The Best Food and Experiences to Have During Epcot’s International Festival of the Arts 2025. Epcot’s Festival of the Arts is a vibrant celebration that exceeds traditional art appreciation. While showcasing incredible artwork and talented artists is undoubtedly a highlight, the festival offers a multi-sensory experience. Culinary delights are meticulously crafted into edible masterpieces, while chalk art which may only last a day or two adorns the walkways, transforming them into ever-changing canvases. The stage comes alive with the art of music through Disney on Broadway performances. And, of course, the whimsical presence of Figment infuses the entire festival with a playful, artistic spirit.
Last week, we visited Epcot to experience the first festival of the new year, and these are our top food and experiential highlights:
Treat your senses to delectable bites and sips—made with a creative twist! While the chefs at Disney Culinary present these items beautifully, the real treat is in the flavors. Returning menu items like the Deconstructed Key Lime Pie at The Deconstructed Dish, and Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese at Pop Eats! are staples are Festival of the Arts favorites. It is the new dishes we focused on. After trying every new menu item we have come up with our favorites, and they are:
The Craftsman’s Courtyard: Gather for carefully crafted classics and coffee-infused sips. Located on the Rose Walkway, between the World Showcase and the path closest to the Imagination! pavilion. We stopped by when the weather had turned wet and cold, so a good warm and filling meal was needed. The Beef Wellington was such a tender bite of food, and while we wouldn’t call it a croissant because it was more like a popover, the flavors worked very well together with the large pieces of mushrooms, the red wine sauce, and the pickled mustard seeds.
When we were handing the bowl of P.E.I Mussels the smell of garlic and seafood got our mouths watering. The steam off the dish was needed as it truly warmed us up. There is a bit of salt in this one, so if you are watching your salt intake, you may want to take it easy here. What makes this the best dish is the crostini bread and the soup-like liquid at the bottom of the mussels.
Beef Wellington-inspired Croissant Supreme – with Creamed Spinach Croissant Pinwheel, Mushroom-Gorgonzola Ragout, Mustard-grilled Flank Steak, Red Wine Sauce, and Pickled Mustard Seeds.
Cast Iron-roasted P.E.I. Mussels – with Sautéed Tomatoes, Garlic, and Fresh Herb
Enchanted Rose – Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine can be found at Opening Bites in the CommuniCore Plaza. Not only is it beautiful on the outside, but the flavor is chocolate and raspberry. Milk Chocolate Rose with Raspberry and Rose Center, even the cookie it sits on tastes good. The mousse texture, and then when you get to the center and add in the raspberry center, if you like raspberry, makes such a delightful bite.
Enchanted Rose – Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine: Milk Chocolate Rose with Raspberry and Rose Center
The Artist’s Table (American Adventure): Treat your senses to American comfort foods—elevated with artful flair. While the Deconstructed Dish is home to the Key Lime Pie deconstructed and the deconstructed BLT, in American Adventure they have a deconstructed Chicken Pot Pie, which we cut up like a pizza. Sherry-chicken jus on the open face of a flakey pie crust with all the normal veggies is wonderful, the wasabi peas actually add a spice that just lifts this dish to one of the best we had at Epcot’s Festival of the Arts 2025.
While the Deviled Egg Trio was a hot-button topic of conversation, with some people adamantly hating on these well-presented eggs, the rest of us thought each one had a unique and good flavor, that is if you can handle eating them. We finished off our American Adventure with the returning Hummingbird Cake, which is always a great bite of food.
Deviled Egg Trio: pimento Cheese, Green Goddess, and BLT
Chicken “Pot Pie”: with Smoked Cheddar Mornay Sauce, Roasted Vegetables, Pickled Mushrooms, Wasabi Peas, and Sherry-Chicken Jus served Open-faced on flaky Pie Crust
Hummingbird Cake: Banana and Pecan Cake dipped in Cream Cheese Icing with Caramel Sauce and Warm Pineapple Compote
While this may not sound appetizing on paper, when we tried it, this dish became the new favorite. At Refreshment Port near the Canada pavilion, the Caprese Poutine had us ‘yumming’ the whole time we were eating. Mozzarella pearls take the place of cheese curd in this version of poutine, with the tomatoes the pesto, and the balsamic glaze all working so well together.
Caprese Poutine: with Tuscan-spiced French Fries, Confit Tomatoes, Slivered Garlic, Mozzarella Pearls, Basil Pesto, Shaved Pecorino, and Balsamic Glaze
Finally, for our best of the food at Epcot’s Festival of the Arts 2025, the hot item this year is the new “Lightbulb Moment” Figment Popcorn Bucket. It can be mobile ordered at any time on the My Disney Experience App and is available at Figment’s Inspiration Station at the Odyssey. $28.00 at The Odyssey Pavilion 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
While food may be a major draw, the experiences are just as important to enjoy with your park ticket. Here are our favorite things to do to get the most out of your visit to Arts.
Disney on Broadway returns to Epcot’s Festival of the Arts 2025, but new this year over at CommuniCore Hall, experience the magic of Broadway both on and off the stage in this walkthrough exhibit celebrating three decades of Disney on Broadway. Discover costumes and props from your favorite stage musicals, then venture behind the scenes to see how the classic animated films “The Lion King” and “Aladdin” were reimagined for the Broadway stage. The only ticket you’ll need to see these iconic props and costumes is your ticket to EPCOT! This is such a great addition and truly shows off the flex space of CommuniCore Hall.
4 Imagineers Paint 1 Purple Dragon is a tribute to a Walt Disney original short film called “4 Artists Paint 1 Tree” which aired as part of ‘Adventure in Art, An‘ on April 30, 1958. At the 2024 Epcot International Festival of the Arts, Walt Disney Imagineers paid tribute to the original short Drawing on Inspiration: 4 Imagineers Paint Spaceship Earth. This year the tribute is to Figment – Drawing on Inspiration: 4 Imagineers Paint 1 Purple Dragon! This is located outside Connections Eatery and Cafe on the Spaceship Earth side.
While walking around the World Showcase, Disney has figured out the best way to bring guests into each pavilion. Exploring each country is fun, but add in a scavenger hunt, and some chalk art and it just adds to the fun for the whole family. Set the kids on a hunt to find Figment in works of arts, tell the little ones to look for a frame featuring Figment’s head, or have them look for Disney characters drawn in chalk. They will love these, and become excited when they find one.
Figment once again finds himself reimagining himself into Masterpiece Works of Art. Including a rework of Emily Carr’s “Deep Woods“, “The Blue Boy” by Thomas Gainsborough, and of course the most famous painting ever by Leonardo de Vinci, “Mona Lisa“. All of these paintings are part of the “Scavenger Hunt: Figment’s Brush with the Masters“
Chalk Full of Character – Look for charming chalk drawings of Disney characters around the World Showcase. From Abu to Jiminy Cricket, an array of familiar faces wait to be discovered. How many can you find?
Delight your creative side! Discover vibrant artwork, dazzling entertainment, palate-pleasing cuisine, and more. Epcot’s International Festival of the Arts continues daily from 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM until February 24, 2025. Whether you just want to experience food as art, meet your favorite Disney artists, or take a walk around the World Showcase there is something for everyone in your family.
