Epcot - International Flower and Garden Festival Guide 2026
- Practically Perfect Pixie Dust
- Mar 9
- 9 min read
Updated: Dec 17
***Updated on 12-4-16 - 2026 Dates confirmed March 4 through June 1
One of our absolute favorite things to experience at Walt Disney World is festival season at EPCOT. Every festival completely transforms the park and gives it a totally new vibe. From the colorful creativity of Festival of the Arts, to the bite-size foodie bliss of the Food & Wine Festival, to the cozy sparkle of Festival of the Holidays — EPCOT does “extra” better than anywhere else.
So of course, when spring rolls around, we’re all about EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival. 🌸 It’s truly one of our favorite times of year to visit the park! Running from March 4 through June 1, 2026, this year’s festival is extra special because it marks the 30th anniversary — and EPCOT is celebrating in the best way possible: absolutely everywhere.
The park feels like it’s bursting into bloom, with vibrant flower displays, whimsical character topiaries around nearly every corner, the fan-favorite Butterfly Garden, live Garden Rocks concerts, and seasonal outdoor kitchens popping up throughout World Showcase. Toss in the relaxing spring vibes and stunning photo spots, and it honestly feels like strolling through a magical Disney garden party.
🧚♀️ Pixie Dust Pro Tip: Flower & Garden is one of the most peaceful festivals to enjoy — mornings especially are perfect for snapping photos with topiaries before the crowds (and temperatures) build later in the day!
Quick Festival Details – EPCOT Flower & Garden 2026
📅 March 4 – June 1, 2026
🌸 Character topiaries across EPCOT
🎶 Garden Rocks Concert Series
🍴 Seasonal outdoor kitchens
🦋 Butterfly Garden
🗺 Festival maps & scavenger hunts
🌷 Here’s What We Expect for EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival 2026
While Disney has confirmed the 2026 dates (March 4 – June 1), they haven’t released the full lineup of festival details just yet. That said — EPCOT festivals are beautifully predictable in the best way. Each year follows a familiar rhythm, and based on past seasons (especially 2025’s incredible 30th-anniversary celebration), we expect most of your favorite Flower & Garden offerings to return.
Until official updates are released, the sections below reflect what guests experienced during the 2025 festival. We’ll update everything as soon as Disney drops confirmed menus, concert schedules, topiary lineups, and special exhibits for 2026 — but this guide will still give you a very accurate picture of what to plan for this springtime favorite.
🧚♀️ Pixie Dust Pro Tip: EPCOT festival details typically start rolling out just a few weeks before opening day — so if you're planning a March visit, this is when we'll begin updating maps, menus, and entertainment schedules here on the Pixie Dust HQ! 🌼
Topiary Displays
Over 70 topiaries, depicting beloved Disney characters, populate the park during the Flower and Garden Festival. From classics like Mickey and Friends to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, park favorites like Figment to more modern characters like Mirabel or Tiana, these topiaries are truly a perfect blend of the beauty of the outdoors and the magic of Disney. Be sure to check out the Moana and Maui topiaries, new this year!
Outdoor Kitchens
Who doesn’t love food! A hallmark of all the Epcot festivals are the food booths, each festival has a range of booths offering food and drinks themed to the ongoing festival. At the Flower and Garden Festival, these Outdoor Kitchens take on a fresh flare, offering flavors straight out of the garden. Some of the items to keep an eye out for include the orange sesame tempura shrimp, along with the orange-lemon smoothie (that comes in a souvenir Orange Bird cup!) over at The Citrus Blossom, the cheesy croissant over at Fleur de Lys, the chicken and waffles at The Honey Bee-stro, and the liquid nitrogen honey mascarpone cheesecake at the Swirled Showcase among many many others. Disney has not released details yet for 2026, but you can get a preview of many perennial trests in out Food Booth Guide for 2025.
You can find all the different booths and their locations on our 2026 Festival Map. Most of the food booths and fun extras stay in the same locations, but we will be updating everything new as details are released.
Garden Graze
For this journey into fresh cuisine, you’ll use your Festival Passport - which can be picked up all over the park - to find select menu items at a variety of food studios all over the park. For ease of finding the specified items, we marked the relevant food studios on our map with a little flower icon. You will then track down and purchase any 5 of the 10 featured dishes (make sure to get your stamp with each purchase). Once you have 5 stamps, you can go to Pineapple Promenade - located on the World Showcase Plaza near the Port of Entry - to present your stamps and get a specialty food item as a prize. This Garden Graze is a great way to add some extra fun to your festival experience.
