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New Details About the EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival

New Details About the EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival


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Discover the new and returning activities, Garden Rocks concert lineup, and delicious food at EPCOT’s Flower and Garden Festival coming soon.

Flower and Garden Festival

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Mark your calendars! This year’s festival will begin on February 28 and continue through May 27, offering 90 days of beautiful topiaries, gardens, music, and food to celebrate spring. From children to adults, everyone can find something exciting to enjoy.

We’re excited to share more details about the festival, including new topiaries. More than 70 topiaries featuring Disney characters and whimsical items will fill the park. Guests can also look forward to seeing Figment, everyone’s favorite dragon, in the newly opened World Celebration Gardens.

This year’s Flower and Garden Festival will begin on February 28 and continue through May 27.

Concert Lineup

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The popular Garden Rocks concert series will take place daily on the American Gardens Theatre stage, featuring popular and classic bands for everyone to enjoy. This year, there are several newcomers: Modern English, Crowder, Lit, Monsieur Perine, Raul Acosta & Oro Solido, Magic Juan, Luisito Ayala, and The Puerto Rican Power Band.

Here is a list of this year’s bands:

  • The Vybe | February 29 and 29
  • Jason Scheff | March 1 and 2
  • Richard Marx | March 3 and 4
  • Evolution Motown | March 5, 6 and 7
  • Berlin | March 8 and 9
  • Rick Springfield | March 10 and 11
  • Dian Diaz | March 12, 13 and 14
  • Modern English (NEW) | March 15 and 16
  • Commodores | March 17 and 18
  • Foreigners Journey | March 19, 20 and 21
  • The Orchestra | March 22, 23, 24 and 25
  • The Female Collective | March 26, 27 and 28
  • Mike DelGuidice | March 29 and 30
  • Pointer Sisters | March 31 and April 1
  • Funkafied | April 2, 3 and 4
  • Blue October | April 5 and 6
  • Crowder (NEW) | April 7 and 8
  • Hooligans | April 9, 10 and 11
  • Jo Dee Messina | April 12 and 13
  • A Flock of Seagulls | April 14 and 15
  • M-80’s | April 16, 17 and 18
  • Plain White T’s | April 19, 20, 21 and 22
  • Champagne Orchestra | April 23, 24 and 25
  • Starship Featuring Mickey Thomas | April 26 and 27
  • Herman’s Hermits Starring Peter Noone | April 28 and 29
  • Southbound | April 30 and May 1, 2
  • Monsieur Periné | May 3
  • Raul Acosta & Oro Solido with Magic Juan | May 4
  • Raul Acosta & Oro Solido with Luisito Ayala and The Puerto Rican Power Band | May 5
  • To Be Announced | May 6
  • Gilly & The Girl Band | May 7, 8 and 9
  • Simple Plan | May 10, 11, 12 and 13
  • Element | May 14, 15 and 16
  • The Spinners | May 17 and 18
  • To Be Announced | May 19 and 20
  • Epic | May 21, 22 and 23
  • Lit (NEW) | May 24 and 25
  • To Be Announced | May 26 and 27

Delicious Eats

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Delicious and innovative dishes and drinks will be available throughout the festival. Disney will release the complete Foodie Guide to the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival soon. The following fan favorites are returning this year: chicken & waffles at the Honey Bee-stro, the Muffuletta Panini at Magnolia Terrace, and the Chocolate Whiskey Cake at Northern Bloom.

Activities

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Two seasonal scavenger hunts, Spike’s Pollination Exploration and Egg-stravaganza Hunt, will take place throughout the festival. Guests can also explore Butterfly Landing Presented by AdventHealth, Blossoms of Fragrance Presented by Scentsy, and Camp Get Out N’ Play Garden Presented by OFF!

Festive Merchandise

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Official festival merchandise will be available to purchase at the Festival Markets and Creations Shop, featuring Orange Bird apparel, accessories, garden decor, and more. There will also be character-inspired merch featuring Coco and Minnie Mouse.

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Official festival merchandise will be available to purchase at the Festival Markets and Creations Shop featuring Orange Bird, Coco, Minnie Mouse, and more!

Annual Passholders will have access to Spike the Bee merch, and select festival merchandise will be available on shopDisney on March 4.

Select festival merchandise will also be available on shopDisney beginning March 4.

Let us know in the comments what you’re most excited about at this year’s Flower and Garden Festival. Don’t forget to share this post with your EPCOT Festival-loving friends!

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Jennifer

Wednesday 17th of January 2024

I LOVE that Orange Bird bag!!

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