The new year is here, and if you’re visiting Walt Disney World Resort this spring you’ll want to add the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival to your list of must-dos. This annual EPCOT festival begins on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, and will run through Independence Day, Monday, July 4, 2022! Here, guests can marvel at colorful topiaries, taste fresh bites and sips, and jam out to live entertainment daily. Here are the details to festival favorites at EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival 2022!
Outdoor Kitchens
EPCOT festivals are known for their unique menus and exciting outdoor kitchens, and Flower & Garden Festival is no exception. Guests can taste and sip their way around the park, stopping at a number of outdoor kitchens along the way. Each booth offers menu items featuring the season’s freshest flavors that are sure to put a spring in your step.
Here’s what’s on the menus for the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival. Don’t forget that you can grab a Festival Passport to participate in the Garden Graze. This culinary tour will lead you to taste five dishes. Collect stamps in your passport while you’re on the scavenger hunt, and then go to Pineapple Promenade to get your festival-exclusive (and yummy) prize.
- Flavor Full Kitchen Hosted by AdventHealth (Between Imagination! and Refreshment Port)
Food:
- Grilled Street Corn on the Cob with savory garlic spread (Gluten/Wheat Friendly) (Plant-based) (Garden Graze)
- Seared Salmon with farro risotto and micro herbs
- Strawberry Mousse with chocolate-crisp pearls
Drink:
- Blood Orange Agua Fresca (non-alcoholic)
- Cookie Butter Worms and Dirt (non-alcoholic)
- EPCOT Sunshine Griddle (Near Test Track presented by Chevrolet)
Food:
- Avocado Toast with marinated toybox tomatoes on toasted ciabatta (Plant-based) (Garden Graze)
- Shrimp and Grits: Blackened shrimp and cheddar cheese grits with brown gravy and sweet corn salsa
- Corned Beef Brisket Hash with house-made potato barrels, onions, peppers, cheese curds, and a soft-poached egg with Tabasco hollandaise (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
- Fried Cinnamon Roll Bites with cream cheese frosting and candied bacon
Drink:
- Froot Loops Shake (non-alcoholic)
- Joffrey’s Coffee Cold Brew Cocktail with milk, rum and coffee liqueur, and vanilla vodka
- The Honey Bee-stro Hosted by National Honey Board
Food:
- Tupelo Honey and Sweet Corn Spoon Bread with jalapeños, bacon, and house-made whipped honey butter (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
- Lavender Honey Mustard-marinated Chicken Flatbread with whipped honey-ricotta cheese, marinated vegetables, and goat cheese
- Local Wildflower Honey-Mascarpone Cheesecake with orange blossom honey whipped cream, whipped honey, crystalized honey, honeycomb, dehydrated honey, and fennel pollen meringue kisses
Drink:
- Honey-Peach Freeze in a Souvenir Spike the Bee Sipper Cup (non-alcoholic) (Limit 2 per guest)
- Lemonade Mead
- Orange Blossom Honey Wine
- Honey-Peach Freeze with Blueberry Vodka
- The Citrus Blossom (Near Port of Entry)
Food:
- NEW! Crispy Mojo Marinated Pork Belly, with avocado cream, corn salsa, salsa verde, and plantain chips (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
- Tuna Tataki Bowl with spicy yuzu glaze, mango, avocado, and pappadam crisp
- NEW! Grapefruit Tart: Grapefruit curd, lychee jam, ginger mousse, and yuzu cream
Drink:
- Orange-Lemon Smoothie in a Souvenir Orange Bird Sipper Cup (non-alcoholic) (Limit 2 per guest)
- Key Lime Hibiscus Ale
- Orange Peel Ale
- Citrus Honey Cream Ale
- Orange Sunshine Wine Slushy
- Beer Flight
- Refreshment Port (Near Canada)
Food:
- House-made Italian Sausage and Peppers Poutine (Plant-based) (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
Drink:
- Salted Cucumber Apple Hard Cider
- Lavender Martini: Vodka with lavender and lemon
- Pineapple Promenade (Near Port of Entry)
Food:
- Spicy Hot Dog with pineapple chutney and plantain chips
- DOLE Whip (Plant-based)
Drink:
- Frozen Desert Violet Lemonade (non-alcoholic)
- DOLE Whip with Fanta (non-alcoholic)
- Tropical Hefe Wheat Ale
- Fresh Pressed Mango, Pineapple, and Guava Wheat Ale
- Hazy Pebbles Fruity Hazy Milkshake
- Violet Lemonade Ale
- Sparkling Pineapple Wine
- DOLE Whip topped with mango cream liqueur
- Pineapple Beer Flight
- Trowel & Trellis Hosted by Impossible (Near Disney Traders)
Food:
- Grilled Baby Vegetables with hummus cream and red pepper coulis (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly) (Plant-based) (Garden Graze)
- Impossible Sausage and Kale Soup (Plant-based)
- Boneless Impossible Korean Short Rib with cilantro-lime rice, Danmuji slaw, and Kimchee Mayonnaise (Plant-based)
