Get ready for tons of scrumptious snacks and delicious drinks, because the 2022 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival has officially opened!

This event boasts more than a dozen Festival Marketplaces (AKA food booths) around the park, with more limited-time offerings at certain restaurants like Pym Tasting Lab and Terran Treats in the new Avengers Campus. You can find small plates of specialty foods and sip on new drinks around the park — but which eats and drinks are actually worth trying? And what else is there to do during this event? We’re heading inside NOW to find out!

Follow along with us here, and we’ll update this post throughout the day as we continue on our Food & Wine adventure.

Festival Dates

Before we dive into this event, you need a couple of key details — like how long the festival will last! The California Adventure Food & Wine Festival runs from March 4th through April 26th, 2022. Some of the booths opened a little early, but now they’re all open and available for guests.

If you’re visiting this park within that time frame, you’ll be able to test out the new (and returning) offerings!

Food and Drinks

There are plenty of snacks and drinks to try out this year. In addition to 13 Festival Marketplaces, several restaurants around Disney California Adventure and Downtown Disney are offering specialty Festival items. Be sure to check out our page that has the full list of booths and menus!

See the full list of offerings at this year’s Food & Wine Festival here.

We stopped by each marketplace to see what was new and munch on old favorites.

Avocado Time

At this booth, you can find an Avocado Impossible Burger and the intriguing Frozen Guacamole. And don’t forget to try the Ruby Grapefruit Sparkling drink!

We thought that frozen guacamole was actually really delicious! We know it sounds a little strange, but it was super refreshing while still being savory. If you’re a big fan of guacamole, this is a can’t miss for you!

If you’re also intrigued by frozen guacamole, read our full review of Avocado Time here.

Berry Patch

This spot boasts a couple of new treats, including a Strawberry Cheesecake and Blueberry-Buttermilk Pie. For a dessert drink, you can test out the Cherry-Chocolate-Mint Dessert Cocktail.

Full Booth Spread

The desserts here are very tasty, especially that Blueberry Buttermilk Pie! And if you’re a fan of sweet drinks, the cocktail is definitely serving up some strong flavors.

Time for dessert! See our full review of this booth here!

California Craft Brews

This is the place to find all kinds of beer, hard seltzer, and hard cider. In addition to several on-tap beverages, there’s an IPA Sausage Dog on a soft pretzel roll to pair with your drink.

Hot dog and brews

And boy are we glad this sausage arrived on the menu this year! All of the flavors work well on it, and there’s so much melted cheeeeeeese!

Read our full review of that delightful hot dog (and more) at California Craft Brews.

Cluck-A-Doodle-Moo

If you visit Cluck-A-Doodle-Moo, you’ll find wings, a French Onion Beef Tenderloin Slider, and some options for beer and lager.

Cluck-A-Doodle-Moo Spread

The wings were one of our favorite items here. They’ve got a subtle ranch taste and super tender meat! There’s a new Blackberry-Lavender Lemonade as well, but be warned — it’s only for the biggest lavender fans!

Interested in Cluck-A-Doodle-Moo? Read our full review here.

D-Lish

This booth has Beef Potato Puffs, a Cubano Slider, and a couple of cocktails on the menu.

Those potato puffs taste as fun and delicious as they sound (spoiler alert: potato puffs means tater tots), and the slider was tasty as well! There’s a cold brew cocktail at this spot, but we don’t think it’s for everyone. Check out our review (coming soon!) to see if you’d love it.

Are these foods actually D-Lish? Read our whole review here!

Garlic Kissed

You’ll probably smell Garlic Kissed before you see it, and that’s not a bad thing. Follow your nose to find the new Grilled Top Sirloin with smashed potatoes and the returning Carbonara-Garlic Mac & Cheese.

If it’s possible, we think we love that mac ‘n’ cheese even more this year than we did last year. But meat lovers can’t go wrong with the top sirloin either!

Click here to see our full review of Garlic Kissed.

Golden Dreams

This booth has several new items, such as a Honey-Orange-Glazed Salmon Salad and Mango-Carrot Gazpacho. To drink, try out the new Orange-Honey Cold Brew or Pineapple-Tiki Bitter Cocktail.

That gazpacho has to be one of our favorite eats at this year’s festival! All the food here is bright and beautiful, and the taste truly lives up to the looks. (Except for that cold brew, which we thought was a little bit odd.)

Lovers of bright and delicious foods should read our full review of Golden Dreams.

I Heart Artichokes

You’ll never guess what’s available at I Heart Artichokes. You can get some Chicharron-crusted Fried Artichoke Dip (which sounds amazing) along with Artichoke Toast. And there’s a new Passion Fruit Rum Cocktail on the menu to wash those dishes down.

