Your Ultimate Guide to the 2022 EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival

Finally! After two years of reduced offerings and “Taste of,” we can welcome the full EPCOT’s International Flower and Garden Festival! Flowers, food, and the return of Garden Rocks! We couldn’t be more excited with an extra month of fun too. Here’s your guide to all the great festival offerings and what you can expect at this annual event.

 

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Dates

From March 2 – July 4, 2022, you can enjoy the Flower and Garden Festival with your admission to EPCOT.

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Dining Packages

The Garden Rocks Concert Series Dining Package is back. You can book lunch or dinner at one of the participating restaurants to guarantee a seat at one of the concert performances for that day.    

The participating restaurants are:

• Biergarten Restaurant
• Coral Reef Restaurant
• Garden Grill Restaurant
• Rose & Crown Dining Room

Each package includes:

• An appetizer, entrée and dessert or one (1) full buffet (where applicable), along with a non-alcoholic beverage
• One (1) guaranteed seat per person to one Garden Rocks concert performance on the same day; the concert time will be assigned at the time of booking

 

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Entertainment

You can move your feet to some of the best throwback bands during this year’s festival. All the concerts will take place at the America Gardens Theatre in the American Adventure Pavilion. Concert times are 5:30, 6:45 and 8 PM, and they are included with your EPCOT admission. 

 Schedule:

• The Guess Who March 4 & 5
• Rick Springfield March 6 & 7
• Melina León – NEW to Garden Rocks! March 11 & 12
• CeCe Winans March 13 & 14
• Mike DelGuidice, currently on tour with Billy Joel – NEW! March 18 & 19
• Kool & The Gang – NEW to Garden Rocks! March 20 & 21
• The Orchestra starring former members of ELO March 25 to 28

 

• The Spinners April 1 & 2
• The Pointer Sisters April 3 & 4
• Blue October – NEW to Garden Rocks! April 8 & 9
• Don McLean – NEW! April 10 & 11
• Tommy DeCarlo, singer of the band Boston – NEW! April 15 & 16
• Don Felder, formerly of The Eagles April 17 & 18
• STARSHIP featuring Mickey Thomas April 22 & 23
• Claudia Leitte – NEW! April 24 & 25
• Berlin April 29 & 30

 

• TobyMac May 1 & 2
• Blood, Sweat & Tears May 6 & 7
• The Commodores – NEW to Garden Rocks! May 8 & 9
• Ambrosia with Peter Beckett – NEW! May 13 & 14
• MercyMe – NEW to Garden Rocks! May 15 & 16
• A Flock of Seagulls May 20 & 21
• Collin Raye – NEW! May 22 & 23
• Thelma Houston – NEW! May 27 & 28
• Little River Band May 29 & 30

 

• Simple Plan June 3 to 6
• Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone June 10 to 13
• Plain White T’s June 17 to 20
• War June 24 & 25
• Daughtry June 26 & 27

 

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Extras

If the food and flowers weren’t enough to keep you occupied, then there are a few fun activities around EPCOT.  

Egg-Stravaganza

The Egg-Stravaganza will return from March 27 – April 12. You can purchase a map and stickers for $7.99 (plus tax) and go on the hunt for character eggs through the World Showcase Pavilions. Once the map is completed (or not), you can exchange it at Disney Traders for a surprise.  

 

Spike’s Pollen Nation Exploration

You can follow the trail of Spike as he pollinates the festival. This activity is another map that you fill out as you search for flowers the Spike has pollinated. The maps are also $9.99 (plus tax). When you are finished, you will get another surprise gift.  For the Egg-Stravaganza and Spike maps, you can purchase them at World Traveler or Disney Traders.  

Garden Graze

If you love the cookie strolls, then you will not want to miss the Garden Graze. This is a plant-based food stroll through several of the Festival Market booths. The items include:

• Grilled Street Corn on the Cob with Savory Garlic Spread – located at Flavor Full Kitchen Hosted by AdventHealth
• Avocado Toast with Marinated Toy Box Tomatoes on Toasted Ciabatta – located at EPCOT Sunshine Griddle
• Grilled Baby Vegetables with Hummus Cream and Red Pepper Coulis – located at Trowel & Trellis Hosted by Impossible™ Foods
• Potato Pancakes with House-Made Apple Sauce – located at Bauernmarkt: Farmer’s Market
• Coconut Tres Leches: Vanilla Cake soaked in Oat Milk, Almond Milk and Coconut Milk with Toasted Coconut – located at La Isla Fresca

When you are finished, you can grab a Mango-Lime Dole Whip Drink in a souvenir glass, complete with a 50th anniversary white chocolate coin.

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Menus

Disney Parks Blog posted the menus. There are some returning favorites, along with new offerings like the BLT scone. Here’s a look at all the delicious snacks that you will want to enjoy during the festival.    

