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Come With Us To Eat and See EVERYTHING at the 2024 EPCOT Festival of the Arts!

January 12, 2024 ,

Everyone remain calm — it’s finally happening!

Happy Festival of the Arts!

The 2024 Festival of the Arts has officially begun, and we’re experiencing it ALL so we can share the latest & greatest details with you. But as you read this post and see all of the amazing art you’ll be able to check out at the Festival, get a peek at the mouth-watering food, and admire all of the Festival merchandise, you may find yourself booking a Disney World trip without even realizing it! So, basically, read this at your own risk! 🤣

Festival Dates

The 2024 Festival of the Arts will only run from January 12th – February 19th, 2024. It’s definitely on the shorter end when it comes to EPCOT Festivals, so don’t wait too long to come and visit!

2023 EPCOT Festival of the Arts

The Festival celebrates three artistic disciplines: Culinary, Visual, and Performing Arts.

The Culinary Arts, in particular, are recognized by the presence of Food Studios. These standalone marketplace booths offer enhanced food options around the park, with a focus on unique presentation in keeping with the artistic Festival theme.

Check Out Our FULL PAGE on the Festival Here

Getting Started and Crowds

We were there bright and early to check it all out — and we weren’t the only ones!

 

 

 

 

 

 

The crowds can be intense, but most of the time, it’s all worth it!

Festival Passport

Like other EPCOT Festivals, the Festival of the Arts also features its very own Passport with all sorts of information about the event — like food booths, entertainment, and more. Make sure to grab one when you enter the park!

Festival Passport Display

Here’s a closer look at this year’s NEW Festival of the Arts Passport!

2024 EPCOT Festival of the Arts Passport

Pretty colorful, huh?

Click here to see INSIDE the passport!

Signs and Decor

Make sure you keep an eye out as you enter EPCOT from the front entrance — you’ll find signs and decor featuring the many colors of the rainbow, with a certain purple dragon playing a prominent role!

This makes a GREAT photo op!

Throughout EPCOT, keep an eye out for other Festival of the Arts signs!

Performing Arts

Disney on Broadway performers will be returning to the stage in 2024 with three daily shows. Fans of Frozen and Aladdin will especially be excited by this year’s lineup, which can be seen in full by clicking this link!

Disney on Broadway 2023 Performers

These performances can be seen on the America Gardens Theatre stage, while Showcase Plaza will also be home to a kaleidoscope of performances daily, such as musicians, live painting, and the acrobatics of Art Defying Gravity. Dining packages for the Disney on Broadway Concert Series will open on December 19th as well.

Interactive Experiences

You can also head to the Animation Academy at the America Gardens Theatre to learn to draw a Disney character at 12:30PM and 1:30PM daily, or join your fellow artists in working on the Expression Section: A Paint by Numbers Mural.

Check your festival passport for more details!

On the bridge to World Showcase, kids can also create their own drawings at the Kid’s Chalk Art event, happening from 11AM to 5PM every day of the festival. And don’t forget about those special magic shots PhotoPass offers and the photo ops that will be available throughout the park.

Check out ALL of the entertainment confirmed for the Festival here

Visual Arts

More of a visual arts person? There’s plenty of that, too!

Figment Scavenger Hunt

If you want an interactive art experience, participate in Figment’s Brush with the Masters. This is a special scavenger hunt where you’ll search for hidden Figments in artwork scattered throughout the World Showcase Pavilions.

Figment’s Brush with the Masters Map (2023)

Finish the scavenger hunt, and you can return your map to get a prize! The experience costs $9.99 — get your map at Creations Shop, Port of Entry, or World Traveler.

Paint by Numbers

At the Festival, you’ll also find the Expression Section: A Paint by Numbers Mural. You can pick up a brush to paint a few squares in your assigned color.

 

 

Then keep watching as the mural gets filled in and the piece of art comes together, thanks to YOUR help!

Chalk Art

You’ll also find some INCREDIBLE chalk art at the Festival at the Chalk Art Galleries in World Showcase Plaza. Keep a close eye on these as they get developed throughout the day — some may even have 3D effects!

Art

In terms of more “traditional” art, you’ll find all kinds of vendors selling unique pieces themed to Disney and more that you might just HAVE to bring home with you!

Photo Ops

Throughout the park, you’ll also find Artful Photo Ops you can step into that’ll put you INTO the art!

How fun!

This year, there are even two NEW photo ops! We spotted this Teatime with Penguins photo op near the entrance to the World Showcase…

NEW Teatime with Penguins Photo Op

…and this Sleeping Beauty photo op that puts you right in the movie!

We’re LOVING this new photo op!

Spaceship Earth

Be sure to stick around until it gets dark so you can see the unique way that Spaceship Earth gets lit up during the Festival.

Check out all the confirmed entertainment for the Festival here!

Festival Merchandise

Don’t worry; there’s plenty of merchandise to choose from, and we’ll be bringing you a look at it all!

Let’s go shopping!

So far, it seems like this NEW Lug backpack is the HOT new item at the festival! It is literally flying off the shelves.

2024 EPCOT Festival of the Arts Lug Bag featuring Figment

We watched this backpack disappear before our eyes! We’re not kidding when we say it is POPULAR.

This Could Be the HARDEST Souvenir to Get at Disney World Right Now

Spirit Jersey alert! We found a NEW Festival of the Arts Spirit Jersey, and you’ll NEVER guess which character is featured on the front of the shirt. 😉

 

Elsewhere around the Creations Shop, we found this colorful new water bottle…

Festival of the Arts water bottle

…a new mug…

Festival of the Arts mug

…a Figment Munchlings plush, and more!

Figment Munchlings plush

We’ll continue to update this post as we see more merchandise!

The NEW Figment Popcorn Bucket Is HERE! Here’s How To Get One

Culinary Arts

Of course, it wouldn’t be an EPCOT Festival without FOOD! We can expect more than 15 Food Studios around EPCOT that bring together flavor and art — and we’ll be bringing you our full reviews of them all — so stay tuned!

Click here for our full page on this year’s festival!

And that’s a look at the 2024 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts! We’ll be making our way through the park and sharing all of the latest details with you, so keep in mind that this post will be UPDATED throughout the day. Check back for more info!

Want to know how to handle the Festival like a PRO? Grab our BRAND NEW DFB Guide to the Festival of the Arts for 150+ pages of tips, tricks, and advice.

Festival of the Arts Guide

Stay tuned to this post, as we’ll be updating it throughout the festival!

Find Out EVERYTHING You Need To Know About the 2024 EPCOT Festival of the Arts Here

MAKE THE MOST
OF YOUR FESTIVAL DAYS

DFB's guide to the Festival of the Arts details everything you need to know to maximize your time, budget and stomach space! Know what's worth it and what to skip with our full-photo menus of each booth, complete with DFB's Best of the Fest.

It includes all the must-have information for navigating this colorful festival at Disney World, including:

  • 🍭 Booth & food photos, maps, and crawls with DFB's exclusive recommendations!
  • 🖌 The COMPLETE schedule of events (so you don't have to go hunting for all the dates!)
  • 🎨 All the details on special events, artist meet-n-greets, festival exclusive merchandise, and more!

Will you be checking out the Festival of the Arts this year? Tell us in the comments.

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