New Details Emerge For The 2019 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival
Mark you calendars Disney foodies! The 24th Epcot International Food & Wine Festival will be back for a delicious 87 days at Epcot theme park from August 29th – November 23rd. Disney is starting to release some of the exciting details for this year’s fest and from the look if it, it’s going to be bigger and better than ever!
For starters there will of course be brand new eats and treats for families to discover including a new Kenyan Coffee Barbecue Beef Tenderloin in the African Marketplace as well as a plant-based Cottage Pie at Earth Eats!
Disney du Jour Dance Party Returns
Be sure to bring your dancing shoes! This much-loved Ratatouille-themed dance party will be returning to Future World and will expand to 7-days a week! Sundays through Thursdays a DJ will be on hand to spin plenty of interactive fun while on Fridays and Saturdays some of your favorite Radio Disney friends will pump up the mix with live performances!
Meg Donnelly of “Zombies” Will Appear Opening Weekend
If you’ve got kids who are fans of the Disney Channel original movie “Zombies” then you’ll definitely want to be there at the Food & Wine Festival opening weekend as Meg Donnelly will be hosting the Dance du Jour Party! Readers are encouraged to keep following along with MickeyBlog and we’ll let you know as soon as more celebrity headliners are announced!
Hide & Squeak and Candy Sushi Are Back!
Speaking of Ratatouille, we are pleased to announce that the Hide & Squeak scavenger hunt will be back at the Food & Wine Festival for another year of family fun! Last year’s popular Candy Sushi interactive experience will also be back for another year!
Eat to the Beat Concert Series
The much-loved Eat to the Beat Concert Series will also be back at the Food & Wine Festival through November 19th bringing a whopping 249 concerts to the American Gardens Theatre stage! This year’s concerts will feature an eclectic line-up of acts from a variety of genres including Rock, pop, Latin, swing, country and more! You can even guarantee your concert seats by booking one of the Eat to the Beat Dining Packages for breakfast, lunch or dinner at one of Epcot’s amazing participating restaurants!
Artists for this year’s concert series includes:
- Plain White T’s
August 29 through 31 - Sawyer Brown – NEW!
September 1 through 2 - MercyMe
September 3 through 4 - Grace Kelly – NEW!
September 5 through 6 - Zach Williams – NEW!
September 7 through 8 - Lauren Daigle – NEW!
September 9 through 10 - Jimmie Allen – NEW!
September 11 through 12 - TBD
September 13 through 15 - The Allman Betts Band
September 16 through 17 - Everclear
September 18 through 19 - STARSHIP featuring Mickey Thomas
September 20 through 22 - Post Modern Jukebox
September 23 through 24 - Blue October
September 25 through 26 - Mark Wills
September 27 through 29 - Sugar Ray
September 30 through October 2 - TBD
October 3 through 9 - Boyce Avenue – NEW!
October 10 through 11 - Southern Avenue – NEW!
October 12 through 13 - TBD
October 14 through 15 - 38 Special
October 16 through 17 - Baha Men
October 18 through 20 - Billy Ocean
October 21 through 22 - Sheila E
October 23 through 25 - High Valley
October 26 through 27
- Hanson
October 28 through 30 - Sheena Easton
October 31 through November 1 - Kris Allen – NEW!
November 2 through 3 - Boyz II Men
November 4 through 6 - The Hooters
November 7 through 8 - Big Bad VooDoo Daddy
November 9 through 11 - TBD
November 12 through 18 - D’Capella – NEW!
November 19
Again, keep following along with MickeyBlog and we promise to keep you posted as more amazing acts are announced!
Party for the Senses, Sunday Brunch with the Chef and “Mix, It, Make It, Celebrate It” Bookings Open Up on May 15th
Don’t miss your chance to secure a spot for three of the Food & Wine Festival’s most happening events:
- Party for the Senses at World Showplace Events Pavilion will be back for another year! The sensational event features chefs and vintners from around the world. (Select Saturdays through Nov. 9)
- Sunday Brunch with the Chef, hosted by celebrity chefs such as Cat Cora, Andrew Zimmern, Buddy Valastro and others will open for bookings next week and take place on select Sundays through Nov. 17!
- “Mix It, Make It, Celebrate It!” – Back for another year, these popular hands-on workshops that let you rub shoulders with visiting chefs, bakers, mixologists and other pros. (Select Mondays and Thursdays through Nov. 14)
Now, more than ever is the time to plan your visit to the 2019 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. Keep following along with MickeyBlog for festival news and booking details for dining experiences, seminars and premium festival events. More details are also available at www.TasteEpcot.com.
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