It’s Food & Wine Festival time, West Coast style! The 2024 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival is now open through April 22nd!

Here at DFB, we’re experts on Disney food, and that includes the many food festivals that happen throughout the year at Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World. We JUST spent the day at the 2024 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival, and now we’re kicking off the Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival. Follow along with us!

Atmosphere

We’re kicking the festival off during its soft opening on February 29th, so the festival passport won’t be available until tomorrow, March 1st.

If you’re planning on checking out a lot of eats during the festival, you might want to consider purchasing the Sip & Savor Pass. They go on sale starting tomorrow, and you can purchase them at one of the following locations:

• Sip and Savor Cart
• Elias & Co.
• Julius Katz & Sons
• Rushin’ River Outfitters
• Seaside Souvenirs
• Festival Merchandise

And now, it’s time for the REAL REASON we’re here — let’s check out THE FOOD!

Food Booths

This year’s Festival features 11 food booths serving up California-style eats and drinks!

D-Lish

You’ll find a couple new items at this booth this year including an Olive Oil Cake and the boozy Huckleberry Citrus Cooler!

We ordered the Carbonara Garlic Mac & Cheese featuring Nueske’s Peppered Bacon, the Olive Oil Cake, and the Huckleberry-Citrus Cooler. This looks like quite the spread! We can’t wait to dig in.

Both the drink and cake are new this year, but the mac and cheese is a returning favorite!

Nuts About Cheese

If you’re…nuts about cheese this is your time to shine. Mac and cheese, a Snickers macaron, and even a PB&J whiskey shake are ready to tempt your taste buds this year.

We grabbed all three items from the booth, including the returning Mickey-shaped Macaron made with SNICKERS bar pieces. The brand-new Big Bad BBQ Pulled Pork Mac & Cheese is topped with crispy dill pickle onions, while the other new item, the PB&J Whiskey Shake, is garnished with a raspberry. 

Entree, dessert, and a drink? This feels like a full meal right here!

NOTE: Stay tuned to DFB as we continue to update this post throughout our day at the festival’s soft opening. Even more festival news will be coming tomorrow, on its official opening day. 

Be sure to check out the FULL MENUS and FOOD PHOTOS from the DCA Food & Wine Festival!

Are you planning a trip to the festival this year? Tell us in the comments!

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