Follow Along With MickeyBlog at EPCOT’s 2025 Flower & Garden Festival

It’s finally time to start celebrating spring, and what better place to do it than at EPCOT’s second festival of the year — the Flower & Garden Festival! 

2025 marks the 30th anniversary of EPCOT’s Flower & Garden Festival, and MickeyBlog is there to enjoy the first day of all the festivities. Follow along with us as we explore all the greenery, dishes, entertainment, and more!

This post will be updated throughout the day, so make sure you keep checking back with MickeyBlog for more details. Let’s jump right in!

Festival Dates

The 2025 Flower & Garden Festival lasts from March 5 to June 2, 2025. 

The timing of this festival makes it a popular one to visit, and with many guests visiting for Spring Break, it can also be quite crowded!

EPCOT Hours

On March 5, EPCOT will be open from 9AM to 9PM, with Early Them Park Entry eligibility beginning at 8:30AM. (Early Entry is available to guests staying in qualifying Disney World hotels.)

To attend the festival, all you need is a valid Disney World ticket! If you are an Annual Passholder or do not have a date-based ticket, you will also need to schedule an EPCOT park reservation. 

While EPCOT opens at 9AM, it’s important to note that most of the food booths generally do not open until around 11AM. 

Festival Passport

One of the first things you want to do at an EPCOT festival is collect the free Festival Passport, a full guide that includes everything there is to know about the festival. It also makes a great souvenir!

Inside the Festival Passport is information about the Outdoor Kitchens (aka food booths), entertainment, merchandise, locations, and more. You can find it at food booths and various kiosks around EPCOT.

Click here to see the 2025 Festival Passport in detail!

Merchandise

While we wait for the food booths to open, it’s time to do some shopping! Let’s head to Creations Shop.

Every EPCOT festival comes with merchandise, and this year, there are three main collections featuring Orange Bird, Spike the Bee, and Alice in Wonderland. Some of the merchandise also mentions the Flower & Garden Festival’s 30th anniversary!

The Orange Bird merchandise collection includes a Spirit Jersey…

…Orange Bird Ears…

…a Shirt & Shorts Set, and lots more.

Spike the Bee items include a Lug Bag…

…a Spike the Bee Shoulder Plush, and more.

The Alice in Wonderland collection includes a pair of Minnie ears…

…a Teacup Set, and more.

There is lots more to see, so make sure you click below to check out all the merchandise!

Click here to see all the Flower & Garden Festival merchandise!

Food & Drinks

This year, there are 180 exclusive festival dishes available, and we’ll be ordering as many as our stomachs can handle! Click here to see a full list of all the booths and their offerings.

We started with Florida Fresh…

…BRUNCHCOT…

…Jardin de Fiestas…

…and lots more!

Disney also introduced two new booths, Yacht Grub…

…and Beach Grub, both located near the new Playalong Bay Play Garden.

Garden Graze

The Garden Graze is the official food stroll (aka scavenger hunt) of the Flower & Garden Festival! To participate, you must purchase 5 out of a possible 10 plant-based menu items, gathering stamps for each qualifying dish in your Festival Passport.

Once you collect five stamps, you will earn an exclusive treat from Pineapple Promenade! 

See below for this year’s Garden Graze menu items:

The Citrus Blossom 

• 🥕 Lumpia with plant-based pork, green papaya salad, and yuzu sweet-and-sour (Plant-based) 
• 🥕 Lemon Tart with lemon curd, blood orange fluid gel, aquafaba meringues, and raspberry powder (Plant-based) 

NEW! Beach Grub 

• 🥕 Grilled Street Corn on the Cob with savory garlic spread and “cheese” (Plant-based) 

Trowel & Trellis 

• 🥕 Farmhouse Meatball featuring IMPOSSIBLE Beef with Lentil Bread, Spinach, Marinated Vegetables, and creamy herb aïoli (Plant-based) 

BRUNCHCOT 

• 🥕 Avocado Toast with marinated tomatoes and plant-based cheese crumbles on toasted ciabatta (Plant-based)
• 🥕 Biscuit and Gravy featuring IMPOSSIBLE Sausage with pepper jelly (Plant-based)

Refreshment Outpost 

• 🥕 Jamaican Beef Patty featuring IMPOSSIBLE Beef with spicy papaya syrup (Plant-based) 
• 🥕 Seasonal Fruit Parfait with sweet chili sauce and DOLE Whip Mango (Plant-based)

Bauernmarkt: Farmer’s Market 

• 🥕 Potato Pancakes with house-made applesauce (Plant-based) 

La Isla Fresca Menu 

• 🥕 Coconut-Chocolate Flancocho: Chocolate Cake, Coconut Custard, and Passion Fruit Caramel (Plant-based) (New) 

Scavenger Hunts

Spike’s Pollen-Nation Exploration

The official non-food scavenger hunt of the Flower & Garden Festival is Spike’s Pollen-Nation Exploration, which features Spike the Bee figures hidden in greenery throughout EPCOT.

