Epcot’s International Flower & Garden Festival is HERE! Running February 28th – May 27th,  2024, this annual springtime event is full of gardens, food, entertainment, and more! I love this event because it’s the beginning of Spring and the theme of this festival is so fun! You’ll be able to enjoy it so much during this festival and you don’t want to miss it! I recently visited this festival and have nothing but great things to say about it. You won’t be disappointed if you get to visit!

Topiary Displays, Exhibits, & Gardens 

There are topiaries of animals and all of your fun Disney characters. You’ll find displays in fun locations throughout the park including:

Disney Film, Wish– Asha, Valentino, and Star: Main Entrance (New this year!)

Figment, Flower Topiaries & Flower Towers: World Celebration Plaza

Huey, Dewey, and Louie: Near Test Track

Donald Duck: World Celebration near Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company

Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy: Near Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind (New this year!)

Buzz Lightyear: Near Mission SPACE

Woody, Bo Peep and her Sheep: Between Imagination and The Land Pavilion

Simba and Friends (Rafiki, Simba, Mufasa, and Sarabi): Near the Land Pavilion

Pumbaa and Timon Near The Land Pavilion

Goofy: Walkway Between Imagination! and World Showcase

Bambi and Friends: Near Refreshment Port

Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Chip, Dale and Pluto: Bridge to World Showcase

Encanto (Mirabel, Antonio, Isabela, and Luisa): Between Disney Traders and Port of Entry

Coco (Miguel and Dante): Mexico Pavilion (New this year!)

Anna and Elsa: Norway Pavilion

Troll: Norway Pavilion

Pandas: China Pavilion

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Germany Pavilion

Lady and the Tramp: Italy Pavilion

Tiana: The American Adventure Pavilion

Dragon: Japan Pavilion

Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy: Between France and Morocco Pavilions

Beauty and the Beast: France Pavilion

Lumiere and Cogsworth: France Pavilion

Butterfly: International Gateway

Winnie the Pooh and Friends (Rabbit, Eeyore, Piglet, and Tigger): United Kingdom Pavilion

Tinker Bell’s Fairy House Garden: United Kingdom Pavilion

Peter Pan, Captain Hook, and Tick Tock Croc: Between the United Kingdom and Canada Pavilions

Geese: Canada Pavilion

Global Gardens

These beautiful flowerbeds and gardens help us understand sustainable foods and how we can live within nature. There are so many beautiful gardens including the floating gardens that drift through the ponds around Future World/World Showcase as well as the Goodness Garden Butterfly Houe where you can see all of the butterflies up close.  You can find Blooms of Fragrance Presented by Scentsy at the World Showcase Bridge. You’ll find new and fresh fragrances that smell SO good!

Outdoor Kitchens

Sample all types of different foods and drinks at these exclusive Outdoor Kitchens. Kitchens are open daily from February 28th through May 27th, from 11:00 AM to Park Close. Food and beverage offerings require a separate purchase and can be found throughout the park. Outdoor Kitchens Include:

The Citrus Blossom (Odyssey Pavilion)

BRUNCHCOT (Near Test Track)

Epcot Farmers Feast (Near Test Track)

Florida Fresh (Near Disney Traders)

Jardin de Fiestas (Mexico Pavilion)

Lotus House (China Pavilion)

Bauernmarkt: Farmer’s Market (Germany)

Primavera Kitchen (Italy Pavilion)

Magnolia Terrace (America Adventure Pavilion)

Hanami (Japan Pavilion)

Tangierine Cafe: Flavors of Medina (Morocco Pavilion)

La Isla Fresca (Between Morocco and France)

Fleur de Lys (France Pavilion)

Northern Bloom (Canada Pavilion)

Trowel & Trellis (Near Port of Entry)

Honey Bee-Stro (Near Port of Entry)

Pineapple Promenade (Near Port of Entry)

My favorite foods from the Outdoor Kitchen that I have tried so far:

