FULL Guide to the 2024 EPCOT Festival of the Arts

EPCOT kicks off its annual lineup of festivals with the Festival of the Arts! Traditionally held around mid January through mid February, this festival brightens up the doldrums of winter with a kaleidoscope of colorful food, art, and entertainment. This year, the Festival of the Arts will take place from January 12 through February 19.

If you find yourself at EPCOT over the next several weeks, be sure to carve out some time to check this festival out. It features food and beverage items you can only find this time of year, plus Broadway stars singing songs from Disney musicals at night.

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Food Studios Menus

The main draw of any EPCOT festival is the food! This year, there are 18 “Food Studios” available throughout the park serving colorful and vibrant food and beverage items. Check out the menus below and start working on your short list for items you may want to try.

THE DECONSTRUCTED DISH 

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 (New)
• Tesselaarsdal Pinot Noir (New)

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

THE CRAFTSMAN’S COURTYARD

Food Items:

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

Beverages:

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

REFRESHMENT OUTPOST

Beverages:

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

PASTORAL PALATE

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

THE ARTIST’S TABLE (American Adventure Pavilion)

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 (New)
• Brew Hub Jazzberry Wheat Jam Ale (New)
• Lost Coast Brewery Peanut Butter Chocolate Milk Stout (New)
• Migration Pinot Noir (New)
• Beer Flight also available

FUNNEL CAKE (American Adventure Pavilion)

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

TANGIERINE CAFÉ: 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 (New)

Beverages:

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

VIBRANTE & VÍVIDO: 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 (New) 

Beverages:

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

GOURMET LANDSCAPES

Food Items:

• Verjus-roasted Beets with goat cheese, petite lettuce, blackberry gastrique, and spiced pecans (New) (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

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

DECO DELIGHTS

Food Item:

• Neapolitan Dessert Trio: Chocolate tart, vanilla bean cheesecake, and strawberry mousse (New) (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

POP EATS

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 (New)

Beverages:

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

L’ART DE LA CUISINE FRANÇAISE (France Pavilion)

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 (New)
• Vol-au-Vent de Saumon et Epinards, Sauce Chardonnay: Puff pastry with salmon and spinach and a chardonnay-shallot sauce, served warm (New)
• Duo de Saumon Hot and Cold: Enjoy both of the salmon offerings (New)
• Moelleux aux Noisettes, Croustillant Noisettes, Coulis Framboise et Mangue: Molten Valrhona chocolate cake, hazelnut crunch, and mango-raspberry coulis (New)

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 (New)
• Charles Lafitte, Brut Rosé Prestige, Méthode Traditionnel Champenoise French Rosé Sparkling Wine
• Pinot Noir J. de Villebois (New)

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

GOSHIKI (Japan Pavilion)

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

THE PAINTED PANDA (China Pavilion)

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

L’ARTE DI MANGIARE (Italy Pavilion)

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

SWIRLED SHOWCASE (Between Canada And Port Of Entry)

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

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

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)

The Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine

Each of the EPCOT festivals feature a themed food stroll that takes you across the park in search of a selection of pre-selected food items. This scavenger hunt of sorts involves collecting stamps for 5 of 7 of the items included on the list, and once you’ve collected them all, you’ve earned a prize! For the Festival of the Arts, The Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine ends with a complimentary Paint Palette Cookie and a Mixed Berry Smoothie served in a souvenir cup from Deco Delights.

Here are the following items you’ll need to find if you want to participate:

• The Deconstructed Dish: Deconstructed Key Lime Pie
• Figment’s Inspiration Station at the Odyssey: Art, Food, and Little Sparks of Magic: Blueberry-filled Pastry Tart with purple icing
• Vibrante & Vívido: Encanto Cocina: Chorizo and Potato Empanada
• Gourmet Landscapes: Verjus-roasted Beets with goat cheese, petite lettuce, blackberry gastrique, and spiced pecans
• Pop Eats: Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese
• Pop Eats: Tomato Soup with Pimento Cheese, Bacon and Fried Green Tomato Grilled Cheese
• Deco Delights: Neapolitan Dessert Trio

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DISNEY ON BROADWAY Concert Series

Another fun feature of every EPCOT festival is the entertainment. For the Festival of the Arts, theatre nerds like myself can geek out to the DISNEY ON BROADWAY Concert Series. Stop by America Gardens Theatre each day of the festival to check out Broadway stars sing songs from Disney musicals — what could be better?

Here is this year’s concert lineup:

JANUARY

• Cassie Levy (Frozen) and Patti Murin (Frozen): January 12, 14, 15, 18, 20, 22 and 23
• Gavin Lee (Beauty and the Beast) and Heidi Blickenstaff (The Little Mermaid): January 13, 16, 17, 19, 21, 24 and 25
• Ashley Brown (Mary Poppins) and L. Steven Taylor (The Lion King): January 26, 28, and 29
• Josh Strickland (Tarzan) and Kissy Simmons (The Lion King): January 27, 30 and 31

FEBRUARY

• Ashley Brown (Mary Poppins) and L. Steven Taylor (The Lion King): February 1, 3, 5, and 6
• Josh Strickland (Tarzan) and Kissy Simmons (The Lion King): February 2, 4, 7 and 8
• Mandy Gonzalez (Aida) and Michael James Scott (Aladdin): February 9, 11, 12, 15, 18 and 19
• Bradley Gibson (The Lion King) and Shoba Narayan (Aladdin): February 10, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 19

Performances are daily at 5:30 PM, 6:45 PM and 8:00 PM. If you want guaranteed seating, consider booking a DISNEY ON BROADWAY Concert Series Dining Package. Several restaurants around World Showcase participate, with your reservation including prix-fixe menus for lunch or dinner, plus guaranteed seating for a DISNEY ON BROADWAY performance that same evening.

There are several other entertainment opportunities at the Festival of the Arts as well. As you make your way around the park, keep your eyes peeled for Artistry In Action, all found at World Showcase Plaza:

Live Musicians:

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

Art Defying Gravity at World Showcase Plaza: Catch performances throughout the day Saturdays through Wednesdays

Artists will also be on scene during the festival, many of which will be embodying Art in Performance. Watch these pros at work creating art live and in-person, with plenty of art to bring home with you and hang on your walls! Featured artists at the festival include:

• Alex Maher
• Ann Shen
• Daniel Killen
• John Nadeau
• Josey Tsao
• Maria Stuckey
• Punky Aloha
• Ryan Riller
• Shane Grammer
• Yesenia Moises

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Scavenger Hunts and Interactive Opportunities