You can purchase a gameboard/map and stickers and earn a prize whether you finish the scavenger hunt or not!

You also have the option to play without purchasing a gameboard — you just won’t qualify for a prize.

The gameboards are available for $9.99 (plus tax). Whether you complete your map or not, you can redeem it for a prize at Creations Shop, Disney Traders, or World Traveler.

Topiaries & Gardens

The Flower & Garden Festival’s crowning achievement is the beautifully designed topiaries and gardens located all over EPCOT.

Topiaries are generally themed after Disney characters, with displays including Princess Tiana, Mickey and Pals, Buzz Lightyear, Simba, and many (many!) more.

This year, Disney also featured a new Moana-themed topiary display at EPCOT’s main entrance.

We’ve been covering all the topiaries popping up around the park, like Groot over by Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, and the pandas in the China pavilion.

The Prehistoric Garden has also arrived…

…as has the Shakespeare Garden!

This year, a new Inside Out 2-inspired garden will be located in World Celebration, with plants inspired by the emotions of the popular Pixar film. 

Entertainment

During the Flower & Garden Festival, guests can enjoy frolicking with butterflies, checking out the Garden Rocks Concert Series, grabbing special photo ops, and more!

Butterfly Landing

In World Nature, guests can interact with butterflies at Butterfly Landing. Step inside the tent to explore a variety of vegetation as butterflies flutter around!

Garden Rocks Concert Series

The Garden Rocks Concert Series takes place on select dates at the America Gardens Theatre. 

See below for the current full list of dates and performers:

• March 7-8 – Tommy DeCarlo, former lead singer of Boston
• March 9-10 – Air Supply – 50th Anniversary Celebration
• March 14-15 – Blue October
• March 16-17 – Rick Springfield
• March 21-22 – Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone
• March 23-24 – 38 Special
• March 28-29 – Jason Scheff, longtime singer of Chicago
• March 30-31 – Queensrÿche (NEW) 
• April 4-5 – THE ORCHESTRA Starring ELO and ELO Part II Former Members
• April 6-7 – Sugar Ray
• April 11-12 – Simple Plan
• April 13-14 – Jo Dee Messina
• April 18-19 – Mike DelGuidice
• April 20-21 – A Flock of Seagulls
• April 25-26 – Taylor Dayne
• April 27-28 – 98 Degrees
• May 2-5 – Plain White T’s
• May 9-10 – Jon Secada
• May 11-12 – Maverick City Music (NEW)
• May 16-17 – The Spinners
• May 18-19 – The Pointer Sisters
• May 23-24 – The Outlaws (NEW)
• May 25-26 – Don Felder, formerly of the Eagles
• May 30-31 – The Cat Empire (NEW)
• June 1-2 – We The Kingdom (NEW)

Garden Rocks Dining Packages are also available to secure a meal and guaranteed seating in the theater. Bookings open on January 29, 2025!

Choose from a selection of designated dining locations. Here’s how they break down:

• At Spice Road Table: 2 small plates, a shared tagine, a shared dessert platter, and a nonalcoholic beverage (or alcoholic beverage for Guests 21 and older)
• At Other Participating Restaurants: An entrée and dessert, or one full buffet (where applicable)—as well as a nonalcoholic beverage (or alcoholic beverage for Guests 21 and older)

Check out a full list of qualifying restaurants and pricing below:

Stay tuned for more info soon!

Photo Ops

Go for a variety of exclusive festival photo opportunities throughout the festival! In addition to returning Magic Shots, there will be two new Magic Shots available this year, including this Figment Topiary Magic Shot.

Stay tuned for more info soon!

CommuniCore Hall

CommuniCore Hall will feature a new gallery showcasing Disney’s Horticulture team. 

You can see more in our video below!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Click here to see more photos of CommuniCore Hall!

Playalong Bay Play Garden

For more fun, stop by the new Playalong Bay Play Garden presented by Smucker’s Uncrustables. This playground will reportedly be themed after Stormalong Bay, the pool found at Disney’s Beach and Yacht Club Resorts.

Spaceship Earth

As with most EPCOT festivals, Spaceship Earth gets a special nightly sequence that occurs periodically once the sun goes down. In 2024, we saw sequences inspired by Encanto and Pocahontas!

Stay tuned for more info soon!

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