- NEW! Chocolate Cake with whipped cassis mousse, raspberry gelato, and fresh raspberries (Plant-based)
Drink:
- Twinings Energizing Matcha Cranberry & Lime Green Tea (non-alcoholic)
- Bloom Hazy IPA
- Twinings Energizing Matcha Cranberry & Lime Green Tea with lime vodka served in a mason jar
- Refreshment Outpost
Food:
- Pineapple Skewer with tajin seasoning (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly) (Plant-based)
- Tangerine soft-serve
Drink:
- Tangerine Cream Ale
- Blueberry Lemonade Hard Cider
- Organic Blonde Ale with passion fruit
- Bauernmarkt: Farmer’s Market (Germany)
Food:
- Potato Pancakes with house-made applesauce (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly) (Plant-based) (Garden Graze)
- Potato Pancake with caramelized ham, onions, and herb sour cream (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
- Toasted Pretzel Bread topped with black forest ham and melted Gruyère cheese
- Warm Cheese Strudel with mixed berries
Drink:
- Hugo Lager
- Premium Pilsner
- Raspberry Radler
- Apfelschaumwein: Sparkling wine and apple liqueur
- Beer Flight
- Magnolia Terrace (American Adventure)
Food:
- Southern Seafood Boil: Shrimp, mussels, crawfish, potatoes, corn, and Andouille sausage
- NEW! Spicy Chicken Gumbo with Andouille sausage and BEN’S ORIGINAL Long Grain & Wild Rice
- Grilled Oysters with Cajun butter (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
- House-made Boudin Bites featuring BEN’S ORIGINAL Long Grain White Rice
- Pecan Praline (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
Drink:
- Bayou Cocktail: Spiced rum, coconut rum, fruit punch, and Minute Maid orange juice
- Orange Coriander Wheat Ale
- American Light Ale
- Double IPA
- Beer Flight
- Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina (Morocco)
Food:
- NEW! Mediterranean Flatbread with za’atar, artichokes, olives, mozzarella, and feta cheese
- Vanilla, Rose Water, and Pistachio Panna Cotta
Drink:
- Pomegranate Mimosa
- Ginger and Elderberry Ale
- Pomegranate Hard Cider
- Blackberry Mint Mead
- Flight
- La Isla Fresca (Between Morocco and France)
Food:
- Arepas topped with melted queso fresco (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
- Arepa topped with shrimp, crushed avocado ají, and tomato sauce (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
- NEW! Arepa topped with chorizo
- NEW! Coconut Tres Leches: Vanilla cake soaked in oat milk, almond milk, and coconut milk with toasted coconut (Plant-based) (Garden Graze)
Drink:
- NEW! Tropical Breeze: Lemonade, grapefruit juice, and simple syrup (non-alcoholic)
- Coconut Key Lime Ale
- Tropical Perception White Sangria
- NEW! Tropical Breeze with rum
- EPCOT Farmers Feast (Near Test Track presented by Chevrolet)
Food:
Early Bloom Menu (available March 2 through April 9)
- NEW! Chilled Potato and Leek Soup “Vichyssoise” with chive oil and crispy leeks (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
- NEW! Char-grilled Bison Ribe-Eye with creamy leek fondue, roasted carnival cauliflower, Romanesco and port wine-goat cheese butter (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
- NEW! Goat Cheese Creamsicle Pop: Goat cheese Crémeux, orange cream, olive oil cake, cranberry sauce, and praline
Springtime Menu (available April 10 through May 21)
- NEW! Grilled Vegetable Bruschetta with marinated peppers, zucchini, squash, artichokes, goat cheese, and balsamic glaze on grilled ciabatta
- Herb-crusted Spring Lamb with marble potatoes, spring vegetables, and red wine butter sauce
- Strawberry Rhubarb Upside-down Cake with crème fraîche whipped cream
Summer Solstice Menu (available May 22 through July 4)
- Tomato and Cornbread Panzanella with burrata cheese and fresh basil
- Barbecue Seared Pork Tenderloin with summer succotash, herb butter, and grapefruit vinaigrette (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
- NEW! A Whole Lotta Melon: Feta cheesecake with watermelon curd, pickled watermelon rind, watermelon caramel, and compressed watermelon (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
Drink: (available throughout the Festival):
- Raspberry Lemon Verbena Whole-Leaf-Steeped Sparkling Hard Tea
- Hibiscus Lemonade Cocktail featuring hibiscus gin
- Cider House (United Kingdom)
Food:
- NEW! BLT Scone with Nueske’s applewood-smoked bacon, sundried tomato, and basil
- Dark Chocolate Raspberry Tart with whipped cream
Drink:
- Pink Lemonade Hard Cider
- Watermelon Hard Cider
- Triple Jam Hard Cider
- Pure Brewed Organic Lager
- Snakebite: Triple jam hard cider and pure brewed organic lager
- Cider Flight
- Northern Bloom (Canada)
Food:
- Seared Scallops with French green beans, butter potatoes, brown butter vinaigrette, and applewood-smoked bacon (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