  • Fried Cinnamon Roll Bites with Cream Cheese Frosting and Candied Bacon from BRUNCHCOT
  • Quattro Formaggi: Pennette Pasta and Four-Cheese Sauce from Primavera Kitchen (Italy)
  • Peroni Brewing Peroni Pilsner from Primavera Kitchen (Italy)
  • Beignet Caramélisé, Fourré Crème Vanille, Glacé au Caramel Fleur de Sel: Caramelized Beignet filled with Vanilla Cream and glazed with Caramel Fleur de Sel from Fleur de Lys (France Pavilion)
  • La Vie en Rose Frozen Slush from Fleur de Lys (France Pavilion) – This is always my favorite!
  • Chicken and Waffles: Crispy Chicken and a Honey Sweet Cornbread Waffle with Whipped Honey Butter and Spicy Honey from Honey Bee-stro (Near Port of Entry)

Live Entertainment

During the International Flower & Garden Festival, you’ll also find other great live entertainment. Be sure to check the Festival Guide for showtimes and locations on the day of your visit.

Garden Rocks Concert Series

Have a favorite artist that is performing during the festival? You can book a Garden Rocks Dining package where you’ll get a great meal from a participating restaurant inside Epcot along with a guaranteed seat at one of the Garden Rocks performances that day. Be sure to purchase a dining package for exclusive reserved seating to see your favorite artists. Garden Rocks concerts take place at 5:30 PM, 6:45 PM, and 8:00 PM during Epcot’s International Flower & Garden Festival.

Participating restaurants include: Akershus Royal Banquet Hall, Biergarten Restaurant, Coral Reef Restaurant, Garden Grill, Le Cellier Steakhouse, Regal Eagle Smokehours, Rose & Crown, and Spice Road Table.

Advance reservations are highly recommended for table-service restaurants. If you don’t make an advance dining reservation, you may be able to purchase a same-day dining package, which allows you to dine without reservations at Regal Eagle Smokehouse that day.

Guests will receive Garden Rocks seating badges at the restaurant after their meal. The badge will specify the date and show time they have reserved.  Guests with the Garden Rocks Dining Package will enter America Gardens Theatre in a separate queue and will be seated on a first-come, first-served basis. Seating is guaranteed. Guests who have not reserved a Garden Rocks Dining Package will be seated at the Garden Rocks concert on a first-come, first-served basis. Seating is based on availability due to limited capacity.

Kids Activities at Epcot’s Flower & Garden Festival

Butterfly Landing

The Butterfly Landing allows you to get up close and personal with butterflies and learn all about their butterfly lifecycles. This does close at dusk each day.

Garden Graze

Purchase different delicious festival menu items from select locations during the festival and receive a “completer” surprise. See the full challenge in the Festival Passport.

Spike’s Pollen-National Exploration

Spike’s Pollen-National Exploration is a fun scavenger hunt throughout the park where you can follow Spike on his pollination trail, where he will be busy collecting nectar and pollinating the gardens. Spike’s Pollen-Nation Exploration is subject to availability. Maps and prizes are available while supplies last.

Here’s how it works:

Purchase your map and stickers at select merchandise locations for $9.99 plus tax.

Walk around Epcot in search of Spike, then add a sticker to your map when you find him.

At the end of your journey, take the map to Disney Traders or World Traveler and receive a surprise.

Egg-Stravaganza Scavenger Hunt

The Egg-Stravaganza Scavenger Hunt is a Disney-themed egg hunt. The Egg-Stravaganza Scavenger Hunt is subject to availability. Maps and prizes are available while supplies last.

Here’s how it works:

Purchase your map and stickers at select merchandise locations for $9.99 plus tax.

Search high and low for hidden eggs, then add a sticker to your map when you find one.

At the end of your journey, take the map to Disney Traders or World Traveler and receive a surprise.

Merchandise

Be sure to pick up your Flower  & Garden-themed merchandise that can be found all along the park!

There is still plenty of time to visit Walt Disney World and experience this festival at Epcot! I’d love to help you plan a trip for the future!

Love and Travel Dust,

Molly