The EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival runs from February 28th through May 27th, celebrating all things SPRING with food booths serving up fresh eats, topiaries and gardens adorning EPCOT, and a ton of fun entertainment options!
Yep, that’s right — there’s more than just food to enjoy at the Flower & Garden Festival, so let’s check out ALL of the entertainment at this year’s Flower and Garden Festival!
Garden Rocks Concert Series
The Garden Rocks Concert Series is returning to the festival this year! The concerts are free with EPCOT admission and take place at the America Gardens Theater. Internationally known artists will perform Friday through Monday; local bands will rock the house Tuesday through Thursday. Show times are 5:30PM, 6:45PM & 8PM.
Here’s a full list of the artists performing at the Flower and Garden Festival:
- The Vybe — February 28 and 29
- Jason Scheff — March 1 and 2
- Richard Marx — March 3 and 4
- Evolution Motown — March 5, 6 and 7
- Berlin — March 8 and 9
- Rick Springfield — March 10 and 11
- Dian Diaz — March 12, 13 and 14
- Modern English – New! — March 15 and 16
- Commodores — March 17 and 18
- Foreigners Journey — March 19, 20 and 21
- The Orchestra — March 22, 23, 24 and 25
- Funkafied — March 26, 27 and 28
- Mike DelGuidice — March 29 and 30
- Pointer Sisters — March 31, April 1st
- The Female Collective — April 2, 3 and 4
- Blue October — April 5 and 6
- Crowder – New! — April 7 and 8
- Hooligans — April 9, 10 and 11
- Jo Dee Messina — April 12 and 13
- A Flock of Seagulls — April 14 and 15
- M-80’s — April 16, 17 and 18
- Plain White T’s — April 19, 20, 21 and 22
- Champagne Orchestra — April 23, 24 and 25
- Starship Featuring Mickey Thomas — April 26 and 27
- Herman’s Hermits Starring Peter Noone — April 28 and 29
- Southbound — April 30, May 1 and 2
- Monsieur Periné — May 3
- Raul Acosta & Oro Solido with Magic Juan — May 4
- Raul Acosta & Oro Solido with Luisito Ayala and The Puerto Rican Power Band — May 5
- To Be Announced — May 6
- Gilly & The Girl Band — May 7, 8 and 9
- Simple Plan — May 10, 11, 12 and 13
- Element — May 14, 15 and 16
- The Spinners — May 17 and 18
- Sister Hazel — May 19 and 20
- Epic — May 21, 22 and 23
- Lit – New! — May 24 and 25
- To Be Announced —May 26 and 27
You can also get a Garden Rocks Dining Package, which pairs lunch or dinner at a participating EPCOT restaurant with guaranteed seating for a Garden Rocks performance for that evening! Learn more about that here.
Click here to learn more about the Garden Rocks Dining Packages
Topiaries
Flowers are a HUGE part of the Flower & Garden Festival of course, and you can see a variety of different Disney characters made up of plants and flowers.
Here is the COMPLETE LIST of 2024 Disney-themed topiaries and their locations:
- Disney Film, Wish (Asha, Valentino and the Wishing Star) – NEW! – Main Entrance
- Butterflies – Main Entrance, Scentsy Garden, Butterfly House and World Showcase
- Figment, Flower Topiaries, and Flower Towers – World Celebration – World Celebration Plaza
- Huey, Dewey, and Louie – World Celebration – World Celebration Plaza
- Donald Duck – World Celebration – Community Garden Near Connections Café in World Celebration
- Bambi and Friends – World Discovery – Near Imagination! and Refreshment Port
- Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy – NEW! – World Discovery – Near Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
- Buzz Lightyear – World Discovery – Near Mission: SPACE
- Woody, Bo Peep and Her Sheep – World Nature – Between Imagination! and The Land Pavilion
- Simba and Friends (Rafiki, Simba, Mufasa, and Sarabi) – World Nature – Near The Land Pavilion
- Pumbaa and Timon – World Nature – Near The Land Pavilion
- Goofy – Rosewalk
- Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Chip, Dale, and Pluto – Bridge to World Showcase
- Encanto (Mirabel, Antonio, Isabela and Luisa) – World Showcase
- Coco (Miguel and Dante) – NEW! – World Showcase – Mexico Pavilion
- Anna and Elsa – World Showcase – Norway Pavilion
- Troll – World Showcase – Norway Pavilion
- Pandas – World Showcase – China Pavilion
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – World Showcase – Germany Pavilion
- Lady and the Tramp – World Showcase – Italy Pavilion
- Tiana – World Showcase – The American Adventure Pavilion
- Dragon – World Showcase – Japan Pavilion Near Torii Gate
- Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy – World Showcase – Between France and Morocco Pavilions
- Beauty and the Beast – World Showcase – France Pavilion
- Lumiere and Cogsworth – World Showcase – France Pavilion
- Butterfly and Flower Towers – World Showcase – International Gateway
- Winnie the Pooh and Friends (Rabbit, Eeyore, Piglet, and Tigger) – World Showcase – United Kingdom Pavilion
- Tinker Bell’s Fairy House Garden – World Showcase – United Kingdom Pavilion
- Peter Pan, Captain Hook, and Tick Tock Croc – World Showcase – Between United Kingdom and Canada Pavilions
- Geese – World Showcase – Canada Pavilion
Global Gardens
There are also beautiful gardens around the park for you to explore! All are listed in your Festival Passport, but we also have the COMPLETE LIST of Global Gardens and their locations for 2024:
- The Community Garden – World Celebration
- Festival Blooms – World Celebration
- Connections Conservatory Garden – World Celebration Near Connections Eatery
- Songbird Meadow Presented by Wild Birds Unlimited – World Discovery
- Camp Get Out ‘N’ Play Garden Presented by OFF! – World Discovery
- Prehistoric Garden – World Discovery Near Mission: SPACE
- Floating Gardens – World Nature
- Bold Bromeliads – World Nature in The Land Pavilion
- Butterfly Landing Presented by AdventHealth – World Nature Near Imagination!
