Flower and Garden festival has begun and there are a lot of fun new things this year! New booths, new food, new topiaries and new performers on the Garden Rocks stage. Flower and Garden festival runs in EPCOT from March 5th – June 2nd so you have lots of time to come and join the festivities! This is such a beautiful festival that smells good too. There are so many beautiful flowers to see and smell. So let’s dive in and see what’s new this year!
New Topiaries For Flower & Garden Festival
I am so excited for the new topiaries this year! Two of my favorites have been added to the park this year. Right at the entrance to World Showcase on the right you will find Phineas and Ferb! I am such a huge fan of Phineas and Ferb so seeing these two made me so happy. Over in World Celebration you will find the coolest Moana topiary scene. Maui, Pua, Hei Hei and Moana are all there in a super cute island scene. If you loved the Encanto scene, this is even better than that one! Of course all of our favorites are still around the park, including the new Coco and Groot topiaries from last year.
New Garden Rocks Bands for Flower & Garden Festival
I always love the concerts at the EPCOT festivals and Flower and Garden never disappoints. This year there are a few new acts gracing the stage along with our returning favorites like Sugar Ray and Simple Plan. March 30-31 is Queensryche, May 11-12 you can see Maverick City Music, May 23-24 The Outlaws, May 30-31 is The Cat Empire and June 1-2 is We The King. These should be some fun additions to the line up!
New Food Booths for Flower & Garden Festival
We got two new food booths this year, both located on the walkway from World Showcase to the Imagination Pavilion, this is becoming one of my favorite areas of the park during festivals. Beach Grub and Yacht Grub are the new booths and they have some tasty sounding menus!
Beach Grub
- Seafood Bake with shrimp, mussels, clams, andouille sausage, red potatoes, corn on the cob, persillade butter, white wine broth and grilled sourdough
- Grilled Street Corn on the Cob with savory garlic spread and “cheese”
- S’mores Bar: Fudge brownie, dark chocolate, toasted meringue and smoked graham cracker
- Coconut Water
- Coconut Water with Siesta Key Toasted Coconut Rum
Yacht Grub
- Trio of Dips and Chips: Caramelized onion dip, whipped feta dip and pimento cheese with house made chips and caviar
- Meat Assorti: Beef bresaola, prosciutto ham and salami with baby arugula, pickled mustard seeds, tomato jam, truffle oil and grilled ciabatta
- Assorted Artisanal Cheeses and Accompaniments
- Elderflower Sparkling Cocktail: Sparkling wine, Seagrams club soda and St-Germain Elderflower liquwur
- Lemon Sparkling Cocktail: Sparkling wine, Seagrams club soda and limoncello liqueur
- Orange Sparkling Cocktail: Sparkling wine, Seagrams club soda and Aperol Aperitivo liqueur
- Sparkling Cocktail Flight **I will be getting this!!!!
New Foods for Flower & Garden Festival
On top of these two new booths that have entirely new menus, we are also getting all kinds of new foods at the returning booths! There are so many yummy sounding new treats, I can’t wait to eat them all. Below is just the new things coming to these booths, not the entire menus!
Florida Fresh Booth (Communicore Hall Plaza)
- Conch Fritters with key lime aioli
- Florida Strawberry Shortcake with vanilla poundcake, macerated strawberries, strawberry sauce and whipped cream
- 3 new beers
Farmers Feast Booth(Communicore Hall)
- Early Bloom Menu (March 5-April 5)
- Grilled Asparagus with pancetta bacon, spring peas, frisee lettuce, truffle-sherry vinaigrette and soft poached egg
- Blueberry Crumble Cake with blueberry-lemon zest soft-serve and blueberry compote
- Springtime Menu (April 6-May3)
- Grilled Peaches and Burrata with prosciutto, petite lettuce, micro mint and sweet tea-lemon gastrique
- Warm Corn Cookie with sweet corn soft serve, bruleed corn, lime zest and white chocolate
- Summer Solstice Menu
- Heirloom Tomatoes and Fresh Mozzarella with shallot vinaigrette, sourdough croutons, pesto, micro basil and balsamic pearls
- Peach Cobbler with cinnamon gelato and streusel topping
- 2 new beers and a mead
Connections Eatery
- Lemon Lavender Baumkuchen with lavender anglaise
- Carrot Cake Liege Waffle with candied pecans and cream cheese icing
Magnolia Terrace Booth (America Pavilion)
- Grilled Gulf Oysters with cajun andouille sausage, butter and lemon
- 2 new beers
La Isla Fresca Booth (Between France & Morocco
- Jamaican Jerk Chicken with Pigeon Pea Rice, roasted sweet plantains and cinnamon butter
- Seafood Ceviche: Shrimp, scallops and fish with citrus, radish and chulpe
- Coconut-Chocolate Flancocho: Chocolate cake, coconut custard and passion fruit caramel
- New Cider
Refreshment Port (Near Canada)
- Provence Poutine: Herbes de Provence seasoned French fries, goat brie, lavender honey, hazelnut croquant and fresh lavender
Conclusion
This is my number one favorite EPCOT festival and I am so excited to try all these new foods, see the new topiaries and of course see Orange Bird everywhere! You can see more and ticket options from Disney here! I always feel like Flower and Garden Festival has the best food out of all the festivals. I especially love it because they always have really great plant based options and as much as I love Food and Wine……I can’t do all that cheese! Hahaha! And you know I love it because of all the Orange Bird stuff everywhere, my bank account not so much but we won’t tell him what’s coming. I’d love to know if you have ever been to the Flower and Garden Festival and which not of the EPCOT festivals is your most favorite? Let me know!! There is more Flower and Garden Festival to come as I make my way through all these new foods and adventures so stay tuned. Thanks for reading along and have a magical day!