EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival is a rite of spring at Walt Disney World. Since its 1994 debut, areas of the park truly come alive; bursting with vibrant flower beds, brilliant gardens, familiar-faced topiaries, a rocking concert series, and delicious dishes.
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When is EPCOT’s Flower & Garden Festival?
This year’s Flower and Garden Festival kicked off on February 28th and runs through May 27th. (Last year’s F&G ran through early July – could a new summertime EPCOT festival be on the way? Hmm…)
EPCOT Flower & Garden Merchandise
You can shop festival-exclusive items at Creations Shop, Odyssey, and outdoor Festival Markets found throughout the park. Check out the fresh new collections for this year’s Flower & Garden festival:
Orange Bird Collection
Spread some sunshine with the adorable little Orange Bird. You’ll find the Disney-fan trifecta (Spirit Jersey, Loungefly backpack, and Minnie ear headband), apparel, accessories, garden décor, and more.
Coco Collection
Seize Your Moment! The Coco-themed collection includes apparel and home décor
Butterfly Collection
Flutter through the butterfly garden alongside Minnie Mouse with items from this flowery collection.
Annual Passholder Collection
WDW APs can pick up festival pieces featuring Spike the Bee on apparel, accessories, and trading pins
Garden Graze & Scavenger Hunt
Sample some of the best foods around the festival earn a free prize at the end! The Flower & Garden Festival Garden Graze lets you blaze your own culinary trail through the festival, while still offering a bit of organization amidst the chaos of wanting to try as much festival food as possible. The best part? Beyond the cost of each food item, there’s no additional cost to participate. Check out the details below!
Spike the Bee’s Pollen-Nation Explorer Scavenger Hunt has returned! For $9.99, you can pick up a scavenger hunt map and stickers (found at most merchandise locations) before searching for Spike the Bee statues positioned around the park. Whether you’ve completed the map or not, a prize is included, so everyone’s a winner! This year’s prizes for the scavenger hunt are your choice of one cup or plate featuring Figment, Orange Bird, Snow White, and Spike the Bee. For a full rundown of the scavenger hunt, take a look at our 2022 guide:
Spike’s Pollen-Nation Exploration at Epcot’s Flower & Garden Festival 2022
EPCOT Flower & Garden Topiaries
Each year, EPCOT’s horticulture team puts some of their best work on display during the Flower & Garden festival. Characters come to life through the molded foliage, serving up great festival photo opportunities. Three new topiary displays can be seen this year, featuring characters from Coco, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Wish. Here’s an alphabetical list of 2024’s topiaries, and where to find them:
- Anna and Elsa – World Showcase – Norway Pavilion
- Asha, Valentino, and Star from Disney’s Wish (NEW) – Main Entrance
- Bambi and Friends World Discovery – Near Imagination! and Refreshment Port
- Beauty and the Beast – World Showcase – France Pavilion
- Butterfly and Flower Towers – World Showcase – International Gateway
- Buzz Lightyear – World Discovery – Near Mission: SPACE
- Donald Duck – World Celebration – Community Garden Near Connections Café in World Celebration
- Dragon – World Showcase – Japan Pavilion Near Torii Gate
- Encanto (Mirabel, Antonio, Isabela, and Luisa) – World Showcase Port of Entry
- Figment, Flower Topiaries, and Flower Towers – World Celebration – World Celebration Plaza
- Geese – World Showcase – Canada Pavilion
- Goofy – Rosewalk
- Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy (NEW) – World Discovery – Near Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
- Huey, Dewey and Louie – World Celebration – World Celebration Plaza
- Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy – World Showcase – Between France and Morocco Pavilions
- Lady and the Tramp – World Showcase – Italy Pavilion
- Lumiere and Cogsworth – World Showcase – France Pavilion
- Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Chip, Dale and Pluto – Bridge to World Showcase
- Miguel and Dante from Coco (NEW) – World Showcase – near Odyssey/Mexico Pavilion
- Pandas – World Showcase – China Pavilion
- Peter Pan, Captain Hook and Tick Tock Croc – World Showcase – Between United Kingdom and Canada Pavilions
- Pumbaa and Timon – World Nature – Near The Land Pavilion
- Simba and Friends (Rafiki, Simba, Mufasa and Sarabi) – World Nature – Near The Land Pavilion
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – World Showcase – Germany Pavilion
- Tiana – World Showcase – The American Adventure Pavilion
- Tinker Bell’s Fairy House Garden – World Showcase – United Kingdom Pavilion
- Troll – World Showcase – Norway Pavilion
- Winnie the Pooh and Friends (Rabbit, Eeyore, Piglet, and Tigger) – World Showcase – United Kingdom Pavilion
- Woody, Bo Peep and Her Sheep – World Nature – Between Imagination! and The Land Pavilion
Fresh Flavors of Flower & Garden
What’s often dubbed “Flower & Wine” or “Food & Garden”, EPCOT’s Flower & Garden is quite the taste bud tickler with various Outdoor Kitchens throughout the park. New menu items are added each year, here’s a look at what we’ve tried so far!
