prestige, Méthode Traditionnel Champenoise French Rosé Sparkling Wine
  • Pinot Noir J. de Villebois

L'Arte di Mangiare (Italy)

Food Items:

  • Mozzarella Fritta: Flash-fried breaded fresh mozzarella with artist palette condiments
  • Conchiglie Ripiene: Baked stuffed conchiglie pasta with beef, ricotta, peas, pomodoro, and creamy sauce
  • Torta Ricotta di Cioccolata: Chocolate cheesecake and whipped cream

Beverages:

  • Peroni Pilsner
  • Langhe Nebbiolo
  • Prosecco
  • Italian Sangria (Red or White)
  • Italian Margarita with tequila and limoncello
  • Elderflower Sparkling Cocktail: Mint-infused elderflower liqueur, prosecco, and sparkling blood orange

Gourmet Landscapes 

Food Items:

  • Verjus-roasted Beets with goat cheese, petite lettuce, blackberry gastrique, and spiced pecans  (The Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine Item)
  • Roasted Bone Marrow with onion marmalade, pickled mushrooms, and petite lettuce
  • Wild Mushroom Risotto with truffle shavings and zinfandel reduction (Plant-based Item)

Beverages:

  • Whole Hog Brewery Raspberry Chéret Double Radler
  • Schlumberger Cuvée Klimt Brut
  • The Meeker Vineyard Winemaker’s Handprint Merlot
  • Frozen Scotch Cocktail: Scotch and herbal tea garnished with a chocolate nail

Tangerine Cafe: Flavors of the Medina

Food Items:

  • Grilled Kebabs with carrot-chickpea salad and garlic aïoli
    • Chermoula Chicken
    • Moroccan-spiced Lamb
  • Stone-baked Moroccan Bread with hummus, chermoula, and zhoug dips (Plant-based Item)
  • Chocolate Cake with pomegranate mousse and pomegranate whipped cream

Beverages:

  • Twinings Chai Tea with Sprite and mint (Non-alcoholic beverage)
  • Blake’s Hard Cider Co. Grizzly Pear Hard Cider
  • Rekorderlig Strawberry-Lime Hard Cider
  • Keel Farms Blueberry Lavender Hard Cider
  • Chai Tea Mint Mimosa: Twinings Chai Tea with Key lime sparkling wine and mint
  • Hard Cider Flight

The Painted Panda (China)

Food Items:

  • General Tso’s Chicken Shumai
  • Char Siu Pork Bun
  • Sesame Balls with red bean paste

Beverages:

  • Black and White Bubble Tea with black tea, milk, chocolate, and black & white boba pearls (Non-alcoholic beverage)
  • Lucky Foo Pale Ale
  • 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

Figment’s Inspiration Station at the Odyssey: Art, Food, and Little Sparks of Magic

Food Items:

  • Blueberry-filled Pastry Tart with purple icing (The Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine Item)
  • Rainbow Cake with freeze dried SKITTLES bite sized candies
  • Figment Premium Popcorn Bucket with Rainbow Popcorn (Limit two per person, per transaction; available while supplies last.)

Beverages:

  • Grape Smoothie with freeze dried SKITTLES bite sized candies (Non-alcoholic beverage)
  • 3 Daughters Brewing Black Cherry Hard Cider
  • 3 Daughters Brewing Blood Orange Hard Cider
  • 3 Daughters Brewing Passion Fruit Hard Cider
  • Rainbow Hard Cider Flight
  • 81Bay Brewing Co. Green with Envy Blonde Ale
  • 81Bay Brewing Co. Blue Butterfly Lager
  • Urban Artifact The Gadget Raspberry & Blackberry Midwest Fruit Tart
  • Rainbow Beer Flight

Pastoral Palate (Germany)

Food Items:

  • 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 (Showcase Plaza)

Food Items:

  • Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese
  • Tomato Soup with pimento cheese, bacon, and fried green tomato grilled cheese
  • Rock the Dots White Chocolate and Orange Mousse with vanilla bean chiffon cake

Beverages:

  • Brooklyn Brewery Pulp Art Hazy IPA
  • Blanc de Bleu Cuvée Mousseux with boba pearls

Vibrante & Vivido – Encanto Cocina

Food Items:

  • Chorizo and Potato Empanada with turmeric aïoli and annatto aïoli (The Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine Item)
  • Passion Fruit-filled Mango Cheesecake with coconut-pineapple cake, dragon fruit gelée, and dragon fruit-strawberry sauce  

Beverages:

  • Coconut and Passion Fruit Smoothie (Non-alcoholic beverage)
  • Frozen Piña Colada
  • Passion Fruit Daiquiri

Funnel Cake

  • Crazy Chocolate Funnel Cake Sandwich: Mini funnel cake sandwich with vanilla ice cream, rainbow whipped cream, strawberry sauce, powdered sugar, and sprinkles

Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company

World Discovery (Near Mission: SPACE)

  • Pistachio Palette Cold Brew: A flavorful masterpiece featuring Joffrey’s Shakin’ JamaicanCold Brew, pistachio syrup, and milk topped with whipped cream and colorful sprinkles (Alcoholic version available with Bailey’s Irish Cream Liqueur)

Near Canada

  • Realism Roseberry Cold Brew:  A lively swirl of flavors featuring Joffrey’s Shakin’ JamaicanCold Brew, strawberry rose syrup, and milk topped with whipped cream and colorful sprinkles (Alcoholic version available with Bailey’s Irish Cream Liqueur)

Showcase Plaza (Near Disney Traders)

  • Brushstroke Berry Bliss: A vibrant combination of frozen lemon, Minute Maid Lemonade, raspberry syrup, and iced tea garnished with lemon (Alcoholic version available with Grey Goose Vodka)

The American Adventure

  • Pastel Pineberry Frost: A pastel work of art featuring frozen lemon, Minute Maid Lemonade, and pineberry syrup garnished with lemon (Alcoholic version available with Grey Goose Vodka)

Refreshment Outpost

In addition to the regular menu, enjoy these Festival specialties:

Beverages:

  • Parish Brewing Co. Blueberry Mochi Berliner Weisse
  • The Tank Brewing Co. Street Art Amber
  • Brewery Ommegang Neon Rainbows IPA

Refreshment Port

Food Items:

  • Gnocchi Poutine with red wine-braised beef, cheese curds, basil, and burrata
  • Artist Palette Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookie

Beverages:

  • Blood Orange Cosmo: Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka with blood orange, cranberry, and lime
  • Boulevard Brewing Co. Quirk Blueberry Lemon & Lavender Hard Seltzer

Refreshment Station

  • Frozen Slushy: Coca-Cola, dragon fruit, or watermelon

Connections Eatery

Beverage:

  • Orange-Lemonade Cocktail: Three Olives Blueberry Vodka, lemonade, and orange juice with cotton candy

Swirled Showcase

Food Items:

  • Soft-serve in a Waffle Cone
    • Vanilla
    • Chocolate
    • Cupcake
  • Cream Soda Float with Vanilla Soft-serve
  • Strawberry Fanta Float with cupcake soft-serve

Performance Arts

Art Defying Gravity

Witness incredible displays of strength, grace, acrobatics and agility. Performances take place in World Showcase Plaza, Saturday through Wednesday during the festival. Check the My Disney Experience app for showtimes.

Visual Art in Performance

Watch in wonder as a guest visual artist paints favorite Disney characters—images magically appear in minutes during this fun, must-see show! Featured artists during this year’s festival include:

  • Trevor Carlton:
    • January 12th to January 15th
    • January 18th to January 21st
    • January 25th to January 28th
  • Stephen Fishwick:
    • February 1st to February 4th
    • February 8th to February 11th
    • February 15th to February 19th

This experience takes place in World Showcase Plaza, Thursday through Sunday during the festival—as well as on Monday, January 15th and Monday, February 19th, 2024.

