CONFIRMED: Everything Coming to the 2025 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival

It’s almost festival time at the Disneyland Resort! The annual Food & Wine Festival kicks off at Disney California Adventure on February 28th and lasts through April 21st.

The 2025 edition of the event will “Celebrate California’s incredible bounty with exciting cuisine, entertainment and more” with an “array of delicious food and beverages, exciting festival add-ons, captivating attractions and entertainment, and special merchandise!”

This is everything we know about the 2025 California Adventure Food & Wine Festival so far:

Food and Drinks

We have to start with the food and drink offerings that will be available at the fest.

FULL Menus Announced for Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival

The Festival Marketplaces offer a “a cornucopia of innovative small plates, California craft beer, creative cocktails and specialty wines” where “each location’s mouthwatering menu is inspired by fresh, California-grown ingredients like garlic, citrus and peppers.”

This year’s marketplace offerings include:

• California Craft Brews – Cheers to a round from California’s best local breweries.
• Cluck-a-Doodle-Moo – Sample succulent eats along with a refreshing beverage.
• Garlic Kissed – Stop by to savor mouthwatering dishes and specialty beverages.
• Golden Dreams – Tempt taste buds with well-seasoned eats and an invigorating cold brew.
• LA Style – Feast on favorite southland food-truck flavors.
• Peppers Cali-Ente – Snack on hot ‘n’ spicy fare with a Cali twist!
• Uncork California – Sip vino by the glass or try a flight.
• New! Mercado de Antojos – Indulge your cravings with bold bites and beverages.

As far as drinks, in addition to “brews, flights, wines and specialty beverages” being available at at select marketplaces, there are two special drink locations:

• Paradise Beer Garden in Paradise Gardens is offering a variety of local craft and brewed beers.
• Cocktails @ Sonoma Terrace hosted by CORKCICLE, will feature specialty beverages, brews and bites.

The best to enjoy all of the festival’s offerings is arguably the Sip and Savor Pass. These passes cost $32, including tax, for a 4-entitlement pass and $63 for an 8-entitlement pass. Magic Key holders may purchase the 8-entitlement Sip and Savor Pass for the discounted price of $58, including tax. Each entitlement can be redeemed for select food and nonalcoholic beverages at certain Festival Marketplaces and dining locations.

Passes can be purchased at the following locations:

• Sip and Savor Cart
• Festival Gifts
• All 8 Festival Marketplaces
• Elias & Co.
• Julius Katz & Sons
• Seaside Souvenirs

In addition, a series of cooking demonstrations will be held, offering “tips and tricks” from celebrated chefs visiting for the festival. There will also be Beverage Seminars, and Bremaster and Winemaker Receptions offered.

Entertainment

Beyond the food and beverage offerings, entertainment is a big part of the Food & Wine Festival. Live music will be featured on the Palisades Stage on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 3:00 PM, 4:00 PM, 5:30 PM, and 6:30 PM.

The Paradise Garden Bandstand will also feature live music daily at 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM, 3:00 PM, 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM.

The full lineup of performers for each stage can be found HERE.

The Cookin’ with the Jammin’ Chefs show will take place near the center of the park and feature Clarabelle Cow, Daisy Duck and Chip ‘n’ Dale.

Meanwhile, guests can have a “deliciously wacky encounter” with Goofy in full chef’s regalia.

Four younger guests, the Confection Purrfection show — featuring characters from the Disney Junior television series SuperKitties — will be staged on the Hollywood Backlot Stage from Saturday through Wednesday each week for the duration of the festival. The show will allow guests between the ages of 3 and 11 to “express their creativity through hands-on cupcake decorating with a special visit from the SuperKitties, who arrive to show how food can save the day by bringing everyone together!”

Kids will also be able to decorate their own chef’s hats at craft stations throughout the park.

Merchandise

Of course, the Festival will also feature a merchandise collection including “apparel, trading pins, headwear, accessories, home décor and more—available at Elias & Co., Festival Gifts, Studio Store and Acorns Gifts & Goods.”

In addition, there will be merchandise signing events coordinated with some of the festival’s offerings.

Soarin’

The Food & Wine Festival will also see the temporary return of an iconic Disney attraction. As has been tradition for the last several years, Soarin’ will be transformed back into its original Soarin’ Over California incarnation for the duration of the event.

It’s almost time for the California Adventure Food & Wine Festival, and the 2025 edition is going to be full of food and entertainment offerings for guests of all tastes! Stay tuned to AllEars for further event coverage.

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