We’ll be back to try more and more of this year’s festival offerings – stay tuned as we update this article in the coming weeks!
Want to gameplan before your Flower & Garden adventure around the world? View the full 2024 festival menu lineup here!
EPCOT Garden Destinations
While you’re grazing your way around the World Showcase, you’ll discover a fresh collection of spring gardens at EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival.
Sprawling flower beds, floating fauna, character topiaries, and potted plants abound all around the park, as well as some pop-up experiences:
Blossoms of Fragrance
Butterfly topiaries and potted flora surround some stop & sniff opportunities, scents include woods, fresh lavender, citrus, something reminiscent of a Dole Whip, and more. (This is a lot more enjoyable than it seems! Stop and enjoy the scents of the festival…)
Butterfly Landing (Near Imagination!)
EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival Entertainment
The Garden Rocks Concert Series has returned in 2024. Internationally recognized artists bring the beat to the America Gardens Theater at the American Adventure pavilion, with blossoming local Orlando talent taking the stage mid-week.
Here’s the full Garden Rocks concert series lineup:
- Feb 27-28: The Vybe
- Mar 1-2: Jason Scheff
- Mar 3-4: Richard Marx
- Mar 5-7: Evolution Motown
- Mar 8-9: Berlin
- Mar 10-11: Rick Springfield
- Mar 12-14: Dian Diaz
- Mar 15-16: Modern English
- Mar 17-18: Commodores
- Mar 19-21: Foreigners Journey
- Mar 22-25: The Orchestra
- Mar 26-28: The Female Collective
- Mar 29-30: Mike DelGuidice
- Mar 31-Apr 1: The Pointer Sisters
- Apr 2-4: Funkafied
- Apr 5-6: Blue October
- Apr 7-8: Crowder
- Apr 9-11: Hooligans
- Apr 12-13: Jo Dee Messina
- Apr 14-15: A Flock of Seagulls
- Apr 16-18: M-80’s
- Apr 19-22: Plain White T’s
- Apr 23-25: Champagne Orchestra
- Apr 26-27: Starship Featuring Mickey Thomas
- Apr 28-29: Herman’s Hermits Starring Peter Noone
- Apr 30-May 2: Southbound
- May 3: Monsieur Periné
- May 4: Raul Acosta & Oro Solido with Magic Juan
- May 5: Raul Acosta & Oro Solido with Luisito Ayala and The Puerto Rican Power Band
- May 6: Fonseca
- May 7-9: Gilly & The Girl Band
- May 10-13: Simple Plan
- May 14-16: Element
- May 17-18: The Spinners
- May 19-20: Sister Hazel
- May 21-23: Epic
- May 24-25: Lit
- May 26-27: Casting Crowns
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Let’s Hear From You
This year’s Flower & Garden Festival is one of the best. We’re enjoying as much of it as we can! Would you like to visit Flower & Garden this year? Did any of the topiaries or gardens catch your eye? Any fresh dishes you’d like to try? If you’ve been to EPCOT’s Flower & Garden Festival, what is your favorite part? Let us know in the comments below!
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