A MAJOR Change Is Coming to EPCOT Next Week

We’re just DAYS away from the launch of one of EPCOT’s most popular annual events, as the 2026 Flower & Garden Festival is set to begin!

Butterfly topiary

The 2026 Flower and Garden Festival is set to run from March 4th through June 1st, and feature all of the features we’ve come to expect over the years, including food, entertainment, and — of course — plenty of plants!

Let’s begin with the food, as this year’s festival features an assortment of 20 outdoor kitchens offering more than 75 new menu items for festival-goers to enjoy. Some of our favorite returning booths include Beach Grub (home of the Seafood Bake), BRUNCHCOT (with French Toast Bites), Honey Bee-Stro (with Chicken and Waffles), and The Citrus Blossom (with tempura shrimp we dream about all year long)!

The 2025 Citrus Blossom Menu

Arguably, the most unique part of the festival, at least from a visual presentation perspective, is the character topiaries. The confirmed list of topiaries for the 2026 festival includes:

Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Bo Peep and her sheep, Lotso, and the Pixar Ball
Mike Wazowski & Sulley – Creations Shop
Figment, Flower Topiaries and Flower Towers – World Celebration Plaza
Encanto (Mirabel, Antonio, Isabela and Luisa) – Near the Imagination Pavilion
Simba and Friends (Rafiki, Simba, Mufasa and Sarabi) – Near the Imagination Pavilion
Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Chip, Dale and Pluto
Lightning McQueen & Mater – near Connections Cafe
Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy – Near Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
Stitch – Near Mission: SPACE
Tinker Bell’s Fairy House Garden – United Kingdom Pavilion
Winnie the Pooh and Friends (Rabbit, Eeyore, Piglet and Tigger) – United Kingdom Pavilion
Lady and the Tramp – Italy Pavilion
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – Germany Pavilion
Beauty and the Beast – France Pavilion
Tiana – The American Adventure Pavilion
Miguel and Dante from Coco – Mexico Pavilion

Lady and the Tramp

This year’s Garden Rocks Concert will feature a lineup of new and returning acts performing nightly from March 45th to June 1st in the America Gardens Theater at 5:30 PM, 6:45 PM, and 8:00 PM. This year’s lineup includes:

March 5th-7th — The Music of ABBA (NEW)
March 8th-9th — Simple Plan
March 13th-14th — Blue October
March 15th-16th — Billy Ocean
March 20th-23rd — THE ORCHESTRA starring former members of ELO & ELO Part II
March 27th-28th — Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone
March 29th-30th — 38 Special
April 3rd-4th — Chubby Checker
April 5th-6th — Sugar Ray
April 10th-11th — Information Society (NEW)
April 12th-13th — Rick Springfield
April 17th-18th — Berlin
April 19th-20th — The Commodores
April 24th-25th — FireHouse (NEW)
April 26th-27th — Air Supply
May 1st-2nd — A Flock of Seagulls
May 3rd-4th — Plain White T’s
May 8th-9th — Katrina, formerly of Katrina & The Waves (NEW)
May 10th-11th — 98 Degrees
May 15th-16th — The Spinners
May 17th-18th — Josiah Queen (NEW)
May 22nd-23rd — Iam Tongi (NEW)
May 24th-25th — A.J. Croce: Croce Plays Croce
May 29th-30th — Queensrÿche
May 31st-June 1st — Maverick City Music

Garden Rocks Concert

A word of advice: if you want to catch a specific show, see if any Dining Packages remain available for your desired date. Dining Packages are available to pair breakfast, lunch, or dinner (either a three-course meal or full buffet with a beverage — non-alcoholic or alcoholic for of-age guests — based on location) at a participating EPCOT restaurant with guaranteed priority seating for an evening show on the same date. The exception is Spice Road Table, where each guest receives 2 small plates and a nonalcoholic beverage (or alcoholic beverage for Guests 21 and older), and a shared tagine and a shared dessert platter for the table.

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The launch of the 2026 Flower & Garden Festival is just days away! Stay tuned to DFB for FULL coverage of the festival!

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