DATES ANNOUNCED for the 2026 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival

Look, we do want to just take the time to enjoy EPCOT’s Flower and Garden Festival that’s going on right now, but it’s kind of hard to do that when Disney just announced the dates of the 2026 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival. Is it seriously time to start talking about that already?

Food and Wine Festival

The time has come for us to start talking about EPCOT’s next festival, and arguably the most popular of the four. Thanks to Disney’s latest announcement, we now know when the 2026 Food and Wine Festival is happening. It may seem far now, but it will be here before you know it!

The EPCOT Food & Wine Festival is an annual celebration of global cuisine in Disney World! The festival features special events and entertainment, decorations, and delicious Marketplace Food Booths all around the park. From World Discovery, World Nature, and World Celebration to World Showcase, there are so many things to love about the festival.

EPCOT Food & Wine Festival

The 2026 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival will run from August 27th to November 21st, 2026!

EPCOT Food & Wine Festival

Disney also shared a sneak peek at some of the returning bites we can expect to find at this year’s festival, including:

Street Corn-style Dumplings: Chicken Dumplings with Tomatillo Salsa Verde, Street Corn Salad, Cotija, Lime Crema, and Cilantro (Gyozas of the Galaxy)

Street Corn-style Dumplings

Grilled Bushberry-spiced Shrimp Skewer with Sweet-and-Sour Vegetables and Coconut-Chilie Sauce (Australia)

Grilled Bushberry Spiced Shrimp Skewer

Kirschwasser Torte with Cherry-Brandy Buttercream, Fondant, Sugared Almonds, and Cherry Compote (The Alps)

Kirschwasser Torte

Remy’s Ratatouille Hide ‘n’ Squeak Scavenger Hunt has also been confirmed for this year’s festival! In this activity, you’ll go on a scavenger hunt in search of little Remy statuettes hidden all around World Showcase. Once you’ve completed your map marking everywhere you found Remy, you can collect your prize!

Hi, Remy!

Emile’s Fromage Montage is returning, too! Pick up YOUR CHOICE of 5 of the suggested items as listed in the Festival Passport for Emile’s Fromage Montage, then receive a prize for completing this Cheese-themed Crawl!

Emile’s Fromage Montage

Throughout the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival, popular bands across all genres from the 80s, 90s, and even the 00s 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 as part of the Eat to the Beat Concert Series, which will return in 2026! Stay tuned for the full lineup.

John Stamos at the 2025 Eat to the Beat Concert Series

We will admit, we’re pretty excited for the Food and Wine Festival to begin! Now that the dates have been announced, it’s time to prepare for the storm of festival news to pour in as the festival date approaches. Make sure you stay tuned to the Disney Food Blog so you don’t miss out on anything!

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IT'S WINE & DINE TIME!

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