The Garden Graze food stroll items: (2025)
The Citrus Blossom: Lumpia with plant-based pork, green papaya salad, and yuzu sweet-and-sour (Plant-based)
The Citrus Blossom: Lemon Tart with lemon curd, blood orange fluid gel, aquafaba meringues, and raspberry powder (Plant-based)
Beach Grub: Grilled Street Corn on the Cob with savory garlic spread and “cheese” (Plant-based)
Trowel & Trellis: Farmhouse Meatball featuring IMPOSSIBLE Beef with Lentil Bread, Spinach, Marinated Vegetables, and creamy herb aïoli (Plant-based)
BRUNCHCOT: Avocado Toast with marinated tomatoes and plant-based cheese crumbles on toasted ciabatta (Plant-based)
BRUNCHCOT: Biscuit and Gravy featuring IMPOSSIBLE Sausage with pepper jelly (Plant-based)
Refreshment Outpost: Jamaican Beef Patty featuring IMPOSSIBLE Beef with spicy papaya syrup (Plant-based)
Refreshment Outpost: Seasonal Fruit Parfait with sweet chili sauce and DOLE Whip Mango (Plant-based)
Bauernmarkt Farmer’s Market: Potato Pancakes with house-made applesauce (Plant-based)
La Isla Fresca: Coconut-Chocolate Flancocho: Chocolate Cake, Coconut Custard, and Passion Fruit Caramel (Plant-based) (New for 2025)
Pro Tip: Make sure to return your filled passport to Pineapple Promenade for a complimentary specialty treat!
Entertainment
Jammin’ Gardeners (World Discovery)
Do you know about the JAMMitors? The group of "janitors" that make some increadible synopated sounds drumming on their trashcans. For the Flower & Garden festival they turn into the Jammin' Gardener. You can find them in World Discovery beating out their dynamic music at various time though out the day, Check your MDE app for showtimes.
“Beacon of Magic” (Evenings in World Celebration)
As night falls at Epcot, make your way to Spaceship Earth for a special treat during the Flower & Garden Festival! Watch as this centerpiece transforms with vibrant floral patterns and shapes, all set to the tune of "What Else Can I Do?" from Disney’s Encanto. Plus, enjoy the regular Epcot evening show and the "Colors of the Wind" presentation from Pocahontas. These performances cycle through the evening, so no need to worry about timing. Just head over after sunset and enjoy the shimmering spectacle until the park closes!
Garden Rocks Concert Series
Another staple at each of the Epcot festivals is the evening concert series held at the American Garden Theater in the American Pavilion. The Garden Rocks Concert Series features popular, more well known, artists on the weekends and local artists on weekdays. Who is performing changes frequently, but you are sure to have a blast at this concert, offered daily at 5:00pm, 6:45pm, and 8:00pm.
These performers and dates are for 2025 - we will update with 2026 info as soon as it has been releasd.
March 7, 8 – Tommy DeCarlo, former lead singer of Boston
March 9, 10 – Air Supply – 50th Anniversary Celebration
March 14, 15 – Blue October
March 16, 17 – Rick Springfield
March 21, 22 – Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone
March 23, 24 – 38 Special
March 28, 29 – Jason Scheff, Longtime singer of Chicago
April 4-5 – THE ORCHESTRA Starring ELO and ELO Part II Former Members
April 6-7 – Sugar Ray
April 11-12 – Simple Plan
April 13-14 – Jo Dee Messina
April 18-19 – Mike DelGuidice
April 20-21 – A Flock of Seagulls
April 25-26 – Taylor Dayne
April 27-28 – 98 Degrees
May 2-5 – Plain White T’s
May 9-10 – Jon Secada
May 11-12 – Maverick City Music (New for 2025)
May 16-17 – The Spinners
May 18-19 – The Pointer Sisters
May 23-24 – The Outlaws (New for 2025)
May 25-26 – Don Felder, formerly of the Eagles
May 30-31 – The Cat Empire (New for 2025)
June 1-2 – We The Kingdom (New for 2025)
Gardens and Exhibits
What would a Flower and Garden Festival be without some actual gardens. Throughout the park you can find dedicated areas that feature unique garden displays. From a Bonsai Garden in Japan to a Desert Geden in Mexico, an English Tea Garden in the UK to a Gnome Garden in Germany and many many more. Below are a few of the must not miss gardens in the park:
Festival Blooms (World Showcase Bridge Celebration): Check out the area to the right as you head toward World Showcase, you’ll find thousands of flowers used to create vivid panoramas.
