FULL GUIDE to the 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts

The 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts is underway, and we’ve compiled everything you need to know to plan your visit! The festival runs from January 13 through February 20 at EPCOT and features live entertainment, fine arts, cuisine, and more.

2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts

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Festival Passport

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Guests can pick up a festival passport at the park entrance. It contains information such as menus and entertainment. You’ll need one if you plan on doing the Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine.

Entertainment

Figment-Themed Beacon of Magic

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The new show uses audio from the original Journey into Imagination attraction, with Dreamfinder and Figment. The shows begin at dusk each evening and start every fifteen minutes. It rotates between four shows, so you may have to wait to catch the new Figment one.

The other currently running Beacons of Magic shows at Spaceship Earth are the original show, EPCOT40, and Rainbow Connection.

Activities

Magic Shots

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You can find the Magic Shots at the following locations:

  • Figment Wings: Most Disney PhotoPass locations in EPCOT
  • Figment Chalk Art: At the main entrance to the park and near the entrance to World Showcase under the Monorail beam
  • Figment Flying: Most Disney PhotoPass locations in EPCOT
  • Tiny World: Near the main entrance to the park
  • Paintbrush Prop: At the main entrance to the park
  • Pixel Stick: Near Creations Shop

Step-In Photo Ops

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Step-in photo ops around the park let guests put themselves in famous works of art. For a full list of the photo ops and their locations, click here.

Figment’s Brush with the Masters Scavenger Hunt

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Guests can purchase maps to participate in Figment’s Brush With the Masters. To complete the scavenger hunt, match the corresponding sticker to the correct pavilion’s frame — each featuring Figment in a classic work of art. When your palette of places is complete, head to World Traveler or Disney Traders to receive your prize!

Chalk Full of Characters

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Guests can participate in a self-led scavenger hunt to find various “chalk” character decals throughout World Showcase (plus one near the Imagination Pavilion). Unlike Figment’s Brush With the Masters, there’s no cost (but also no prize).

Expression Section

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Guests can get in on the creative fun with the return of Expression Section. The experience consists of painting a large mural in numbered sections. Expression Section is open daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., subject to weather.

Spin Art

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Art gets physical at the 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts with the return of Spin Art to the Germany Pavilion. A guest writes their name on a canvas, then chooses up to four different colors. Then, they hop onto a stationary bike and pedal to create their own unique piece of spin art. One experience is $19.

Food Studios

Figment’s Inspiration Station at the Odyssey: Art, Food, and Little Sparks of Magic

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  • 🆕 Fruit Pizza (Plant-Based) (Gluten/Wheat Friendly)
  • Pop’t Art
  • 🆕 Rainbow Cake with Freeze-Dried SKITTLES® Bite-Sized Candies
  • 🆕 Grape Smoothie with Freeze-Dried SKITTLES Bite-Sized Candies (Non-Alcoholic)

The Odyssey pavilion has been transformed into Figment’s Inspiration Station, with throwbacks to the original Journey Into Imagination and ImageWorks. This is also where the Figment popcorn bucket pickup is located.

Moderne

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  • 🆕 Compressed Watermelon Tataki (Plant-Based)
  • 🆕 Angry Crab
  • Pan-Seared Scallops
  • 🆕 The Tropics Lilikoi Mousse and Guava Cake
  • 🆕 Watermelon Mary featuring Boyd and Blair Potato Vodka

The Painted Panda

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  • General Tso’s Chicken Shumai
  • Char Siu Pork Bun
  • “Panda” Bubble Milk Tea (Non-Alcoholic)
  • 🆕 Silk Road Hard Lemonade with Smirnoff Vodka
  • Sea Butterfly

Refreshment Outpost

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  • Plant-Based Bratwurst (Plant-Based)
  • Artist Palette Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookie
  • 🆕 Salted Caramel Soft-Serve Ice Cream in a Waffle Cone

El Artista Hambriento

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  • 🆕 Carne Asada
  • 🆕 Huarache de Champiñones
  • 🆕 Flan de Coco (Gluten/Wheat Friendly)
  • 🆕 Bombon Margarita “Marshmallow”
  • 🆕 Las Californias

Pastoral Palate

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  • Red Wine-Braised Beef Short Rib
  • Wild Boar Cassoulet
  • 🆕 Black Forest Cake

The Artist’s Table

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  • 🆕 Three-Meat Meatloaf with “Peas and Carrots”
  • 🆕 Duck and Dumplings
  • 🆕 Hummingbird Cake
  • Sipping Chocolate Flight: White, Milk and Dark Chocolate (Non-Alcoholic)
  • Symphony in Chocolate Flight with Cream Liqueurs

L’Arte di Mangiare

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  • 🆕 Mozzarella Fritta
  • 🆕 Ravioli ai Funghi, Perle Tartufate
  • 🆕 Budino al Cioccolato
  • Amaretto Bellini

