EPCOT Food and Wine Festival 2025 Is Almost Here—35 Global Marketplaces, Live Music and More

Take your taste buds on a culinary journey across various continents during the annual EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival. The festival takes place from August 28 through November 22 at the Walt Disney World Resort theme park in Orlando, FL and features opportunities to sip and savor specialty dishes and drinks from around the world. There are also opportunities to enjoy live music with the festival’s “Eat to the Beat” concert series. Sound like your idea of a food lover’s paradise? Here’s what we know so far about EPCOT Food and Wine Festival 2025 and how to secure your spot right away! 

What is EPCOT International Food and Wine festival?

This festival first began in the 90s as a 30-day event to celebrate global cuisines and flavors. With the event’s growing popularity, it now runs for a few months to give food enthusiasts plenty of time to bask in the culinary-centric experiences.

The scoop on EPCOT Food and Wine Festival 2025

According to disneyparksblog.com, this year’s event will feature 35 global marketplaces throughout EPCOT that offer food and drink samples. Each market is dedicated to a cuisine or culinary theme. Also, kid-friendly and plant-based options will be available on many of the menus.

One marketplace worth checking out is Emile’s Fromage Montage, which will indulge your cheese cravings in the best way possible. Here’s a taste of what’s in store for this marketplace during the festival.

• Milled and Mulled: Fall fruit cheesecake featuring Boursin Fig and Balsamic Cheese with pomegranates and candied pecans
• Brazil: Pão de Queijo: Brazilian cheese bread
• Greece: Griddled cheese with pistachios and honey

Live music is another key element of this festival as the Eat to the Beat concert series showcases performances from both local and renowned artists. The theme park hasn’t announced the concert lineup yet, but previous years have seen Boyz II Men, Joey Fatone and Friends and Lauren Daigle as performing acts.

This video posted from the Gotta Go Orlando YouTube channel highlights more details for EPCOT Food and Wine Festival 2025—including a fun scavenger hunt inspired by the movie Ratatouille.

How to secure your spot at this year’s EPCOT Food and Wine Festival

Looking to attend this flavorful festival? Go to Disney World’s website for theme park admission and reservation availability. More details about this year’s festival will likely come as it gets closer, so expect more delicious updates!

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