Live Music:

Hear harmonious musical performances daily in World Showcase Plaza. Featured musicians include:

  • Nicholas Marks on guitar
  • Victor Espinola on harp
  • Don Black on saxophone
  • Dominic Gaudious on didgeridoo

Check the My Disney Experience app for showtimes.

Visual Arts – Chalk Art, Galleries

Delight in the stunning styling of expert artists whose impressive Disney designs are on display for all to enjoy!

Visiting Artists and Galleries 

EPCOT International Festival of the Arts Week 1 Art Preview

Chalk Art – Future World East: Discover the work of imaginative chalk artists, then help create a chalk art masterpiece!

Expression Section: A Paint by Number Mural

  • Daily from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
  • Join your fellow artists as you work together to complete a larger-than-life paint-by-number mural in this complimentary and one-of-a-kind experience.

Animation Academy

  • Daily 12:30 PM and 1:30 PM at America Gardens Theatre
  • An Animation Artist leads Guests through a step-by-step lesson on how to draw some of their favorite Disney Characters. Featured artists include:
    • Will Gay
    • Lon Smart
    • Matthew Dewater
    • Brian Blackmore
    • Sarah Schmidt
    • David Holbrook
    • Michael Montgomery
    • Alex Maher
    • Andy Quiles
    • Hannah Loflin
    • Luke Consolo
    • Justin Dring

Artful Photo Ops

  • International Gateway: Luncheon of the Boating Party – Pierre-Auguste Renoir
  • The American Adventure: Washington Crossing the Delaware – Emanuel Leutze
  • Between Italy Pavilion and Germany Pavilion: Mona Lisa – Leonardo da Vinci
  • Between Italy Pavilion and Germany Pavilion: The Scream – Edvard Munch
  • Mexico Pavilion: An Homage to Frida Kahlo
  • Bridge to World Showcase: Wish Storybook
  • Italy Pavilion Courtyard: Teatime with Penguins
  • Bridge to World Showcase: Forest Scene from Sleeping Beauty

Figment’s Brush With The Masters

  • Help Figment learn about art on this scavenger hunt around World Showcase.
  • To get started, purchase your map and stickers ($9.99, plus tax) at Port of Entry, Creations Shop or World Traveler. Then, search for Figment hiding inside famous works of art at each World Showcase pavilion—just look for the Figment-themed picture frame. Every time you find Figment, add the corresponding sticker to the pavilion on your map.
  • Once your journey is complete, return your map to Disney Traders or World Traveler for an artful surprise!
  • Figment’s Brush with the Masters is subject to availability.

Chalk Full of Character

Make a game out of searching for colorful and whimsical creations starring beloved Disney Characters. From Mushu to Machiavelli, charming chalk drawings are waiting to be discovered in tucked away corners throughout World Showcase. How many can you find?

During our visit to the park we spotted many of the character chalk drawings, below are just a few of our favorites!

Festival Merchandise

Commemorate your visit with artwork and colorful gift items—it’s the perfect way to make memories last forever! Explore the many merchandise locations around World Showplace and Future World to find incredible art and meet the talented artists who put so much passion and skill into each beautiful piece. Check out the full lineup of 2024 Festival of the Arts merchandise!

Photos: EPCOT 2024 International Festival of the Arts Merchandise

Event and Passholder Merchandise

Swing by the Creations Shop to discover this year’s range of 2024 Festival Merchandise including:

  • Trading Pins
  • Lug Bag
  • Baseball Cap
  • Apparel (Adult Tees & Spirit Jersey)
  • Figment Munchlings Micro Plush

Art of Disney – American Adventure Pavilion

  • Visit the exquisite art gallery featuring original artwork from our featured Disney artists, along with art prints, Festival Merchandise and more!

Festival Markets – throughout World Showcase and Future World

  • Explore numerous locations throughout the Festival featuring more than 100 Disney and visiting artists. You’ll never know what you’re going to see as new artwork unfolds around the park! Be sure to check back each weekend for art, amazing finds and the perfect piece of art to take home with you! 

