We ate our way around the world during the Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival, and we enjoyed all the festivities at EPCOT’s International Festival of the Holidays — but now it’s time for another festival to take over — the Taste of EPCOT International Festival of the Arts!

We’re ready to celebrate the performance arts, visual arts, and (OF COURSE) the culinary arts(!) with all kinds of festival foods, entertainment, and more. Ready to experience it all with us? Grab your stretchy pants and come along with us for a virtual trip ALL around EPCOT’s Festival of the Arts!

Festival Dates

The Festival of the Arts opened today (January 8th) at EPCOT and will be available for everyone to enjoy through February 22nd, 2021. So, that gives you plenty of time to make your way to this park and join in on the festivities!

We’re so excited to get started!

Good morning! It’s the first day of Epcot’s Festival of the Arts! #ArtfulEpcot pic.twitter.com/Q9Mw88eLDg

— AJ Wolfe (@DisneyFoodBlog) January 8, 2021

 

And without further ado, let’s get into all the festival fun!

Maps and Festival Booklet

As we entered EPCOT (and gazed with love at the new EPCOT fountain), we grabbed our special EPCOT map featuring the Festival of the Arts and the Festival of the Arts Passport.

The designs on these are great, and they can serve as a great (and FREE) souvenir and reminder of your trip. The passport has all the need-to-know festival info!

Signs and Decor

Throughout the park, we also spotted some fun Festival of the Arts signs and decorations featuring our favorite festival pal — Figment!

There’s no denying that this purple dragon has become the EPCOT festival king (and we’re not mad at that).

Visual Arts

And, finally, we get to the celebration of the arts themselves! In terms of visual arts, there’s lots to see.

Photo Ops

You can put yourself INTO a painting with all of the awesome photo ops throughout the park.

Strike a pose and get ready to be the star of your own fantastic piece of art!

Artful Photo Ops are an awesome part of this festival and we can’t wait to snap some seriously cool pics.

There are lots, lots more of these cool photo ops too!

Click here to see MORE of the EPCOT festival photo ops!

Paint by Number Mural

You can also check out the Paint by Number Mural which you can participate in with other guests to help complete a GIANT painting.

We can’t wait to see how it looks when it’s more filled in!

More Art

Aside from that, you’ll also be able to check out chalk art, interactive experiences like searching for chalk drawings of Disney Characters throughout World Showcase, checking out pavilion exhibits (like the Mexico Folk Art Gallery in the Mexico Pavilion), and even participating in an Animation Academy experience at the America Gardens Theatre at 12:30PM and 1:30PM daily.

There’s a LOT to do and see!

You can see more of the Chalk Art right here!

Figment Scavenger Hunt

You can also go on an adventure around the park with Figment’s Brush with the Masters Scavenger Hunt.

Will you be trying Figment’s Brush with the Masters Scavenger Hunt? #artfulepcot pic.twitter.com/lTLCm5p8tl

— AJ Wolfe (@DisneyFoodBlog) January 8, 2021

You’ll have to search for Figment hiding inside famous works of art at each World Showcase pavilion, and then place a sticker on your map when you find the right ones. Purchase your map and stickers at Disney Traders or World Traveler at International Gateway.

Culinary Arts

And, finally, we get to the part many of you may have been waiting for — the CULINARY ARTS! This year’s festival features lots of different booths (including a BRAND NEW one) and you better believe we’re eating our way through them all!

Stay tuned as we jump into ALL THE REVIEWS!

Check out ALL of the Festival Menus and Booths HERE!

We’ll be updating this post to take you with us ALL DAY as we explore the fest! Stay tuned so you don’t miss a beat! And if you’re looking for more updates follow along with us on Instagram!! 

Will you be heading to EPCOT to enjoy the Festival of the Arts this year? Let us know in the comments!

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