We’re gonna let you in on a little secret with this booth: the best thing here isn’t the artichokes at all! First prize definitely goes to that Passion fruit cocktail.

Do you heart artichokes? See our full review of this booth here.

LA Style 

This place has more new offerings, such as the Glazed BBQ Pork Belly mac salad and a Gyro-inspired Flatbread with Impossible Ground Beef. A couple of drinks (including a Mezcal Margarita) are available here as well.

This booth was full of ups and downs for us. The pork belly was FANTASTIC, but we weren’t fans of that mezcal margarita. You’ll have to read our review (coming soon!) to find out which of these items will be winners for you!

See our full review of this divisive booth here!

Nuts About Cheese

One of the most exciting booths (in our humble opinion) is Nuts About Cheese. This spot has Peanut Butter & Jelly Mac, Next-Level Crackers & Cheese, and the Snickers Mickey Macaron! The new Spicy Honey-Apricot Cocktail sounds delicious as well.

The PB&J mac is not the best thing we ate at this festival, but we kind of think everyone should try it at least once for the experience, you know? All the rest of the offerings here (and especially that Snickers macaron!) were seriously delicious!

See our full review of these interesting eats here!

Peppers Cali-Ente

Puns aren’t the only thing on the menu at Peppers Cali-Ente. You can also get a Chili Relleno Empanada or the Ají de Gallina. And don’t forget the returning Cantarito-style Poblana drink!

If you’re looking for a LOT of flavor, this is the place to be! But are they too spicy for your palate? Check out our full review for more taste notes on these items.

Think you can handle our full review of Peppers Cali-Ente?

Uncork California 

This booth has some classically Cali dishes, like a cheese selection and chocolate-hazelnut mousse.

This spot is also where you’ll find a LOT of wine options as well as a few tropical mimosas.

Who says mimosas are only for the morning? ☀️
Tropical 🌴 Mimosa Flight
📍Uncork California booth pic.twitter.com/i5Ju76l68r

— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) March 4, 2022

The cheese plate was fairly standard, but that mousse was like a giant Ferrero Rocher candy! YUM!

See our full review for Uncork California here!

Paradise Garden Grill

We’re rounding out the list of Festival Marketplaces with Paradise Garden Grill, which has a lot of specialty items for this year’s festival.

You can try Brisket Fries, Char Siu Ribs, an Impossible Gyro, Jerk Chicken, Beer-battered Fish Tacos, and Strawberry Shortcake here. You can wash it all down with a Bourbon-Strawberry Lemonade or a Mexican-style Lager. Here are the ones that we tasted!

We tried these Pretzel Bites with Beer Cheese, and for once, we weren’t huge fans of the cheese sauce! The pretzels weren’t bad at all, but for $6.50, we didn’t think it was enough bang for our buck.

We also tried this Berry Cotton Candy! Now, we’re not sure which specific berry this cotton candy was supposed to taste like, but it was super tasty and didn’t taste artificial at all!

Next, we tried the Char Siu Ribs! These  Chinese-inspired grilled pork ribs with steamed rice and almond-cabbage salad left us super impressed! The flavors were great, and we particularly loved the salad and sauce used on the ribs!

The next thing we tried was the Impossible Gyro! This has seasoned plant-based meat served in pita bread with dairy-free tzatziki, seasoned tomatoes, cucumber, and onions. The flavors in this Gyro were absolutely amazing, and the Impossible Meat actually tasted like lamb!

We also tried this Bourbon Strawberry Lemonade! This lemonade had the perfect boozy kick, and the reporter who tried it doesn’t even like bourbon all that much!

That was everything we tried at Paradise Garden Grill!

Click here to read out full Review of the Paradise Garden Grill Festival Offerings!

Avengers Campus Eats

A few restaurants in Avengers Campus are getting in on the Festival fun as well. Pym Test Kitchen, Pym Tasting Lab, and Terran Treats all have specialty offerings for the occasion.

Trust us when we say you do NOT want to miss these spots for the festival! There’s a giant Elote Pretzel at Pym Test Kitchen that was delicious, and the churro treat at Terran Treats was divine!

Read all about these snacks on our full Avengers Campus Festival Food review!

More Festival Locations

A few spots around Disney California Adventure are getting in on the festival action with some specialty eats and treats! Cocina Cucamonga has a specialty horchata drink for the fest.

Oh hey there 👀
Strawberry Horchata with rum at Cocina Cucamonga 🍓🍓
📍Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival 🍜🍷 pic.twitter.com/cbDAaskXT7

— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) March 4, 2022

The drink was pretty sweet, and it essentially tasted like cold, spiced milk!

