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We’ve got MAJOR news to share about EPCOT’s Festival of the Arts coming in 2026!
Aladdin on Broadway
The countdown is on for one of EPCOT’s most creative and colorful celebrations. The 2026 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts is returning January 16th through February 23rd. This fan-favorite festival celebrates the best of visual, culinary, and performing arts from around the world — and Disney’s just announced this year’s star-studded Broadway concert lineup with NEW performers.
Disney World has us feeling like we’re experiencing whiplash if we’re being honest! There’s been a lot to keep up with over the last few years, and we’re just in the beginning phases of the changes.
EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival Figment Topiary
Some of the updates include demolishing classic attractions, and others are just lots of new coffee around the parks. (Both are very noteworthy in different ways.) To help us keep up with every detail and update, we do a weekly news roundup with the biggest announcements from this week! Let’s dive into the 3 major announcements Disney just dropped.
Oh Disney… you’ve done it again. You’ve dangled a creative, colorful festival in front of us — and then snatched it away before we’ve even finished our Figment-inspired latte. Yep, EPCOT has dropped the official 2026 Festival of the Arts dates, and let’s just say you guys have big feelings about them.
Spaceship Earth at Night during the EPCOT Festival of the Arts
If you’ve ever found yourself comparing your vacation calendar to EPCOT’s festival lineup and feeling a tiny bit of panic (“Wait… it’s only running for HOW long?!”), you’re not alone. The Festival of the Arts is one of EPCOT’s most beloved events — all that food, the Broadway concerts, the jaw-dropping art — and next year, it’s back for a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it run.
When it comes to EPCOT festivals, it can be hard to choose a favorite!
2025 Festival of the Arts
We’re still celebrating the Food and Wine Festival, plus we have the Festival of the Holidays to look forward to before the year ends. While we aren’t trying to speed up time, we are ridiculously excited that Disney has finally confirmed the dates for the 2026 International Festival of the Arts!
One of the best parts of EPCOT is the four festivals that rotate throughout the year. From the Festival of the Arts to Flower and Garden to Food and Wine and the Festival of the Holidays, EPCOT almost always has a festival happening.
EPCOT
We love these festivals, but there are three things EPCOT festivals need to bring them to the next level.
We can’t believe it’s time to say goodbye to the first EPCOT festival of the year!
EPCOT
It’s time to pack up your paintbrushes and easels and get ready for EPCOT’s next festival!
The EPCOT Festival of the Arts is coming to a close on February 24th, but there are still a few days to soak up everything the event has to offer!
Welcome to the EPCOT Festival of the Arts!
This is one of our favorite EPCOT festivals because not only is the food incredible, but it’s so interactive with spin art, a massive paint-by-number mural that you can help complete, the new Disney on Broadway exhibit, live performances, and so much more. Speaking of live performances, one of the highlights in EPCOT right now is the Disney on Broadway concert series and while we were visiting on February 18th, 2025, there was a special surprise!
We are ALL about Disney food here at DFB. We have eaten everywhere in Disney World, and we aren’t stopping there! One of the best parts about Disney World is that things are constantly changing, and that also means new food is released all the time.
New Homecomin’ Hash!
We are always stopping to try the newest and bluest food items that Disney World has created. Some are wins, while others fall short. However, there is one food trend that we are tired of seeing.
The EPCOT International Festival of the Arts has officially started!
2025 EPCOT Festival of the Arts
The festival runs from now until February 24th and features 17 Food Studios (aka food booths), tons of live entertainment, merchandise, and even a Disney on Broadway exhibit! We went to the festival on the very first day to try all the food and ended up spending a whopping $462 to prove and show you how important it is to make your own game plan for when you visit the festival this year.
We tried a SECRET menu item at this year’s EPCOT Festival of the Arts and we can’t say we were disappointed!
Art-garita 2025
EPCOT’s Festival of the Arts has started with incredible news eats and drinks and dozens of new food studios to try in 2025. We’ve already told you which menu items made our festival favorites shortlist, but even after all of that, we can’t ever count out a hidden menu item that just joined the fun!
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