Butterfly Landing Presented by AdventHealth (in World Nature near Imagination! Pavilion): One of the most popular exhibits available at the festival, enjoy at walk through a butterfly filled area.
The Honey Bee-Stro Hosted by National Honey Board (in World Nature along the Rosewalk near the Imagination! Pavilion): Learn all about honey bees and their important role in our world.
Garden Activities
You can get in on the gardening excitement by joining in and taking advantage of these fun filled activities throughout the park!
Spike’s Pollen-Nation Exploration (purchase map for $9.99 plus tax at Creations Shop, Port of Entry, and World Traveler): Search for Spike, the bumble bee, found in different flower beds (cause where else would a bumble bee be handing out) all around the World Showcase. When you finish you get a little prize.
Egg-Stravaganza Scavenger Hunt (purchase map for $9.99 plus tax at Creations Shop, Port of Entry, and World Traveler): Beginning March 5th hunt for giant eggs, featuring Disney characters, all around the World Showcase. If you find them all you can return your completed map for a special prize.
Living with the Land Ride Overlay
Living with the Land showcases temporarily has new decor thanks to a princess themed overlay for the Flower and Garden Festival. As you glide through the ride, keep your eyes peeled for Moana’s boat, adorned with an array of plants and fruits—and an oar signed by none other than Maui himself! Next be on the lookout for Belle’s cherished storybook, feather duster, enchanted mirror, scrumptious pastries, and, yes, that iconic candelabra! Rapunzel has left traces of her artistic flair within the ride as well. Keep an eye out for her vibrant paintings—and see if you can spot not just one, but four Pascals. let your imagination flourish as you discover each hidden gem throughout your journey.
Photo Ops & Photopass Magic Shots:
Stop by and get your photo taken with one of the many photopass photographers around the park, ready to take your photo with some of the topiaries or there to add some vibrant garden flare to your photos.
Festival Merchandise
Each festival has unique merchandise on sale each year to look out for. The Flower and Garden Festival this year has a few different collections. The first stars Orange Bird, a delightful park character who dates back to the opening of Walt Disney World. Another is a butterfly themed collection featuring Minnie Mouse dressed to impress in a lovely spring dress. There is also a smaller Coco themed collection, displaying the vibrant colors of the movie. Finally, there is an Annual Passholder collection with Spike the Bee, exclusively available to, you guessed it, Annual Passholders.
2026 Epcot: Flower and Garden Festival Map
When planning out our own Festival Experience we spent some time looking for the perfect map to tell us where the different booths were for our libations and snacking, and also where we could sit and beat the heat or the rain. We couldn't find exactly what we wanted, so we put one together ourselves! Here it is for you both online and as a downloadable pdf.
🌼 Wrapping Up Your EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival Planning
Flower & Garden really is one of the prettiest (and most relaxing!) times to experience EPCOT — whether you’re coming specifically for the topiaries and outdoor kitchens or just happen to be visiting during peak bloom season. Between the gorgeous gardens, seasonal snacks, live music, and lighter spring crowd vibes, this festival adds an extra layer of magic to an already incredible park.
As we roll closer to the official start of the 2026 festival, we’ll continue updating this guide with confirmed menus, the Garden Rocks concert lineup, topiary locations, special exhibits, and—of course—our latest Pixie Dust Pro Tips to help you maximize your festival days.
While you’re planning, don’t forget to check out our other EPCOT guides to round out your trip prep:
🌍 Explore the World Showcase Pavilions👉 Our complete country-by-country guide to shopping, dining, entertainment, and hidden gems around the lagoon
🎢 EPCOT Attractions Guide 👉 Everything you’ll want to ride — from Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind to Living with the Land and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
📸 EPCOT Character Meet & Greets 👉 Where to find Mickey, princesses, rare characters, and surprise encounters throughout the park — plus best times to visit
🗺️ EPCOT Festival Maps & Planning Hub 👉 Updated festival maps for Flower & Garden, Food & Wine, Festival of the Arts, and Festival of the Holidays
🧚♀️ Pixie Dust Pro Tip: Festival days are perfect for a “ride early / snack late” strategy — knock out headliners in the morning, then slow down and snack your way around World Showcase as the topiaries hit their golden-hour glow.
Pixie Dust Hugs,
Bren, Lyn, and Kim
