EPCOT 2027 Festival Guide: Flower and Garden and Festival of the Arts Dates Confirmed
We have confirmed the Festival of the Arts and Flower and Garden dates, plus what to expect at each in this Epcot 2027 festival guide article. Festival of the Arts 2027 runs January 15 through March 1, and Flower and Garden runs March 10 through May 31. Here is what we know about both.
Let’s be honest about where we are on the calendar right now. The confetti from Epcot’s Food & Wine Festival opening day hasn’t even settled (we are still working through the Croquetas de Jamón discourse, and yes, we still think the Italy Stromboli has some explaining to do). The Halloween decorations at other parks aren’t even fully up. Festival of the Holidays hasn’t so much as hinted at a popcorn bucket. Still, here comes Walt Disney World, calmly dropping spring 2027 festival information like it’s the most normal thing in the world.
It isn’t. It is deeply, wonderfully unhinged theme park calendar behavior, and we love it. So while you finish your Gyozas of the Galaxy and set a reminder for the full Food & Wine 2026 menu roundup, let’s talk about what’s coming to Epcot roughly six to seven months from now, because apparently that is a conversation we are having in September.
Epcot 2027 Festival Guide: Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival 2027 Dates Are Confirmed
Good news first: this one is official. The Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival will run March 10 through May 31, 2027. That is an 83-day festival, which, for context, is longer than most people’s engagement to their favorite theme park.
Disney’s preview keeps things appropriately vague this far out, but confirms the pillars are all coming back for 2027:
- Topiaries, Gardens, and Exhibits: the character topiary walk and floral displays that make every Epcot photo look like a screensaver.
- Garden Rocks Concert Series: the America Gardens Theatre concert series returns for 2027, with admission included in park entry and dining packages for guaranteed seating. The full performer lineup and dining package reservation dates have not been announced yet.
- Outdoor Kitchens: the festival’s food marketplaces are confirmed to return, though the 2027 Foodie Guide with menus and pricing is still pending.
In other words: the dates are locked, the vibes are confirmed, and the menus are a problem for a future version of us. We will absolutely still cover it item by item when it drops, the same way we did for Food & Wine 2026.
Epcot 2027 Festival Guide: Epcot International Festival of the Arts 2027 Dates Confirmed, and It’s Longer
The Epcot International Festival of the Arts will run January 15 through March 1, 2027. That’s a week longer than the 2026 edition, which ran 39 days from January 16 through February 23. New for 2027: additional Disney Lorcana Trading Card Game experiences are being added to the festival lineup, building on the Collection Quest and Ink & Find activities introduced in 2026.
For reference, here’s what the 2026 lineup looked like, which gives a good sense of what to expect returning for 2027 alongside the new Lorcana additions:
- Disney on Broadway Concert Series in America Gardens Theatre, with a rotating pair of Broadway performers every two weeks.
- Over 20 Food Studios park wide, covered in Disney’s official Foodie Guide.
- Figment’s Brush with the Masters scavenger hunt through World Showcase.
- Visiting artists doing chalk art, character sketches, and live painting throughout the park.
- A Disney Lorcana Trading Card Game tie in with in park card trading and exclusive promo cards.
The Real Takeaway From This News
Both 2027 festivals are officially dated now: Festival of the Arts runs January 15 through March 1, and Flower and Garden runs March 10 through May 31, which means there’s exactly a nine-day gap between them, so Epcot is basically wearing a festival lanyard from mid-January clear through the end of May. Still, meanwhile, we’re all still standing in line for a Wiener Schnitzel at the festival that is actually happening right now, five and a half months before any of this kicks off. Which, frankly, is the correct set of priorities. Go finish your Food & Wine 2026 plate before you start planning a trip for a festival announcement that’s still a full season away.
We’ll update this post with the Garden Rocks Concert Series lineup, the Festival of the Arts artist roster, and both Foodie Guides as soon as Walt Disney World makes them public.
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