NEWS: Disney Confirms 6 EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival Favorites Will Return in 2024

Pack your allergy medicine and put on your gardening shoes — we’re taking you straight to the 2024 EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival! The Flower and Garden Festival begins shortly after the 2024 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts, and it’s a flowery, foodie, pollen-filled event with TONS to see and do.

If you’re itching for an update on the popular Flower and Garden Festival, you’ve come to the right place!

Disney has shared some big news about the 2024 Flower and Garden Festival. The Festival will run from February 28th through May 27th, 2024, and it’ll feature all kinds of returning fun (along with some new things!).

Let’s go through some of the things you won’t want to miss!

Of course, those incredible Disney character topiaries and garden spaces will return; they’re an EPCOT staple!

This year you’ll be able to spot a few NEW additions to these flowery creations. At the main entrance, look for topiaries of Asha, Valentino, and Star from Wish. By Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, search for a new topiary of Groot. And by the Mexico pavilion, look for topiaries of Miguel and Dante from Coco.

In terms of the gardens, you’ll find a new China Penjing Garden in the China pavilion, which will help you discover “ancient Chinese art that recreates miniature landscapes.” And in the Germany pavilion, look for a Gnome Garden! There will be “topiary versions of garden gnomes, originating from German folk tales.”

See the full list of topiaries and gardens here

Disney has also confirmed that the Garden Rocks Concert Series will be back in 2024. Internationally recognized bands will play Fridays-Mondays, while local bands will play Tuesdays-Thursdays. The lineup this year includes Simple Plan, Starship featuring Mickey Thomas, and much more. See the lineup here.

Garden Rocks

If you want to secure a good seat for a particular concert, you can consider buying a Garden Rocks Dining Package. This includes dinner at a participating EPCOT restaurant and reserved seating for one of the shows. Dining packages are available for:

Akershus Royal Banquet Hall
Biergarten Restaurant
Coral Reef Restaurant
Garden Grill Restaurant
Rose & Crown Dining Room
Le Cellier Steakhouse
Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Brews & Barbecue (same-day, in-person walk-up packages only)

Pricing varies depending on what spot you choose.

See more about the dining packages here!

Plus, you’ll want to look out for special festival activities, like Spike’s Pollen-Nation Exploration Scavenger Hunt and (for a limited time) the Egg-Stravaganza Hunt. These let you search for hidden characters throughout the park, mark their locations on the designated maps, and then collect a prize! The maps are priced at $9.99 plus tax. And keep in mind that the Egg-Stravaganza Hunt typically doesn’t start until a little closer to Easter.

But wait…there’s MORE! Disney has shared the full list of booths and ALL the menu items coming to the Festival this year and there’s going to be a LOT to enjoy.

There will be some returning dishes to check out, like the Fried Cinnamon Roll Bites at BRUNCHCOT, or the oh-so-popular Frushi at Hanami (Japan pavilion).

Frushi

But there will also be over 70 NEW items to taste!

From a Seasonal Fruit Parfait with sweet chili sauce and DOLE Whip Mango to Flan de Guayaba, a Ramen Cup, and a Funnel Cake with powdered sugar, vanilla ice cream, strawberries, whipped cream, strawberry glaze, and strawberry crunch, we have a feeling that your list of must-get snacks is about to get a whole lot bigger.

See the FULL menus here!

If you want to eat AND get a prize, check out the Garden Graze foodie stroll! Eight items are eligible for the stroll. If you buy a featured item, you’ll get a stamp. Collect 5 stamps and then you can turn in your Festival Passport for a prize (last year it was soft serve in a souvenir cup).

Check out the list of eligible Garden Graze items here!

And if it’s shopping you’re after, EPCOT will have that too. NEW Flower & Garden Festival collections themed to Orange Bird, Coco, butterflies, and Spike the Bee (for Annual Passholders) will be available.

And you’ll be able to grab a Festival mini gift card too!

We’ll be on the lookout for more news about the Flower and Garden Festival! In the meantime, we’re here to share all the latest Disney news, so stay tuned for more.