- Beef Tenderloin Tips, Mushroom Bordelaise Sauce, and Whipped Potatoes with garden vegetables
- Griddled Maple Pound Cake with warm peach compote and sweet corn gelato
Drink:
- Maple Popcorn Shake (non-alcoholic)
- Blonde Ale
- Blueberry Fruit Beer
- Apricot with Maple Syrup Blonde Ale
- Maple Popcorn Shake with maple rye whisky
- Beer Flight
- Jardin de Fiestas (Mexico)
Food:
- NEW! Enchilada de Mole Negro: Chipotle chicken in a corn tortilla with mole negro, avocado mousse, crema Mexicana, and queso fresco (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
- NEW! Taco Vampiro: Barbacoa beef in a corn tortilla with crispy grilled Monterey jack cheese, salsa ranchera, and esquites (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
- NEW! Tostada de Chorizo: Plant-based Chorizo and black beans on a crispy corn tortilla with avocado mousse and queso fresco (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
Drink:
- Poppy Flower Margarita: Tequila blanco, hibiscus flower tea, cucumber juice, aperitivo, and blackcurrant liqueur with a chile salt rim
- Hypnotic Margarita: Tequila blanco, mezcal, rosemary syrup, cognac, and lemon juice
- Craft Mexican Lager
- Lotus House (China)
Food:
- NEW! Spicy Mala Chicken Skewer
- House-made Cheesy Crab Wontons
Drink:
- NEW! Rose Bubble Milk Tea (non-alcoholic)
- Jasmine Draft Beer
- Marco Boba: Amaretto, iced coffee, milk, and boba
- Kung Fu Punch: Vodka, triple sec, mango, orange juice, and soda water
- Tang Dynasty: Tequila gold, light rum, strawberry, piña colada mix, white boba pearls, and soda water
- Primavera Kitchen (Italy)
Food:
- Arancini: Fried Risotto Balls stuffed with braised beef served with grape tomato salad and balsamic emulsion
- Ravioli alla Boscaiola: Sweet sausage ravioli with sweet corn, spring vegetables, and cream sauce
- Bomboloni: Cream-filled Italian doughnut with raspberry sauce and powdered sugar
Drink:
- Pilsner
- Pinot Grigio
- Chianti
- Prosecco
- Rosa Regale
- Moscato
- Italian White Sangria with prosecco
- Italian Red Sangria with cabernet sauvignon
- Italian Margarita with limoncello and tequila
- Hanami (Japan)
Food:
- Frushi: Strawberry, pineapple, and cantaloupe wrapped in sweet rice and pink soy wrap served with whipped cream, berry sauce, and toasted coconut
- Chicken Yakitori: Grilled chicken with scallions, red pepper-shoyu emulsion, and pickled onions
- Beef Tataki: Seared sirloin with red shiso sauce, watermelon radish, and sprouts
Drink:
- Yuzu Tilted Tonic Hard Seltzer
- Ozeki Pineapple Nigori Sake
- Cucumber Cooler: Sake, vodka, and cucumber garnished with a cucumber slice
- Fleur de Lys (France)
Food:
- NEW! Croissant au Fromage de Chèvre, Herbes et Ail Rôtie: Croissant with goat cheese, herbs, and roasted garlic
- NEW! Pan Bagnat Classique: The Niçoise Sandwich with house-made bread, albacore tuna mayonnaise, tomato, black olives, lettuce, and celery
- NEW! Salade de Lentilles à la Lyonnaise: French Green Lentil Salad with bacon and garlic sausage
- Beignet Caramélisé, Fourré Crème Vanille, Glacé au Caramel Fleur de Sel: Caramelized Beignet filled with vanilla cream and glazed with caramel fleur de sel
Drink:
- French Wheat Draft Beer
- VeRy Raspberry: Rosé wine with natural raspberry flavor
- Grand Mimosa Cocktail with orange liqueur, Champagne, and orange juice
- La Vie en Rose Frozen Slush: Vodka, orange vodka, and liqueur with white and red cranberry juice
Funnel Cake
Food Item:
- NEW! Strawberry Cheesecake Funnel Cake topped with strawberry ice cream, cheesecake crumbles, strawberry drizzle, and whipped cream
Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company
World Discovery (Near Mission: SPACE) – NEW! Minty Melon Refresher: A lightly caffeinated blend of watermelon-cucumber-mint juice with strawberries and blueberries (Spirited option available featuring Watermelon-Basil Vodka)
Near Canada: Strawberry Fields Refresher – NEW! A lightly caffeinated blend of strawberry açaí juice with strawberries and blueberries (Spirited option available featuring strawberry-lemongrass vodka)
World Showcase (Near Disney Traders) – NEW! Pink Paradise Refresher: A lightly caffeinated blend of refreshing dragon fruit-lychee juice with strawberries and blueberries (Spirited option available featuring watermelon-basil vodka)
The American Adventure – NEW! Wildberry Wonder Refresher: A lightly caffeinated blend of wildberry-hibiscus juice with strawberries and blueberries (Spirited option available featuring tropical rum)
Pro Tip: Grab a festival passport as you enter EPCOT for the day. These free booklets offer information on all outdoor kitchens for the festival, including menus, locations, dietary information, and more. Festival passports also make for a great souvenir, allowing you to mark off experiences as you try them throughout the festival!
