The 2018 Epcot Food and Wine Festival will run from August 30-November 12, 2018!!
Featuring incredible special events, informative culinary and beverage demonstrations, celebrity chefs, and delicious World Showcase Marketplace Food Booths, this annual event is a can’t miss part of the Disney calendar!
Click Here to See Food Photos For EVERY SINGLE DISH AT THE FESTIVAL!
Ready to Plan for Your 2018 Epcot Food and Wine Festival Trip?
Order the DFB Guide to the 2018 Epcot Food & Wine Festival e-Book today, and start planning your visit! This 250+-page guide to the Festival offers insider tips and advice as well as all of the details you need to know to plan your best Festival visit ever.
Your purchase includes several bonus items as well — including a full daily schedule of events at the Festival and a printable World Showcase Booth Menu Checklist to carry with you as you Eat around the World!
Order your 2018 edition today! Don’t miss a moment of the fun!
Use code Chefs at check-out for a 20% off the cover price!
Epcot Food and Wine Festival Info
We’ll have all the coverage and information you need right here on Disney Food Blog!
2018 Epcot Food and Wine Festival Index
2018 Epcot Food and Wine Festival Booth and Menu Index
2018 Epcot Food and Wine Festival Special Events
2018 Epcot Food and Wine Festival Low-Cost Seminars and Demonstrations
2018 Eat to the Beat Concert Schedule
Epcot Food and Wine Festival Fans Facebook Page
2018 Epcot Food and Wine Festival Wine and Dine Half Marathon
2018 Swan and Dolphin Food and Wine Classic
Food and Wine Festival 101
2018 Epcot Food and Wine Festival Vegetarian Items
2018 Epcot Food and Wine Festival Gluten Free Items
How to Book Epcot Food & Wine Festival Events
To book all special events and demonstrations, call 407-WDW-FEST (939-3378) starting June 14, 2018 at 7:00 am (EST). Culinary Demonstrations and Beverage Seminars and general admission for some special events may be bookable online at www.epcotfoodfestival.com as well as by phone.
Tables in Wonderland members, Annual Passholders, Disney Vacation Club Members, and Golden Oak Residents are eligible for a $2 discount (per person, per event) for beverage and seminars and culinary demos taking place Mon-Thurs during the festival. Members of these groups can also book all special events early – June 12, 2018 starting at 9:00 am (EST). Discounts are by phone only at 407-WDW-FEST (939-3378). Stay tuned to DisneyFoodBlog.com and the Disney Food Blog Newsletter for details.
Because Chase is no longer a Festival Sponsor, Chase Disney Visa Cardholders have no access to early booking this year.
2018 Epcot Food and Wine Festival Coverage
Epcot Food and Wine Festival World Showcase Booths
Over 30 marketplace booths will be set up on the promenade around Epcot’s World Showcase Lagoon as well as Future World (with two new booths inside the Festival Center)! Check them ALL out on our 2018 Food and Wine Festival Booth Index Page!
The Hops & Barley Booth, located in the American Adventure Pavilion, is a favorite stop for All-American eats — including smoked and grilled BBQ favorites. We’re glad it’s coming back in 2018 with a new item: the New Brunswick Slider!
Hops and Barley Booth
Flavors from Fire will be back for its second year running. A new menu item this year will be the Charred Chimichurri Skirt Steak with smoked Corn Cake with Pickled Vegetable Slaw and Cilantro.
Flavors from Fire Booth
And the popular Wine & Dine Studio will be back, too, with a vegetarian dish: Butternut Squash Ravioli with Brown Butter Vinaigrette, Parmesan Cheese, and Pumpkin Seeds.
Wine and Dine Studio
Click here to see 2018 Epcot Food and Wine Festival Menus!
Free Marketplace Discovery Passports have become a tradition and a favorite way to keep track of all the must-have dishes on your list. In recent years, gluten free and vegetarian items have also been noted! Look for kid-friendly items to be designated as well!
2018 Epcot Food and Wine Festival Passport
Plot your course for the Marketplace Booths with our Disney Food Blog Festival map for this year! (Click the image to enlarge.)
Epcot Food and Wine Festival Map — Disney Food Blog Edition. CLICK TO ENLARGE OR PRINT
Epcot Food and Wine Festival Special Events
From pairing meals around Epcot to culinary demonstrations and beverage seminars, several high-end Special Events will be offered at the Epcot Food and Wine Festival this year!
Party for the Senses is always a fantastic Food and Wine Festival treat, and it returns with special themed nights in 2018. And, Fems of Rock have been confirmed as performers for all five Parties!