- English Tea Garden Presented by Twinings® – World Showcase – United Kingdom Pavilion
- Shakespeare Garden – World Showcase – United Kingdom Pavilion
- The Honey Bee-stro Hosted by National Honey Board® – Rosewalk Near Imagination!
- Blossoms of Fragrance Presented by Scentsy – World Showcase Bridge
- Extraordinary Orchids – World Showcase – Mexico Pavilion
- Desert Garden – World Showcase – Mexico Pavilion
- Bamboo Garden – World Showcase – China Pavilion
- China Penjing Garden – World Showcase – China Pavilion – NEW!
- Gnome Garden – World Showcase – Germany Pavilion – NEW!
- Miniature Garden – World Showcase – Germany Pavilion
- Garden Italiano – World Showcase – Italy Pavilion
- Bonsai Collection – World Showcase – Japan Pavilion
- Kokedema Garden – World Showcase – Japan Pavilion
- Shishi Odoshi – World Showcase – Japan Pavilion
- Spice Garden – World Showcase – Morocco Pavilion
- Bouquet Garden – World Showcase – France Pavilion
Spike’s Pollen Nation Exploration
Spike’s Pollen Nation Exploration is a scavenger hunt that you can participate in throughout the park! You can pick up your scavenger hunt for $9.99 at select EPCOT merchandise locations, then come back to redeem your completed hunt for a special prize.
There are 12 places throughout the park where you can search for Spike the Bee. He’s hiding though, so you might have to look hard! But here’s a hint: he’s usually hiding amongst some plants and flowers. Spike is a bee, after all!
Garden Graze
If you’re looking to earn a prize just for eating some food, then you gotta check out the Garden Graze! The Garden Graze is a returning activity that can be found in your Festival Passport.
To participate, you’ll need to buy five of the qualifying food items from festival booths around EPCOT. When you get one of the items, make sure to get your Passport stamped. Although you only need to eat five of those items, this year’s list includes eight options, so you’ll be able to pick those things that sound best to you. This year’s prize is a Dole Whip Lime with Minute Maid Lemonade and Mango Smoothie Mix and a Packet of Wildflower Seeds.
Once you have all 5 stamps, you can go grab your prize over at Pineapple Promenade!
Here are the options for Garden Graze eats:
- Bauernmarkt: Farmer’s Market (Germany Pavilion): Potato Pancakes with House-Made Apple Sauce
- BRUNCHCOT (Near Test Track presented by Chevrolet): Avocado Toast with Marinated Tomatoes and Plant-Based Cheese Crumbles on Toasted Ciabatta
- EPCOT Farmers Feast (Near Test Track presented by Chevrolet): Grilled Street Corn on the Cob with Savory Garlic Spread and Plant-Based Cheese
- Florida Fresh (Near Disney Traders): Florida Strawberry Shortcake
- La Isla Fresca (Between the France and Morocco Pavilions): Coconut Tres Leches: Vanilla Cake soaked with Oat, Almond, and Coconut Milks topped with Toasted Coconut
- Refreshment Outpost: Seasonal Fruit Parfait with Sweet Chili Sauce and Mango DOLE Whip®
- Refreshment Port (Near Canada Pavilion): Plant-Based Buffalo Chicken Tender Poutine on Crispy Potato Barrels with Plant-Based Ranch and Blue Cheese Crumbles
- Trowel & Trellis (Near Disney Traders): Impossible Farmhouse Meatball with Lentil Bread, Spinach, Marinated Vegetables and Creamy Herb Aioli
Jammin’ Gardeners
The Jammin Gardeners are performing rhythmic beats with inspired backyard percussion over near World Celebration Gardens.
Other Live Music
You’ll also find other bands playing around World Showcase. We had a chance to check out a band called Atlas Fusion in Morocco.
That’s ALL of the entertainment that we know about so far at this year’s EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival! We’ll keep updating this post with more entertainment as we see it, so stay tuned to DFB for more.
Click here to learn all about this year’s Flower & Garden Festival.
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DFB’s Guide to the EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival details everything you need to know to maximize your time, budget and stomach space! Know what’s worth it and what to skip with our full-photo menus of each booth, complete with DFB’s Best of the Fest.
It includes all the must-have information for navigating this one of the most BEAUTIFUL festivals at Disney World, including:
- Booth & food photos, maps, and crawls with DFB’s exclusive recommendations!
- The COMPLETE schedule of events (so you don’t have to go hunting for all the dates!)
- All the details on special events, topiaries, festival exclusive merchandise, and more!
MORE Flower & Garden Festival INFO!
See the FULL LIST of Food Booths, Menus, and Photos from the Festival
Learn About the Garden Rocks Concert Series and Dining Packages
Secret Tips for the Flower & Garden Festival
CONFIRMED: These 6 Things Will RETURN to the 2024 EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival
2 Things We ALWAYS Bring to the Festival
Click HERE for All of the Latest News and Details About the Festival!
What are you the most excited for at this year’s Flower and Garden Festival? Tell us in the comments!
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