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!
Get ready to grab your paint brushes and easels because it’s time for the Festival of the Arts! The artistic EPCOT festival will run from January 16th to February 23rd.
Festival of the Arts!
Disney hasn’t shared many details about the 2026 Festival of the Arts just yet, but we’re expecting tasty food booths, incredible art on display, fun concerts, and all the souvenirs we could probably ever want. While it can be hard to choose our favorite festival, we won’t deny that this one has a special place in our hearts!
Liquid Nitrogen Minnie cake pop with berry sponge cake, white chocolate ganache, and colorful chocolate splats
We’re excited for the return of the Disney on Broadway concert series, where stars perform some of the classic songs from beloved shows in the America Gardens Theater. We’re also anticipating that you’ll be able to hear musical performances daily in World Showcase Plaza, see acrobatic performances each day, and even witness art performances where you’ll see artists paint Disney characters in minutes!
Side walk chalk art!
Something new coming to the festival is that there will be exciting activities designed for the whole family based on collecting Disney Loracada Trading Card Game. There will be ways to showcase the beautiful artwork on each card, and Disney says this is “just a taste of what’s to come.”
We love the artwork on the cards!
If you aren’t sure what snacks, sips, or entertainment are right for you, you can check out our FULL Guide to the EPCOT Festival or the Arts right here! We break down each snack, drink, and more in this complete guide that’s easy to use to plan ahead or even during your park day.
We can’t wait to see the full list of food and drinks for this festival, which we expect will drop closer to the festival dates. In the meantime, we will be enjoying two more EPCOT festivals! Be sure to keep following DFB for more Disney news and updates.
EPCOT International Festival of the Arts
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Very disappointed this is only five weeks! Hardly worth setting up! It’s a great festival! Disney should have this go on longer, at least two full months, and shorten the food and wine festival. Flower and Garden Festival is already a great length.