Party for the Senses Wine and Cheese Station
We’re looking forward to Cheese Seminars this year as well — along with one of our favorite events of past years, the Mexican Tequila Lunch!
Hilda, Tequila Ambassador
Celebrity Chefs
Celebrity Chefs bring extra excitement to the festival. This year we’ll welcome such notables as Carla Hall, Buddy Valastro, Art Smith, and Jamie Deen (and more!) for the “Sunday Brunch with the Chef” series.
“Cake Boss” Chef Buddy Valastro
Look for your favorite chef during culinary demos and premium events as well as Disney and visiting chefs!
More Epcot Food and Wine Festival Events and Details
The Back to Basics series, free with your Epcot admission, returns in 2018! This complimentary series includes “epicurean tips and tricks from the pros”!
Eat to the Beat Concerts
Throughout the Epcot Food and Wine Festival, popular bands from recent decades take the stage at the American Gardens Theater in the American Adventure Pavilion for the Eat to the Beat Concert Series. These concerts are free with Epcot admission, and take place three times per evening.
Click the link to see the 2018 Epcot Food and Wine Festival Eat to the Beat Concert Line-up!
Fun for the Whole Family
This year there’s fun for the whole family at the Food and Wine Festival including: a playground, Character Dance Party (on Friday and Saturday evenings), Junior Chef Kitchen presented by Krusteaz® (a complimentary event offered on Sundays), and the return of Remy’s Ratatouille Hide ‘n’ Squeak Scavenger Hunt!
Remy’s Hide and Squeak Scavenger Hunt
At the Disney Du Jour Dance Party, kids can look forward to dancin’ with a “rotating menu” of Disney Characters, including Remy and Emile from Ratatouille!
The new Fun Zone playground will give the kiddos a spot created with them in mind. Look for it right next to Taste Track in Future World, which will be a Food Booth this year.
New Family Play Zone
Free with Epcot Admission
Free with Epcot admission are the Festival Center Back to Basics series, special book signings, Eat to the Beat concerts, cultural adventures, Marketplace Discovery Passport, and all attractions and park entertainment. Festival hours could again extend to 10pm on weekends!
Festival Merchandise
A full range of Festival merchandise will be available to commemorate your visit to the Epcot Food and Wine Festival. Items include apparel, glassware, kitchenware, magnets, all bearing logos of the Festival and its attractions. In addition, look for upscale collections as well, like designer handbags. These always sell out quickly!
Merchandise lines will include new and returning favorites like Chef Remy (on items like kitchenware and ornaments), Farmer’s Market Finds (featuring Chef Mickey), Brews Around the World, Foodie Figment, and Taste Your Way Around the World.
We love the Food and Wine Festival Spirit Jersey!
Spirit Jersey
And these wine-cork inspired Minnie Ears are adorable!
Minnie Ears
Of course, you’ve gotta check out the kitchen goodies!
Kitchen Towels with Chef Mickey
And Foodie Figment!
We love Figment!
And, of course, Remy!
Remy!
How to Book Epcot Food & Wine Festival Events
Be sure to join our DFB Newsletter and follow our Epcot Food and Wine Festival Fans facebook page to get the details FIRST!
Booking dates for all events began on June 14, 2018! For reservations, please check availability online or call (407) 939-3378.
Tables in Wonderland members, Annual Passholders, Disney Vacation Club Members, and Golden Oak Residents may be eligible for a $2 discount (per person, per event) for beverage and seminars and culinary demos taking place Mon-Thurs during the festival. These members may also be able to book all special events earlier – watch for dates here. In the past, discounts were by phone only at 407-WDW-FEST (939-3378). Stay tuned to DisneyFoodBlog.com and the Disney Food Blog Newsletter for details.
Booking for all other events, and for the general public opens JUNE 14! Call 407 939-3378 to book. ALL booking for VIP events and tickets (e.g. premium levels at the Party for the Senses) in previous years had to be booked by phone. Booking for seminars, demos, and some special events will be available at epcotfoodfestival.com.
Ready to Plan for Your 2018 Epcot Food and Wine Festival Trip?
Order the DFB Guide to the 2018 Epcot Food & Wine Festival e-Book today, and start planning your visit! This 250+-page guide to the Festival offers insider tips and advice as well as all of the details you need to know to plan your best Festival visit ever.
Your purchase includes several bonus items as well — including a full daily schedule of events at the Festival and a printable World Showcase Booth Menu Checklist to carry with you as you Eat around the World!
Order your 2018 edition today! Don’t miss a moment of the fun!
Use code Chefs at check-out for a 20% off the cover price!
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