The 2019 Epcot International Festival of the Arts will take place January 18 – February 25, 2019! For the third year in a row, the Festival will celebrate three artistic disciplines: Culinary, Visual, and Performing Arts.
Festival of the Arts
There is LOTS of new info to share in regards to all three disciplines! But of course, we’re starting with our personal favorite 😉 … the Culinary Arts!
Culinary Arts Food Studios
The primary way the Festival of the Arts recognizes the Culinary Arts is through Food Studios located around Epcot’s World Showcase! Much like the Marketplace Booths for the Epcot Food and Wine Festival, these Food Booths bring enhanced food offerings to Festival guests with a focus on artistic presentation of the dishes.
Deconstructed Strawberry Cheesecake from The Deconstructed Dish
Thirteen locations will serve Festival food and drinks from the well-established Food Studios to spots like Taste Track and the Fife & Drum Tavern.
Click HERE to see FULL MENUS AND FOOD PHOTOS for the 2019 Festival of the Arts on our Menu Page!
While you can view the menus in full by visiting our Festival of the Arts Menu Page, let’s check out some of the returning Food Studios as well as a few new items!
The Deconstructed Dish will once again feature deconstructed versions of classic dishes like the Deconstructed BLT and the Deconstructed Reuben.
The Deconstructed Dish
Cuisine Classique and The Artists’s Table will return, as will Pop Eats! with its popular Almond Frangipane Cake layered with Raspberry Jam!
Almond Frangipane Cake layered with Raspberry Jam and Chocolate at Festival of the Arts
Decadent Delights will feature a new Lemon and Blood Orange Tart and Chocolate, Peanut Butter and Pretzel Crunch.
Decadent Delights
New at The Masterpiece Kitchen will be the Vanilla, Rose Water and Pistachio Panna Cotta!
The Masterpiece Kitchen
And look for a Sushi Donut at Takumi Table in the Japan Pavilion!
Takumi Table Booth
The Painted Panda in China will serve up a Crystal Mooncake with fruit filling garnished with toasted coconut among other offerings.
The Painted Panda Food Studio
L’Art du Cuisine Francaise, Mosaic Canteen, and L’Arte di Mangiare will all return as well, featuring debut items and returning favorites. (I can’t wait to try the Crème de Brie en Petit Pain in France!)
2018 Epcot Festival of the Arts Mosaic Canteen Food Studio Morocco booth
Additional locations getting in on the fun will be Taste Track, which will be continuing its role as a Festival Food Booth. On the menu? Lobster Bacon Macaroni & Cheese served in a Warm Bread Cone!
Taste Track
And Paintbrush Churros, which are Cinnamon Sugar Churros Dipped in Colorful White Chocolate.
Fife & Drum Tavern will serve up a Musical Float: Layered Strawberry, Lemonade and Blue Raspberry Slushy with Vanilla Ice Cream and White Chocolate! See it all here…
Click HERE to see FULL MENUS AND FOOD PHOTOS for the 2019 Festival of the Arts on our Menu Page!
Visual Arts
Channel your inner visual artist through any number of interactive workshops and complimentary seminars! Topics range from floral design, ink and paint, photography, and more.
Odyssey Festival Showplace
While the seminars are complimentary (find the full list of topics here), guests looking to dive even further into their preferred topics can check out the interactive workshops on Monday-Friday for an additional fee of $39. And these are eligible for booking TODAY by calling (407) WDW-TOUR, and you can see the full list of workshops here!
The Premium Paint with a Disney Artist Workshop will return in 2019 as well. Work on your own masterpiece under the guidance of a Disney Artist (the fee is $259). Interested guests may contact (407) WDW-TOUR to book, and visit our workshops page for more information.
Performing Arts
As previously announced, the lineup for the Disney on Broadway Concert Series will feature pairs of Broadway performers singing beloved Disney tunes. See the entire concert lineup for 2019 here!
Ashley Brown Performing During the Epcot Festival of the Arts
Visit our Disney on Broadway Concert Series page here!
If there is a performing pair you simply can’t miss, you can also learn about Disney on Broadway Dining Packages here, which allow guests to pair a meal at a participating Epcot restaurant with guaranteed seating for a performance.
Stay tuned for more information for how the Performing Arts will be recognized throughout the Festival of the Arts!
Would you believe this only scratches the surface of fun to be had at the Festival of the Arts? From interactive murals to artistic photo opps, and more, there will be a TON of artful fun happening all around the park!
Figment Mural from the Festival of the Arts
Check it ALL out on our Festival of the Arts Page!!
Are you going to the 2019 Epcot Festival of the Arts? Please let us know with a comment!
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Yes!! So excited for this. It’s our first for festival of the arts
Do you need to sign up in advance for the complimentary seminars? Or just show up?
Natasha, great question! The complimentary seminars do not require advance registration, but you would want to arrive at Odyssey 30-45 minutes before the seminar to ensure you can get in. 🙂
So happy the braised short ribs with parsnip puree and brocolini are back..that was my favorite entree last year. And the fraginpane cake too..soo yummy
F&W festival and F&G Festival always have pretty accurate labels for what is vegetarian and what is not, so I’m not sure why Festival of the Arts and Festival of the Holidays can’t seem to figure it out. A chocolate chip cookie is not vegetarian? A veggie flatbread is not vegetarian? I find that hard to believe.