Vibrante & Vívido Encanto Cocina – Breakfast Menu

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  • 🆕 Breakfast Empanada with Ham, Egg, and Cheese
  • 🆕 Breakfast Coffee with Mocha, Milk, and Sweetener

Vibrante & Vívido Encanto Cocina – Regular Menu

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  • House-Made Chorizo and Potato Empanada
  • Spicy Ajiaco Soup with Guajillo and Árbol Chili-Spiced Chicken
  • Passion Fruit Mousse with Dragon Fruit Jam
  • Coconut and Passion Fruit Smoothie (Non-Alcoholic)
  • Frozen Piña Colada
  • Passion Fruit Daiquiri

Funnel Cake Kiosk

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  • Mocha Funnel Cake

Refreshment Port

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  • Gnocchi Poutine
  • Artist Palette Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookie
  • Blood Orange Cosmo

The Craftsman’s Courtyard

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  • Beef Wellington
  • Cast Iron-Roasted P.E.I. Mussels
  • 🆕 BrewDog Jet Black Heart Nitro Oatmeal Stout
  • Cold Fashion Coffee Cocktail

Deco Delights

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  • Dulce Chocolate Mousse
  • Decadent Valrhona Chocolate
  • Orange Mousse
  • 🆕 Espresso Martini

Deconstructed Dish

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  • Deconstructed BLT
  • Deconstructed French Onion Soup
  • Deconstructed Key Lime Pie
  • 🆕 Wicked Weed Brewing Blank Canvas Belgian Blonde Witbier

Goshiki

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  • 🆕 Rainbow Katsu Sando
  • Sushi Donut
  • 🆕 Ichigo Daifuku
  • 🆕 Sui Sui Watercolor Lager
  • Masu Sake in a Traditional Personalized Wooden Cup
  • 🆕 Purple Yuzu Sake Lemonade

Gourmet Landscapes

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  • Blood Orange-Braised Beet Tartare
  • Roasted Bone Marrow
  • Wild Mushroom Risotto, Aged Parmesan, Truffle Shavings and Zinfandel Reduction
  • 🆕 Whole Hog Brewery Raspberry Chéret Double Radler
  • Frozen Rusty Nail Cocktail

L’Art de la Cuisine Française

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  • Crème de Brie en Petit Pain
  • Croissant à la Truffe Noire d’Hiver
  • 🆕 Mille-Feuille de Betteraves aux Herbes et Noix de Cajoux
  • Moelleux aux Noisettes et Chocolats Valrhona
  • Frozen French Martini
  • 🆕 Domaine Raphael Sallet
  • 🆕 Cîroc Sunset Citrus Vodka Spritz

Pop Eats

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  • Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese
  • 🆕 Tomato Soup with Pimento Cheese, Bacon and Fried Green Tomato Grilled Cheese
  • Almond Frangipane Cake
  • Brooklyn Brewery Pulp Art Hazy IPA
  • 🆕 Bleu Spectrum: Blanc de Bleu Cuveé Mousseux

Tangierine Café

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  • Grilled Kebabs
    • Chermoula Chicken (Gluten/Wheat-Friendly)
    • Moroccan-Spiced Lamb (Gluten/Wheat-Friendly)
  • Stone-Baked Moroccan Bread
  • Carrots Three Ways
  • House-Made Crispy Almond Phyllo Pockets
  • Chai Tea Mint Sparkler: Twinings® Chai Tea with Sprite® (Non-Alcoholic)
  • 🆕 Stem Ciders Flockstar Hard Cider
  • 🆕 Blake’s Hard Cider Co. Mule de Pomme

Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company

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  • 🆕 The American Adventure: Cerulean Frost
  • 🆕 Near Canada Pavilion: Magenta Frost
  • 🆕 World Showcase Plaza: Jade Frost
  • 🆕 World Discovery: Amber Frost

Spirited versions of all four drinks with Grey Goose Vodka are available.

Connections Eatery

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  • 🆕 Dusk ‘Til Dawn: Three Olives Blueberry Vodka, Lemonade, and Orange Juice with Cotton Candy

Connections Cafe

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  • 🆕 Figment Liege Waffle

Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine

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You can be rewarded for sampling a spectrum of offerings with the Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine. A listing of this year’s featured dishes can be found in Festival Passports and on signs around World Showcase.

Chalk Art

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One of the most fascinating elements of the 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts is the chalk art displays, which change frequently.

Art

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There are several artists with work available at the 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts. Many will be appearing for signings. Check out all of the art booths and some of the exclusive works available:

Merchandise

Fruity Fig Bar Figment Munchling

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Spirit Jersey

Festival of the Arts Spirit Jersey

The jersey is black with Figment on the front and back.

Figment Popcorn Bucket with EPCOT40 Strap

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The incredibly popular Figment popcorn bucket has returned for the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts 2023, now with an EPCOT 40th anniversary strap. Guests can pick up the bucket via mobile order from Figment’s Inspiration Station at the Odyssey.

2023 Festival of the Arts Figment Merchandise Collection

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The rest of the collection includes mugs, pins, magnets, phone cases, and more.

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