In 14 Days, EPCOT Will Look Totally Different

While many it may feel like winter is never-ending in the U.S., spring is just around the corner. In fact, one of Disney’s BIGGEST SPRING EVENTS is just two weeks away!

The Lion King topiary at EPCOT

The 2026 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival is scheduled to run from March 4th to June 1st, and feature many of the iconic elements that have become synonymous with the festival since its 1994 debut, including food booths, topiaries, and of course, the Garden Rocks concert series.

Arguably, the most unique part of the festival, at least from a visual presentation perspective, are the character topiaries. The confirmed list of topiaries for the 2026 festival includes:

• Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Bo Peep and her sheep, Lotso, and the Pixar Ball
• Mike Wazowski & Sulley – Creations Shop
• Figment, Flower Topiaries and Flower Towers – World Celebration Plaza
• Encanto (Mirabel, Antonio, Isabela and Luisa) – Near the Imagination Pavilion
• Simba and Friends (Rafiki, Simba, Mufasa and Sarabi)  – Near the Imagination Pavilion
• Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Chip, Dale and Pluto
• Lightning McQueen & Mater  – near Connections Cafe
• Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy  – Near Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
• Stitch  – Near Mission: SPACE
• Tinker Bell’s Fairy House Garden – United Kingdom Pavilion
• Winnie the Pooh and Friends (Rabbit, Eeyore, Piglet and Tigger) – United Kingdom Pavilion
• Lady and the Tramp – Italy Pavilion
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – Germany Pavilion
• Beauty and the Beast – France Pavilion
• Tiana – The American Adventure Pavilion
• Miguel and Dante from Coco – Mexico Pavilion

Groot

As far as food goes, the park will once again be home to a large collection of outdoor kitchens stocked with “garden-fresh cuisine.” You can find information on each booth’s menu HERE.

Mediterranean Vegetable Wrap from 2025

This year’s Garden Rocks Concert will feature a lineup of new and returning acts performing nightly from March 4th to June 1st in the America Gardens Theater at 5:30 PM, 6:45 PM, and 8:00 PM. This year’s lineup includes:

• March 5th-7th — The Music of ABBA (NEW)
• March 8th-9th — Simple Plan
• March 13th-14th — Blue October
• March 15th-16th — Billy Ocean
• March 20th-23rd — THE ORCHESTRA starring former members of ELO & ELO Part II
• March 27th-28th — Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone
• March 29th-30th — 38 Special
• April 3rd-4th — Chubby Checker
• April 5th-6th — Sugar Ray
• April 10th-11th — Information Society (NEW)
• April 12th-13th — Rick Springfield
• April 17th-18th — Berlin
• April 19th-20th — The Commodores
• April 24th-25th — FireHouse (NEW)
• April 26th-27th — Air Supply
• May 1st-2nd — A Flock of Seagulls
• May 3rd-4th — Plain White T’s
• May 8th-9th — Katrina, formerly of Katrina & The Waves (NEW)
• May 10th-11th — 98 Degrees
• May 15th-16th — The Spinners
• May 17th-18th — Josiah Queen (NEW)
• May 22nd-23rd — Iam Tongi (NEW)
• May 24th-25th — A.J. Croce: Croce Plays Croce
• May 29th-30th — Queensrÿche
• May 31st-June 1st — Maverick City Music

Garden Rocks Concert

A word of advice: if you want to catch a specific show, see if any Dining Packages remain available for your desired date. Dining Packages are available to pair breakfast, lunch, or dinner (either a three-course meal or full buffet with a beverage — non-alcoholic or alcoholic for of-age guests — based on location) at a participating EPCOT restaurant with guaranteed priority seating for an evening show on the same date.

The exception is Spice Road Table, where each guest receives 2 small plates and a nonalcoholic beverage (or alcoholic beverage for Guests 21 and older), and a shared tagine and a shared dessert platter for the table.

Some further advice for attending the festival:

• Have seasonal allergy medication handy. There is a lot of pollen in the air.
• Be wary of the weather, and dress appropriately. The early part of the festival will take place when temperatures are still low, stretches through the spring rainy season, and ends in early June as the summer heat begins to kick in.
• Watch out for bees, who tend to congregate around the topiaries… and sometimes Joffrey’s coffee cart, much to our chagrin!

EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival

The 2026 edition of the EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival is set to kick off on March 4th, and we’ll be ready to cover it all here at DFB!

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