It’s Official: This Is the #1 Reason People Obsess Over the EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival

The sun is shining, the flowers are in bloom, and there are literally butterflies in the air — it must mean it’s time for the EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival!

This year, the festival runs till June 1st, and there is SO much to see and do. While your first thought might be all the food to try (which you should totally check out, too), we’re here to tell you about all the other stuff you can do. There are gardens, free concerts, and so much more, all included with your park ticket in EPCOT.

Garden Rocks Concert Series

Did you know you can catch FREE concerts at the America Garden Theater? Yep, it’s completely free (unless you choose to grab a dining package, which guarantees you reserved seating), and you can see some of your favorite bands and artists perform in EPCOT. If there’s a bad you know you have to see, we highly recommend showing up early, but they have showtimes at 5:30 PM, 6:45 PM, and 8 PM.

Check out this year’s lineup:

• • March 5-7 — The Music of ABBA (NEW)
  • March 8-9 — Simple Plan
  • March 13-14 — Blue October
  • March 15-16 — Billy Ocean
  • March 20-23 — THE ORCHESTRA starring former members of ELO & ELO Part II
  • March 27-28 — Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone
  • March 29-30 — 38 Special
  • April 3-4 — Chubby Checker
  • April 5-6 — Sugar Ray
  • April 10-11 — Information Society (NEW)
  • April 12-13 — Rick Springfield
  • April 17-18 — Berlin
  • April 19-20 — The Commodores
  • April 24-25 — FireHouse (NEW)
  • April 26-27 — Air Supply
  • May 1-2 — A Flock of Seagulls
  • May 3-4 — Plain White T’s
  • May 8-9 — Katrina, formerly of Katrina & The Waves (NEW)
  • May 10-11 — 98 Degrees
  • May 15-16 — The Spinners
  • May 17-18 — Josiah Queen (NEW)
  • May 22-23 — Iam Tongi (NEW)
  • May 24-25 — A.J. Croce: Croce Plays Croce
  • May 29-30 — Queensrÿche
  • May 31-June 1 — Maverick City Music

Gardens

There are a few gardens you can walk through in EPCOT, too, even though the whole park kinda feels like a garden in itself. You can check out the Health Full Trail Presented by AdventHealth and Blossoms of Fragrance Presented by Scentsy. Don’t forget to stop by the English Tea Garden, too.

This year, there’s also a garden themed to Disney Pixar’s newest movie, releasing to theatres this month, Hoppers. The garden is called Wildlife Crossing…

…and it features cutouts of different animal characters in the film!

Topiaries

Along with gardens, there are topiaries set up around the park. You’ll find so many different Disney characters like Elsa, Figment, Mickey Mouse, Bambi, and more. It’s fun to make your own scavenger hunt to try to find them all.

Butterfly Landing

We love checking out the butterflies! There’s a huge tent filled with flowers and tons and tons of butterflies. You can see them flying around, landing on flowers, and at different stages of growth. It’s such a fun spot for families to check out.

Spike the Bee’s Pollen-Nation Exploration Scavenger Hunt

This scavenger hunt costs $9.99 and lets you find Spike the Bee in different areas around the front of the park and the World Showcase. You can put a sticker on the coordinating spot, and you get to earn a special prize.

CommuniCore Hall

CommuniCore Hall has a Spike the Bee topiary, but this topiary is not quite like the others. This topiary has a little countdown, and once the countdown hits zero, its lighting changes, and you hear the song “Flight of the Bumblebee.” After that, the light dims, the audio becomes quieter, and you hear a thunderstorm with softer music.

Living with the Land Overlay

One of our favorite parts of the festival is when Living with the Land gets its flower overlay! While we hoped to have some more character-based and exciting additions (like the Moana boat last year), there is a gorgeous flower arch for the festival this year. Oh, and you can see a pitcher of the iconic Violet Lemonade!

While we’re still dreaming about the flowers, make sure you keep following AllEars for more details you need to know before heading to the festival yourself. We’re trying all the food, so you know what’s worth it.

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Are you going to the EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival? Tell us what you’re looking forward to in the comments. 

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