The 2025 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts is here!
This festival will run from today, January 17th, until February 24th, 2025. Now, this is typically EPCOT’s shortest festival, and there is so much to see and do during its limited time here. So let’s not waste any time and dive right into the entertainment you’ve got to experience during the festival at EPCOT.
Interactive Experiences
Make sure to take part in the Expression Section: A Paint by Numbers Mural! You’ll be given a specific color to paint within a few correct corresponding parts on the mural. It’s open from 11 AM to 5 PM daily!
After that, head on over to the Animation Academy at the America Gardens Theatre, where you can learn to draw a beloved Disney character by a professional every day at 12:30 PM and 1:30 PM!
Kids can create their own chalk-art masterpieces at the Kid’s Chalk Art area located at the bridge to the World Showcase from 11 AM to 5 PM daily.
And throughout the whole park, you and your family and friends can pose at various photo ops made exclusively for the festival!
Renoir’s “Luncheon of the Boating Party” and Munch’s “The Scream” are returning as well, and you can enjoy the addition of a Moana-themed photo-op, just to name a few!
You can also buy a map for Figment’s Brush With The Masters Scavenger Hunt for $9.99.
You’ll search around World Showcase, looking for the Figment-themed picture frames, and add the right sticker to your map. When you find them all, return the map to Disney Traders, Creations Shop, or World Traveler to get a prize!
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30 Years of Disney on Broadway Exhibit
Head on over to the CommuniCore Hall to experience this Once Upon a Stage exhibition celebrating 30 Years of Disney on Broadway with iconic props, costumes, and relics that allow guests to “venture behind-the-scenes to see how the classic animated films “The Lion King” and “Aladdin” were reimagined for the Broadway stage.”
We were SO impressed with this exhibit and the way CommuniCore Hall was totally transformed — THIS is what we want to see this space be used for from here on out. It’s truly incredible!
And speaking of Broadway, you don’t want to miss out on the DISNEY ON BROADWAY Concert Series! Throughout the festival, various performers from Disney Broadway shows will perform in the America Gardens Theatre, singing songs from a variety of soundtracks.
Here’s the schedule of performers for 2025 — let’s check out the list!
- Patti Murin (Frozen) and John Riddle (Frozen) – January 17th, 19th, 20th, 23rd, 25th, 27th, 28th
- Caissie Levy (Frozen) and Jelani Remy (The Lion King) – January 18th, 21st, 22nd, 24th, 26th, 29th, 30th
- Adam Jacobs (Aladdin) and Josh Strickland (Tarzan) – January 31, February 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 8th, 10th, 11th
- Ashley Brown (Mary Poppins) and Alton Fitzgerald White (The Lion King) – February 1st, 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th, 12th, 13th
- Michael James Scott (Aladdin) and Kissy Simmons (The Lion King) – February 14th, 16th, 17th, 20th, 23rd
- Rodney Ingram (Aladdin) and Kara Lindsay (Newsies) – February 15th, 18th, 19th, 21st, 22nd
- Special Final Performance: Rodney Ingram, Kara Lindsay, Michael James Scott & Kissy Simmons – February 24th
And if you want to make sure you get reserved seating for the shows, you may want to check out a DISNEY ON BROADWAY Dining Package. Available at select restaurants, these packages offer dinner and a reserved seat at a performance that evening.
Other Entertainment
You’ll also be able to catch musicians and live painting happening all throughout the park each festival day.
And before you head out, make sure to head towards Spaceship Earth to watch the Festival of the Arts Nighttime Show when it gets dark.
We will be checking out everything at the EPCOT International Festival of Arts, so make sure to continue to stay tuned to AllEars!
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What part of the Festival of the Arts are you most excited about? Let us know in the comments below!
Don’t hate me, but Festival of the Holidays is the best IMO! I would put Festival of the Arts in third place behind Flower & Garden, but it truly is a spectacular and unique experience, especially if you are into art of any kind.