Featured Disney Art

  • View a wide variety of Disney-inspired art, each piece with its own twist! From classic to whimsical to edgy, there’s sure to be a style for every Guest’s taste! As you peruse the art selection, meet with artists, talk to them about the art process and get your new art personalized! Visiting artists include those from Disney Parks Experiences and Products, Walt Disney Imagineering and WonderGround Gallery.

 Visiting Artists and Studios

  • Guests can also find many pieces of non-Disney art throughout the Festival. Each visiting art studio or vendor brings a unique perspective to the Festival!

Disney on Broadway Concert Series

Every evening of the festival, two featured musicians will perform favorite songs from Disney’s variety of Broadway shows at the American Garden Pavilion. Each day of the series, these talented singers will perform three, 30-45-minute sets. This is a great opportunity for guests to grab a drink or a snack and enjoy live music in a spacious outdoor setting. All concerts are included with valid guest admission.

  • Caissie Levy and Patti Murin (Frozen)
    • January 12
    • January 14 through 15
    • January 18
    • January 20
    • January 22 through 23
  • Heidi Blickenstaff (Freaky Friday; The Little Mermaid) and Gavin Lee (Mary Poppins; Beauty and the Beast)
    • January 13
    • January 16 through 17
    • January 19
    • January 21
    • January 24
  • Ashley Brown (Mary Poppins; Beauty and the Beast) and L. Steven Taylor (The Lion King)
    • January 27
    • January 30 through 31
    • February 2
    • February 4
    • February 7 through 8
  • Kissy Simmons (The Lion King) and Josh Strickland (Tarzan)
    • January 25
    • January 28 through 29
    • February 1 through 2
    • February 5 through 6
  • Mandy Gonzalez (Aida) and Michael James Scott (Aladdin; Tarzan)
    • February 9
    • February 11 through 12
    • February 13 through 14
    • February 17 through 18
  • Kissy Simmons (The Lion King) and Michael James Scott (Aladdin)
    • February 8
    • February 11 through 12
    • February 15
    • February 18 through 19
  • Bradley Gibson (Hercules; The Lion King) and Shoba Narayan (Aladdin)
    • February 10
    • February 13 through 14
    • February 16 through 17
    • February 19

Dining Packages

Priority seating to the Disney on Broadway concerts is available to guests who make dining reservations at select Epcot restaurants. Guests must have valid park admission to dine in the park and may only select reserved seating to one of the shows.

Feast on the finest fare from around the world! Add a dash of enchantment to breakfast, lunch or dinner with the Disney on Broadway Concert Series Dining Package —plus guaranteed seating at one of 3 concerts held the same day.

At Spice Road Table: 2 small plates, a shared tagine, a shared dessert platter and a nonalcoholic beverage

At Other Participating Restaurants: An appetizer, entrée and dessert—or one full buffet/family-style meal (where applicable)—as well as a nonalcoholic beverage

Participating Restaurants

Adult

(10 and up)

Child

(3 to 9)

Akershus Royal Banquet Hall

Norway Pavilion

Breakfast

Lunch / Dinner

$66

$78

$42

$50

Biergarten Restaurant

Germany Pavilion

$60

$34

Coral Reef Restaurant

The Living Seas

$73

$29

Garden Grill Restaurant

The Land Pavilion

Breakfast

Lunch / Dinner

$58

$73

$37

$47

Le Cellier Steakhouse

Canada Pavilion

$99

$39

Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Drafts & Barbecue

(same-day dining packages only)

American Adventure Pavilion

$36

Rose & Crown Dining Room

United Kingdom Pavilion

$61

$26

Spice Road Table

Morocco Pavilion

$50

$21

Good to know:

  • Dining packages are paid for at the individual restaurants
  • Guests should check in 15 minutes prior to reservations
  • Tax, gratuity and required EPCOT admission not included with dining package cost
  • Guaranteed concert seating badges for the America Gardens Theatre will be provided at the restaurant
  • Alcohol will only be served to Guests 21 and older
  • Book online or call (407) WDW-DINE or (407) 939-7463 to reserve your spot
  • Reservations require a credit card guarantee
  • Advanced reservations are highly recommended as this event fills up quickly

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