Topiaries & Global Gardens
One aspect of EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival that sets it apart from the others is its colorful topiaries. EPCOT is in full bloom in spring thanks to these works of art cultivated by Disney horticulturists. While most festival topiaries remain the same from year to year, it’s always fun to hunt for their changing locations or any new additions to the lineup.
If colorful gardens are more of your jam, look no further than Flower & Garden Festival! EPCOT offers an array of Global Gardens around the park for guests to enjoy. Some festival favorites in the past have been the butterfly garden, the tea garden, and the floating gardens. We can’t wait to see which gardens will be on display this year!
Pro Tip: Don’t rush past these floral finds around the park. Many of the Global Gardens feature fun, interactive experiences or extra bits of information that you don’t want to miss out on!
Garden Rocks Concert Series
This concert series adds an extra element of fun to this springtime festival. Each day during EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival, guests can groove to live performances at the America Gardens Theatre at the American Adventure Pavilion. These shows are usually thirty minutes long and happen multiple times each evening. Here’s the official lineup for 2022:
- March 4-5 – The Guess Who
- March 6-7 – Rick Springfield
- March 11-12 – Melina Leon
- March 18-19 – Mike DelGuidice, currently on tour with Billy Joel
- March 20-21 – Kool & The Gang
- March 25-28 – The Orchestra starring former members of ELO
- April 1-2 – The Spinners
- April 3-4 – The Pointer Sisters
- April 8-9 – Blue October
- April 15-16 – Tommy DeCarlo, singer of the band Boston
- April 17-18 – Don Felder, Formerly of The Eagles
- April 22-23 – STARSHIP featuring Mickey Thomas
- April 24-25 – Claudia Leitte
- April 29-30 – Berlin
- May 1-2 – TobyMac
- May 6-7 – Blood, Sweat & Tears
- May 8-9 – The Commodores
- May 13-14 – Ambrosia with Peter Beckett
- May 20-21 – A Flock Of Seagulls
- May 22-23 – Collin Raye
- May 27-28 – Thelma Houston
- May 29-30 – Little River Band
- June 3-6 – Simple Plan
- June 10-13 – Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone
- June 17-20 – Plain White T’s
Pro Tip: If you want to guarantee a seat at a Garden Rocks Concert, reserve a dining package for that day. A Garden Rocks Concert Series Dining Package includes an appetizer, entree, and dessert for lunch or dinner at one of EPCOT’s included restaurants and a guaranteed seat for each guest at one of the concert events held on that same day.
Fun For All Ages
One of the best things about the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival is that it offers something for everyone in your group to enjoy! For kids, there’s a springtime scavenger hunt, Spike’s Pollen-Nation Exploration. If there’s a foodie in your party, they can complete the Garden Graze – try five specially-noted menu items and receive a special festival-exclusive treat. Those who love to shop can graze their share of fresh, seasonal festival merchandise around the park, too. It’s easy to find something for each member of your party at EPCOT this spring!
Pro Tip: Make budgeting at the festival even easier with a Disney Gift Card. Simply load up your Disney Gift Card with funds for dining at the outdoor kitchens and shopping festival merchandise, and when you’re out of funds you can refill it again or stop spending for the day! The gift cards created for the festival even feature a wristlet keychain, making it easy to access them as you make your way around EPCOT.
As you can see, exciting things are blooming at EPCOT this spring! We hope you enjoyed this quick guide to EPCOT’s annual springtime festival. If you’re visiting Walt Disney World from March 2, 2022 until July 4, 2022, make sure to plan a day for EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival 2022. What are you most looking forward to? Let us – and thousands of other Disney fans – know in our Orlando Informer Community on Facebook.
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