NEWS: DATES Announced for 2023 EPCOT Festival of the Arts

It’s not even November yet, but we have NEWS about one of the EPCOT festivals happening at Disney World next year!

2022 EPCOT Festival of the Arts

EPCOT’s Food and Wine Festival is still taking place right now, and right after Thanksgiving, Festival of the Holidays will begin. And now, we know the official dates for the first festival happening in the park in 2023!

The EPCOT International Festival of the Arts will take place from January 13th through February 20th, 2023!

Spaceship Earth during Festival of the Arts

This festival is a celebration of culinary, visual, and performing arts, and usually has some of the prettiest food of any of the festivals.

Orange Mousse with lemon cake and raspberry meringues

We know that there will be 16 Food Studios (AKA food booths) available. And, TWO of those will be NEW food booths — Moderne and Figment’s Inspiration Station at the Odyssey: Art, Food, and Little Sparks of Magic. Plus, there will be plenty of returning booths as well — check them all out here!

Guests at Pop Eats!

The festival focuses on art, so there will be over 100 Disney and visiting artists showcasing their artwork. Guests can participate in things like drawing a Disney character at Animation Academy or helping out with the GIANT Paint by Numbers Mural. Figment’s Brush with the Masters Scavenger Hunt is also making a return!

Figment’s Brush with the Masters Scavenger Hunt

And, the Disney on Broadway Concert Series is coming back, too! This features talented performers singing Disney songs at the America Gardens Theatre in The American Adventure pavilion. Disney says a list of who will be performing is coming soon!

Disney on Broadway

For more on the upcoming festivals at Disney World, check out the 14 menu items CONFIRMED for EPCOT’s 2022 Festival of the Holidays, the FULL LIST of entertainment announced for the 2022 EPCOT Festival of the Holidays, and the NEW food booth coming to the 2022 EPCOT Festival of the Holidays.

Stay tuned to DFB for more news and updates about the upcoming festival!

Click here to learn more about Festival of the Arts!

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OF YOUR FESTIVAL DAYS

DFB's guide to the Festival of the Arts details everything you need to know to maximize your time, budget, and stomach space! Know what's worth it and what to skip with our full-photo menus of each booth, complete with DFB's Best of the Fest.

It includes all the must-have information for navigating this colorful festival at Disney World, including:

🍭 Booth & food photos, maps, and crawls with DFB's exclusive recommendations!
🖌 The COMPLETE schedule of events (so you don't have to go hunting for all the dates!)
🎨 All the details on special events, artist meet-n-greets, festival-exclusive merchandise, and more!