Disney World’s 2025 Food & Wine Festival Dates Announced
by Beth Keating
Parks News
May 12, 2025
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At long last, we have the dates for the 2025 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival. While it feels like the festival is starting later this year, it’s actually getting closer to when the original festival took place way back in September of 1996. This year, Food & Wine will run for 90 days (the original was only a 30 day celebration), and will host more than 35 global marketplaces (food booths) to enjoy. This year’s fest will run from August 28 to November 22, 2025.
In addition to eating your way around the World, fan favorite activities like Emile’s Fromage Montage (the cheese crawl!); Remy’s Hide and Squeak scavenger hunt (where you can hunt for hidden Remys and earn a prize); the jazzed up “Living With the Land” boat ride with its tie-ins to the festival booths; and the ever popular “Eat to the Beat Concert Series” are returning.
The “Eat to the Beat Concert Series” takes place at the America Gardens Theatre, with both local and “famous” artists and bands providing concerts three times each night. Dying to see a favorite group? You can grab guaranteed seating by making Dining Package reservations at select EPCOT restaurants. However, the free concerts are actually included with your EPCOT admission, but seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis, so you may find yourself waiting in a sizeable line for the popular groups if you forego the Dining Packages.
If you decide on the Dining Package, your meal will vary slightly depending on which participating restaurant you choose, and prices differ by restaurant. Generally, you’ll receive an appetizer, entrée, and dessert, or a buffet, plus a non-alcoholic beverage or an alcoholic beverage for guests aged 21 and older. After your meal, you’ll be given a reserved seating badge for one of that day’s concerts.
Disney will be releasing the menus for the global marketplaces and the artists for the upcoming Eat to the Beat concerts shortly.
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Beth Keating is a theme parks, restaurant and entertainment reporter for DisneyBizJournal.
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