Get ready for SPRING to arrive at Epcot when the 2018 Epcot Flower and Garden Festival kicks off on February 28th!
The Epcot Flower and Garden Festival
Running through May 28th, we always look forward to this annual celebration of all things that bloom! And one of the highlights over the past several years has been the Outdoor Kitchens. These food booths, similar to the Marketplace Booths for the Food and Wine Festival — focus on flavors fresh from the garden.
Check out the FULL LIST of Flower and Garden Festival Food Booths and their MENUS here!!
Let’s look at some of the familiar and new flavors we’ll be experiencing at the Festival in a few weeks!
Epcot Flower and Garden Festival Food Booths
There will be a total of fifteen Food Booths for 2018.
Bauernmarkt Booth in Epcot’s Germany
New among them will be The Honey Bee-stro Hosted by the National Honey Board featuring all-new dishes such as Roasted Cauliflower with buckwheat honey carrot puree, wild rice pilaf, asparagus, honey blistered grapes and sunflower brittle and Honey Tandoori Chicken Flatbread with white cheddar cheese, charred vegetables, clover honey sour cream and micro watercress.
And for dessert? A Local Wildflower Honey-Mascarpone Cheesecake with orange blossom honey ice cream garnished with fennel pollen meringue kisses.
And, of course, many of our Festival favorites will return! Look once more for the famous Frushi (fruit sushi) at the Hanami Food Booth in Japan!
Frushi at the Hanami Outdoor Kitchen in Japan
New at Hanami will be the Teriyaki Salmon with furikake seasoned brown rice.
We know we aren’t the only ones who are always happy to see The Smokehouse: Barbecue and Brews back at the Festival!
Smokehouse Booth
This year, the popular Beef Brisket Burnt Ends Hash with White Cheddar Fondue and Pickled Jalapeños will return once again.
Beef Brisket Burnt Ends Hash
But you’ll find a new twist on the brisket as well! Look for the new Beef Brisket Burnt Ends and Smoked Pork Belly Slider with garlic sausage, chorizo, cheddar fondue and house-made pickle on the menu.
Fleur de Lys in France will feature an entirely new food menu, with items like the Tarte à la Tomate Provençale: Provencal Tomato Tart with sautéed onions, fresh thyme and rosemary on a flaky pastry crust. You can also try the Macaron au Chocolat en Sucette — the Large Chocolate Macaron Lollipop — for dessert!
Fleur de Lys Booth in Epcot’s France
But even with an all-new food menu, you’ll still see the beloved La Vie en Rose Frozen Slushy with Grey Goose Orange, St. Germain Liqueur, and white and red cranberry juice listed under the beverages.
La Vie en Rose Frozen Slush
And check out the FULL LIST of Flower and Garden Festival Food Booths and their MENUS here!!
Of course, it’s not just food at the Flower & Garden Festival 😉 .
Garden Rocks Concert Series
The line up for the Garden Rocks Concert Series was the first bit of news we received for the 2018 Festival.
Throughout the Epcot Flower and Garden Festival, popular bands from the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s take the stage at the American Gardens Theater in the American Adventure Pavilion in Epcot to share some of their greatest hits with the crowds! Acts for 2018 include Night Ranger, Survivor, and Rick Springfield.
These concerts are free with Epcot admission, and take place three times per evening (5:30pm, 6:45pm, 8:00pm), on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays throughout the Festival.
Find the full list of concerts here, along with information on booking a Dining Package with reserved seating to a Garden Rocks Concert!
Disney Topiaries
Of course, everyone looks forward to the return of the topiaries all around Epcot!
Lady and the Tramp Topiary in Epcot’s Italy
Disney characters and cultural traditions are represented throughout the park in gorgeous plant displays.
Anna and Elsa Topiary
Bromeliad Dragon Topiary in Epcot’s China
Flower and Garden Festival Buzz Lightyear
Look for a new Mickey, Minnie and Goofy Topiary at Epcot’s Main Entrance!
Festival Tours
Opportunities to further enhance your Festival experience include Special Events like the complimentary English Tea Garden Tour and the returning Royal Garden Tea Tour.
The Tea Garden in the UK Pavilion
Find out all about these unique offerings here!
Start planning now by visiting our Epcot Flower and Garden Festival Page for all the latest details!
Will you be visiting Epcot during the 2018 Flower and Garden Festival? Please let us know what you’re most excited about with a comment!
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Where’s the violet lemonade!?!?!?!?!?!?
Warm wild berry buckle! Ok, we’re in.
Food Booths in Epcot Flower & Garden Festival are similar to marketplace booths. This garden festival focus on fresh flavors and you can taste the delicious food varieties here.
I want to go to the FAGF again. They’re just so beautiful. I’d def get the frushi!
I absolutely love the flower & garden festival, and as a vegetarian they always have a bunch of delicious options for me. Unfortunately, since the last festival, Disney seems to have changed their definition of “vegetarian” to exclude eating eggs. I really don’t understand why they did this, as vegetarians eat both dairy and eggs, while vegans eat neither, so this new definition is unhelpful to both of those groups. It also seems to be inconsistent. Cakes were listed as vegetarian at the last festival, while cookies were not. I’m sure both of these things contain eggs and neither contained gelatin. Very annoying to have to ask for ingredients at every booth and have snarky cast members tell you that eggs are not vegetarian.
We had to cancel our F & W festival trip and decided to give the F & G a try at end of March.
I know it cannot live up to all the hype of the F & W but looking through the menus I cannot wait.
Thank you tremendously for always posting your full menu and photos of the festival. As a mother of a child with severe life-threatening food allergies, I am always in full planning mode. Reading your blog always helps me to see where might be safe and where to completely avoid (then of course ask more questions once there). Thank you from our family!