PHOTOS & VIDEOS: We’re LIVE From the First Day of EPCOT International Festival of the Arts!

Welcome to the 2022 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts!

EPCOT International Festival of the Arts

It feels like we were just filling our bellies with all of the tasty food and drink items from the Festival of the Holidays, but it’s a new year and that means it’s already time for the most colorful, the most creative, and perhaps most unique of the four EPCOT festivals.

We’ll be updating this post ALL DAY as we explore everything there is to see from the fest. Stay tuned, so you don’t miss a beat!

Festival Dates

This year, the Festival of the Arts will take place from January 14th through February 21st! That doesn’t give you as much time as you typically see at those mega-long festivals (EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival and EPCOT Food and Wine Festival run for MONTHS!).

But we are thrilled to be here and let our creative juices flow while we make the most of the brief few weeks we have with this festival. Let’s jump right in and get this pARTy stARTed (we’re like, totally tapping into our inner artist here).

Getting Started and Crowds

This morning around TWO HOURS before the festival booths opened, lines were already forming for the first day of the festival.

When it was time to head in, we were greeted with a Figment-inspired Annual Passholder entrance sequence.

The largest lines we saw early in the day were for the Figment Popcorn Bucket coming to Pop Eats!

The line wrapped a loooooooooooong way through the front side of EPCOT.

Click here to see more about the Figment Popcorn Bucket!

Maps and Festival Booklet

Like the other EPCOT festivals, we grabbed our park map along with our Festival of the Arts Passport.

2022 EPCOT Festival of the Arts Passport

These passports contain all of the must-known information you’ll need to have a successful day at the festival (plus, it’s a bit of a free souvenir!).

Festival Passport

Signs and Decor

As you can imagine, the Festival of the Arts is one COLORFUL spectacle around EPCOT.

WELCOME to the 2022 EPCOT Festival of the Arts!

Everywhere you look you’ll find signage and decorations that let you know the festival is in town.

Festival of the Arts

Not to mention, this is a great opportunity for all you Figment fans out there to shout from the rooftops — this little purple dragon is everywhere!

Click here to read about some of the offerings returning this year to the Festival of the Arts!

Festival Merchandise

Of course, one of the big draws to any EPCOT festival is the special edition merchandise! First thing this morning, we spotted a fancy new Festival of the Arts Figment MagicBand for Passholders.

The festival has some limited-release pins as well to help commemorate the occasion!

And Spirit Jersey fans might be pretty excited to see this cozy number.

Worried about what you’ll wear with that jersey? How about this matching cap?

Remember, we’ll be updating this post ALL DAY with all the festival fun so stay tuned! Want more updates? You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram! Oh, and HAPPY FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS DAY!

Click here to read about all of the booths and menus from this year’s Festival of the Arts!

Are you planning on attending this year’s Festival of the Arts? Let us know in the comments!

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