The 2025 EPCOT® International Food & Wine Festival is here, making it the perfect time for foodies to visit Walt Disney World® Resort. This annual celebration of global cuisines offers you the chance to taste your way around the world, take part in fun family activities and experience amazing cultures. Below, we’ll serve up everything you need to make the most of your getaway—including tempting new experiences, returning favorites and some sweet ways to use your Disney® Visa® Credit Card benefits during the festival, running until November 22.

What to expect

The EPCOT® International Food & Wine Festival is one of the most anticipated annual events at Walt Disney World® Resort, and for good reason. It brings together delicious cuisine and libations from across the globe, experiences for all ages, star-studded concerts and lots more. Here’s just some of what’s cooking at the festival.

Global Marketplaces

Get ready to journey through Global Marketplaces, located throughout EPCOT®. Explore world cultures via mouthwatering delicacies from six continents, which you can pair with a wide range of fine wines, craft beers and other beverages, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic. The festival will open with over 30 global marketplaces—including fan favorites like Brew-Wing Lab at The Odyssey. Plus, there will be a new booth coming to delight Guests’ taste buds September 28: Gyozas of the Galaxy will have unique offerings like Buffalo-style, Street Corn-style and French Onion Soup-style Dumplings as well as a refreshing Pineapple Colada. And remember, you can redeem Disney Rewards Dollars toward sampling Global Marketplaces dishes!0

French Onion Soup Dumplings

Festival Passport

With so much to eat and drink at the EPCOT® International Food & Wine Festival, you’ll need something to help you keep track of what you’ve already tried… and what to eat next! Be sure to pick up a complimentary festival passport which features a full list of all dishes and where to get them. A digital guide to the festival can also be found on the My Disney Experience app.

Emile’s Fromage Montage

Cheese, please! Lovers of this ooey, gooey ingredient shouldn’t miss Emile’s Fromage Montage, which spotlights cheesy delights from around the world. Your festival passport will guide you through the Global Marketplaces selling all kinds of delicacies like, Pasta Gratin with Ham, Onions, and Cheese from Germany, Griddled Cheese with Pistachios and Honey from Greece, Pineapple Cheesecake with Passion Fruit Curd and Macadamia Nuts from Hawaii, the new, Basque Cheesecake with Orange Sauce from Spain and more!

EPCOT Cheesecake

Remy’s Ratatouille Hide & Squeak

Kids will love Remy’s Ratatouille Hide & Squeak, a très magnifique scavenger hunt to find Paris’ most petit star chef. You can purchase or redeem Disney Rewards Dollars toward the purchase of a map and stickers at select merchandise locations, including Creations Shop, Disney Traders, Port of Entry featuring Pandora Jewelry and World Traveler at International Gateway. 0 Then, roam World Showcase and the Global Marketplaces to find hidden Remy statuettes and match ingredient stickers to your map. Later, you can bring your map to Creations Shop, Disney Traders or World Traveler at International Gateway to get a special festival keepsake while supplies last. Keepsake items may vary.

Pluto’s Pumpkin Pursuit

There’s even more scavenger hunting fun to be had with Pluto’s Pumpkin Pursuit, while supplies last. Buy or redeem Disney Rewards Dollars toward the purchase of a game board and stickers at select merchandise locations, including Creations Shop, Port of Entry, Disney Traders and World Traveler at International Gateway, and then set off in search of Disney Character-themed decorative pumpkins.0 Whether you hunt down all the pumpkins or not, you can return your game board to Creations, Disney Traders or World Traveler at International Gateway to get a spooky souvenir.

Eat to the Beat Concert Series presented by Florida Blue

Food and music are the perfect pairing. Cap your day at the festival with an incredible show at the Eat to the Beat Concert Series, held at the America Gardens Theatre at the American Adventure Pavilion. Major acts like Boyz II Men, Jordin Sparks and Hanson will take the stage Friday to Monday, while talented local bands appear Tuesday to Thursday. Explore all the acts at disneyworld.disney.go.com.

EPCOT Guests at concert

Festival Concert Series Dining Package

Catch dinner and a show by purchasing an EPCOT® International Food & Wine Festival Concert Series Dining Package on select nights. You’ll start your evening with a delectable meal—either an entrée and dessert or one full buffet/family-style meal, as well as a non-alcoholic or alcoholic beverage—at a participating EPCOT® restaurant: Garden Grill, Coral Reef, Biergarten, Le Cellier, Rose & Crown, Spice Road Table or Regal Eagle. After dinner, you’ll have a guaranteed seat at one of that night’s Eat to the Beat concerts, where you can dance and sing to your heart’s content.

EPCOT Concert

Special Souvenirs

Keep the good times rolling long after the 2025 EPCOT® International Food & Wine Festival has ended by picking up some official event merchandise to commemorate the celebration. This year, you’ll find four fun collections of official event merchandise: the Chef Remy collection, the Chef Mickey collection, the Chef Figment collection and the Event Logo collection. And be sure to use your Disney Visa Card to save 10% on select merchandise purchases while shopping at the parks.00

Insider Cardmember tips

The secret ingredient to getting the most out of the EPCOT® International Food & Wine Festival is your Disney Visa Card. As a Cardmember, you can take advantage of benefits to help plan your trip, save on merchandise and savor more flavors. Here are just a few of the ways your Card can serve up even more of the Disney you love during the festival.

Book your visit with special vacation financing

Before you can indulge in all the delicious food and drinks at the EPCOT® International Food & Wine Festival, you have to plan your trip. And your Disney Visa Card is here to help. When you use your Card to book a select Disney vacation package through the Walt Disney Travel Company, online at Disney sites or through other eligible travel agents or sites, you can take advantage of special vacation financing.0

Redeem Disney Rewards Dollars toward food and fun

Disney Rewards Dollars are your key to having even more fun at the EPCOT® International Food & Wine Festival.0 There are heaps of great ways to use them, whether by redeeming them toward park admission, sampling dishes from around the world, signing up for a dining package, scoring souvenirs or getting the PhotoPass service to capture all the magical moments. Ultimately, how you use your Disney Rewards Dollars is up to you. After all, you earned them!

EPCOT Guests eating

Save while shopping

If you’re like most Disney fans, you’re probably looking to pick up a few souvenirs to remember your visit to the EPCOT® International Food & Wine Festival. Lucky for you, Cardmembers can save 10% on select merchandise purchases at select theme park shopping locations.00 The savings even apply to select limited-edition festival merchandise!

Don’t forget your complimentary photo

As a Cardmember, you get access to a private Character Experience location at EPCOT®.00 Just show your Disney Visa Card at the entrance, in World Nature next to Journey Into Imagination with Figment, and you’ll have the chance to meet and take pictures with some favorite Disney Characters. Afterward, you’ll get complimentary downloads of your photos.

Save while dining at select restaurants

While you’re traveling to Walt Disney World® Resort for the festival, why not try some other culinary experiences? EPCOT® is full of incredible restaurants, and Cardmembers can receive special savings at select locations. Use your Disney Visa Card to save 10% on most meals, most days at Le Cellier Steakhouse, Rose & Crown Dining Room, Biergarten Restaurant and Coral Reef Restaurant.00

As you plan your visit to the EPCOT® International Food & Wine Festival, check out our list of Where to Stay Near Each Park at Walt Disney World® Resort for hotel ideas near EPCOT®. Enjoy the festival and bon appétit!