Read our full review of this drink here.

Another spot with a special festival time is Pacific Wharf Café. There’s a delicious take on avocado toast here for Food & Wine!

The real stars of this dish, however, were the toppings, which felt like a Caprese salad!

See our full review of the avocado toast here! 

We also tried the Espresso Milk Tea and Unicorn Macarons at Kayla’s Cake stand! These macarons were gorgeous and tasty!

The Unicorn Macaron didn’t have much flavor outside of just sugar and sprinkles, but it was yummy nonetheless, and it’s beautiful to look at!

We definitely liked the Espresso Milk Tea macaron better! It had a slight coffee taste that wasn’t too strong!

These sweet treats were as much eye candy as they were mouth candy!

Click here to read out full Review of the Espresso Milk Tea and Unicorn Macarons!

We also tried the Mango Churro at Willie’s Churros! This churro had tons of flavors that we didn’t expect to blend well together, but this churro was a win!

This churro had mango sauce, chili-lime sugar, and tamarind chamoy! The chili-lime sugar was super bright, and the mango chunks were a juicy addition! 

This unique churro definitely surprised us!

Click here to read out full Review of the Mango Churro!

That’s all of the food we’ve tried so far!

Entertainment

Disney confirmed that live entertainment and music would be part of the 2022 Food & Wine Festival in this park, but they didn’t release a full line-up of the artists. But now that the festival has begun, we know that some of the performances at the Palisades Stage will include The Filharmonic, Midnight Hour, Phat Cat Swinger, and The Tina Aldana Band. There will also be performances at the Paradise Garden Bandstand, including the Island Reggae Band and Urban Music Society.

We also know that the Jammin’ Chefs and a few of their Disney pals will be returning this year.

And we stopped to say hello to Chef Goofy on our way to the booths!

Move over Chef Mickey🍴
Chef Goofy 🥄 is showing off at Disney California Adventure 👀 pic.twitter.com/ch5o1IxYls

— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) March 4, 2022

Doesn’t he look so professional in his chef’s outfit?

Activities

There are a few special events available at this year’s festival, including Carthay Circle Winemaker Receptions. To see all of the events, head to our 2022 Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival Special Events page.

You can also check out some visiting chefs, who will be sharing their knowledge during demonstrations. See a COMPLETE LIST of the presenting chefs coming to the Culinary Demonstrations here.

For a fee, you can take 30-minute lessons on culinary techniques from the pros themselves. Visit our 2022 Low-Cost Seminar and Demonstrations Page, where you can view the full schedules for this year’s events!

And don’t forget to take a ride on Soarin’ Over California, which has returned for this year’s festival!

Look what’s back 👀👀 pic.twitter.com/Mg3paBD0QI

— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) March 4, 2022

For the little ones, you can attend Alice’s Wonderland Bakery Unbirthday Party, which is a cupcake decorating experience for kids ages 3 to 11.

Alice hosts the party along with a few Disney Junior character friends!

Merchandise

No Disney event is complete without some new merchandise to honor the occasion. We saw a sneak peek of the new items earlier, but now we’ve seen a LOT more. There’s a new Spirit Jersey that says “Life is Grape” across the back with California Adventure designs all over.

And you can also get a t-shirt with a similar design!

Don’t forget your kitchen essentials, like this Food & Wine Apron!

We spotted several home goods, like a gold tumbler…

…and some wine glasses.

Of course, we had to peek at the pins too! There were several pins for this festival, like these “California State of Mind” Mickey pins.

Like with most major Disney events, there is a special pair of Minnie ears at this festival! These feature a whisk and wooden spoon, which is very on-brand for a Food & Wine Festival.

And there’s one item that you can get at several of the festival booths around this park — reusable cutlery!

A set of a knife, spoon, and fork, all made from bamboo costs $10.75. They also come with a blue carrying case.

Click here to see ALL the merchandise (and their prices) at the 2022 Food & Wine Festival.

Discounts

If you love the Sip and Savor Pass, you can rest easy knowing it is available at his year’s Festival. You can buy the pass for $57 and then trade each of the 8 pull-off tabs for a tasting portion of a snack or non-alcoholic drink at participating marketplaces. See our festival page for a full list of the participating locations.

We’ll continue to update this page as we work our way around the Food & Wine Festival at Disney California Adventure. Stay tuned with DFB for full reviews of all the food booths!

See the food booths and menus at the 2022 California Adventure Food & Wine Festival.

Which food item would you snag first at this year’s Food & Wine Festival in Disney California Adventure? Let us know in the comments.