Ready to celebrate Spring at the 2022 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival at the Walt Disney World Resort? EPCOT’s Flower & Garden Festival is 125 days of blooms, live concerts, fragrant scents, and fresh flavors which may make it the best EPCOT festival of the year. Here’s a guide to everything you need to know about what you can experience at 2022 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival.
Festival Dates
EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival runs from March 2 through July 4, 2022. Entrance to the Festival is included in regular park ticket admission. Guests must have a valid park ticket and a park reservation for the day they attend the Festival.
Festival location
EPCOT is more than twice the size of Walt Disney World‘s Magic Kingdom, or a little over 300 acres. It is more than a mile walk from the front entrance of EPCOT to the back of World Showcase. EPCOT is divided into four sections – World Celebration, World Nature, World Discovery, and World Showcase. The Festival has experiences in each section of EPCOT. See how you can get an EPCOT park map guide below to help with your planning.
What’s included with EPCCOT park admission during the Festival?
During EPCOT’s International Flower & Garden Festival, guests can experience live concerts, almost 100 topiaries and gardens, and almost 20 Outdoor Kitchens, a Festival Passport, as well as additional activities as part of their park admission.
Things to Do at Flower & Garden Festival In 2022
- Guests can enjoy the sights and scents of spring at a new fragrant garden presented by Scentsy on the bridge to World Showcase. There are six scent stations—floral, fruity, citrus, spice, woods and fresh—to help guests form lasting memories with the help of unforgettable aromas.
- Families can play and learn how to stay healthy at the Health Full Trail presented by AdventHealth.
- Guests can enjoy a moment of relaxation, while learning how to create an outdoor escape of their own a the Outdoor Escapes Presented by OFF!® Repellents.
- Bambi’s Butterfly House will enchant guests with a kaleidoscope of butterflies showing off their extraordinary beauty and colors.
Topiaries and Garden Displays
Each year, guests delight in the beautiful blossoms around EPCOT and the magnificent topiaries representing beloved Disney characters. See my article with a complete list of 2022’s topiaries and gardens and where to find them. Topiaries and gardens are located in World Celebration, World Nature, World Discovery, and World Showcase sections of EPCOT.
Outdoor Kitchens and Garden Graze
Outdoor activities can work up an appetite and the Festival’s 18 Outdoor Kitchens serve up fresh menus, seasonal produce and refreshing beverages to satisfy everyone’s taste buds. Guests can stop at EPCOT Farmers Feast, since its menu options rotate throughout the festival. Other new mouthwatering menu items can be found at The Citrus Blossom, Magnolia Terrace and Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina, among others. See my article on the complete list of Outdoor Kitchens and a guide to Garden Graze.
Guests can also explore EPCOT with the Garden Graze, a fun food stroll highlighting five delicious sweet and savory offerings listed in the Festival Passport. Complete the graze to receive a special treat! See my EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival 2022 Food Guide for a complete list of Outdoor Kitchens and food selections included in this year’s Garden Graze.
Garden Rocks Live Concert Series and Dinner Packages
For all live music lovers, the Garden Rocks Concert Series has returned this year! Guests won’t want to miss this favorite – featuring internationally recognized artists performing on the America Gardens Theatre stage Friday through Monday and local bands rocking the house Tuesday through Thursday. Acts newly added to the already stellar lineup include “American Pie” singer Don McLean, contemporary Christian band MercyMe, genre-crossing WAR, Latin hitmakers Melina Leon and Claudia Leitte, and rock powerhouse Daughtry. Visit FreshEPCOT.com to make a Garden Rocks Dining Package reservation for Friday through Monday concerts.
Concert location: The American Gardens Theater, an outdoor venue, located in the American Adventures Pavilion.
Concert times: nightly 5:30 pm, 6:45 pm, or 8:00 pm
Seating: standby seating, standing room behind theater seating, and dinner package reservations with reserved seating. Reserved seating dinner packages are available 60 days prior to performance. Dining packages go fast, so you must book as soon as possible. See my article with a complete list of live concerts and diner packages, including dining locations and pricing.
Merchandise
Remember your visit to the 2022 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival with garden-inspired merchandise collections featuring vibrant apparel, drinkware, garden tools and much more. This season, collections will feature Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Orange Bird, Figment and Spike the Bee. An Orange Bird spirit jersey and ears, as well as mugs, Crocs, and more are part of the merchandise collection available at kiosks around the Festival or in the gift shops.
Know Before You Go
- To enter EPCOT both a theme park reservation and valid theme park admission are required.
- All entertainment and artist appearances are subject to change or cancellation without notice.
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