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Food Studios

This year there will be 17 Food Studios, a.k.a food booths, serving up culinary art! Many of these booths are returning from past Festivals of the Arts, but there will be TWO brand-new booths at the 2025 festival.

Opening Bites and Fictional Victuals are the two new food booths that you’ll be able to check out at this year’s festival. Fictional Victuals will be located near the Refreshment Station, while Opening Bites will be at CommuniCore Plaza.

Fictional Victuals will serve the following food and beverage items:

Food Items:

• Squid Ink Pasta with lump crab, truffle cream, and shaved truffle (New) 
• Charred Octopus with crushed fingerling potatoes, kalamata olives, capers, and romesco sauce (New) 
• Black Cocoa Brownie with ube ice cream, coral tuile, and sponge cake (New)

Beverages:

• Butterscotch Milk Shake with Chocolate Garnish (New) 
• 3 Daughters Brewing Barrel Aged Cognac Porter (New) 
• Boyd & Blair Outis Fathom: Lime Juice, Simple Syrup, Juniper, and Boyd & Blair Vodka (New)

Opening Bites will have the following food and beverage items:

Food Items:

• Soft Shell Crab Slider: Green papaya slaw and mango ketchup on toasted brioche (New)
• Cheddar and Chive Scone with smoked salmon salad topped with crème fraîche and caviar (New)
• Enchanted Rose: Milk chocolate rose with raspberry and rose center (New)

Beverages:

• Parish Brewing Co. SIPS Candy Paint Berliner Weisse (New) 
• von Trapp Brewing Bohemian Pilsner (New)
• Crooked Can Brewing Company Fantasia Fusion IPA (New)
• Beer Flight
• Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve Champagne
• Piper-Heidsieck Rosé Sauvage Champagne
• Katherine Goldschmidt Cabernet Sauvignon
• Martin Ray Chardonnay

Along with the 17 Food Studios, there will be six other locations around the park that will offer special Festival of the Arts menu items along with their usual menu. These locations include Connections Eatery, Funnel Cakes (American Adventure Pavilion), Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company kiosks, the Refreshment Outpost, the Refreshment Port, and Swirled Showcase.

We can’t wait to try all the food!

Check out all the menu items for the 2025 Festival of the Arts here!

Merchandise Collections

Disney has shared a look at the new collection of merchandise coming to this year’s festival! Of course, everyone’s favorite purple dragon, Figment, is the star of the show. There will be new ears, new Loungefly backpacks, new shirts…

…and a new pin.

But that’s not all! Disney has already released several Festival of the Arts items online at the Disney Store that you can order now! There’s a new Spirit Jersey for the festival…

Get at the Disney Store

…a new Figment Lug crossbody bag…

Get at the Disney Store

…and new collectible Figment Lacers!

Get at the Disney Store

Disney also shared a look at new Annual Passholder items for the 2025 Festival of the Arts! There will be a new shirt, pin, and a journal and pen combo. Annual Passholders will be able to purchase these items during the festival at Creations Shop, while supplies last.

So if you’re ready to get your shopping on visit the Disney Store website now, or head to EPCOT for the Festival of the Arts for even more options!

Live Concerts

Disney on Broadway Concert Series

At the America Gardens Theater in the American Adventure Pavilion, you can catch live Broadway concerts featuring some of the greatest Broadway stars performing classic Disney hits.

The performances take place at 5:30PM, 6:45PM, and 8PM on each night throughout the Festival. There are also Disney on Broadway Concert Series Dining Packages available at select restaurants in EPCOT. These dining packages give you a meal at the restaurant of your choice from the list of participating locations and guaranteed priority seating for one of the performances.

These concerts are amazing to experience and showcase some fantastic artists.

Music in World Showcase Plaza

There will also be live music in World Showcase Plaza! You can check your My Disney Experience app to find full details each day of the festival along with times for the performances.

And be sure to keep your eyes out for other music around World Showcase in the pavilions! You never know what live music and performances you’ll encounter.

The 2025 Festival of the Arts will certainly bring lots of great entertainment, shopping, and food! It runs from January 17th through February 24th, so don’t miss it during its short time at EPCOT.

For full coverage of the 2025 Festival of the Arts, stay tuned to DFB as we visit the festival on opening day! We’ll be covering all the food, entertainment, art, and more.

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Are you planning a trip to the 2025 EPCOT Festival of the Arts? Let us know in the comments!