Let’s look at this year’s delicious dishes

Flavor Full Kitchen Hosted by AdventHealth (Between Imagination! and Refreshment Port) Food Items:

• Grilled Street Corn on the Cob with savory garlic spread (Gluten/Wheat Friendly) (Plant-based) (Garden Graze)
• Seared Salmon with farro risotto and micro herbs
• Strawberry Mousse with chocolate-crisp pearls

Beverages:

• Blood Orange Agua Fresca (non-alcoholic)
• Cookie Butter Worms and Dirt (non-alcoholic)

EPCOT Sunshine Griddle (Near Test Track presented by Chevrolet) Food Items:

• Avocado Toast with marinated toybox tomatoes on toasted ciabatta (Plant-based) (Garden Graze)
• Shrimp and Grits: Blackened shrimp and cheddar cheese grits with brown gravy and sweet corn salsa
• Corned Beef Brisket Hash with house-made potato barrels, onions, peppers, cheese curds, and a soft-poached egg with Tabasco hollandaise (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
• Fried Cinnamon Roll Bites with cream cheese frosting and candied bacon

Beverages:

• Froot Loops Shake (non-alcoholic)
• Joffrey’s Coffee Cold Brew Cocktail with milk, rum and coffee liqueur, and vanilla vodka

The Honey Bee-stro Hosted by National Honey Board

Food Items:

• Tupelo Honey and Sweet Corn Spoon Bread with jalapeños, bacon, and house-made whipped honey butter (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
• Lavender Honey Mustard-marinated Chicken Flatbread with whipped honey-ricotta cheese, marinated vegetables, and goat cheese
• Local Wildflower Honey-Mascarpone Cheesecake with orange blossom honey whipped cream, whipped honey, crystalized honey, honeycomb, dehydrated honey, and fennel pollen meringue kisses

Beverages:

• Honey-Peach Freeze in a Souvenir Spike the Bee Sipper Cup (non-alcoholic) (Limit 2 per guest)
• Lemonade Mead
• Orange Blossom Honey Wine
• Honey-Peach Freeze with Blueberry Vodka

The Citrus Blossom (Near Port of Entry)

Food Items:

• Crispy Mojo Marinated Pork Belly, with avocado cream, corn salsa, salsa verde, and plantain chips (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly) (New)
• Tuna Tataki Bowl with spicy yuzu glaze, mango, avocado, and pappadam crisp
• Grapefruit Tart: Grapefruit curd, lychee jam, ginger mousse, and yuzu cream (New)

Beverages:

• Orange-Lemon Smoothie in a Souvenir Orange Bird Sipper Cup (non-alcoholic) (Limit 2 per guest)
• Key Lime Hibiscus Ale
• Orange Peel Ale
• Citrus Honey Cream Ale
• Orange Sunshine Wine Slushy
• Beer Flight

Refreshment Port (Near Canada)

Food Items:

• House-made Italian Sausage and Peppers Poutine (Plant-based) (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)

Beverages:

• Salted Cucumber Apple Hard Cider
• Lavender Martini: Vodka with lavender and lemon

Refreshment Port (Near Canada)

Food Items:

• House-made Italian Sausage and Peppers Poutine (Plant-based) (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)

Beverages:

• Salted Cucumber Apple Hard Cider
• Lavender Martini: Vodka with lavender and lemon

Trowel & Trellis Hosted by Impossible™ (Near Disney Traders)

Food Items:

• Grilled Baby Vegetables with hummus cream and red pepper coulis (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly) (Plant-based) (Garden Graze)
• Impossible Sausage and Kale Soup (Plant-based)
• Boneless Impossible Korean Short Rib with cilantro-lime rice, Danmuji slaw, and Kimchee Mayonnaise (Plant-based)  
• Chocolate Cake with whipped cassis mousse, raspberry gelato, and fresh raspberries (New) (Plant-based)

Beverages:

• Twinings Energizing Matcha Cranberry & Lime Green Tea (non-alcoholic)   
• Bloom Hazy IPA
• Twinings Energizing Matcha Cranberry & Lime Green Tea with lime vodka served in a mason jar

 

Refreshment Outpost

Food Items:

• Pineapple Skewer with tajin seasoning (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly) (Plant-based)
• Tangerine soft-serve

Beverages:

• Tangerine Cream Ale
• Blueberry Lemonade Hard Cider
• Organic Blonde Ale with passion fruit

Bauernmarkt: Farmer’s Market (Germany)

Food Items:

• Potato Pancakes with house-made applesauce (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly) (Plant-based) (Garden Graze)
• Potato Pancake with caramelized ham, onions, and herb sour cream (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
• Toasted Pretzel Bread topped with black forest ham and melted Gruyère cheese
• Warm Cheese Strudel with mixed berries

Beverages:

• Hugo Lager
• Premium Pilsner
• Raspberry Radler
• Apfelschaumwein: Sparkling wine and apple liqueur
• Beer Flight

Magnolia Terrace (American Adventure)

Food:

• Southern Seafood Boil: Shrimp, mussels, crawfish, potatoes, corn, and Andouille sausage
• Spicy Chicken Gumbo with Andouille sausage and BEN’S ORIGINAL Long Grain & Wild Rice (New)
• Grilled Oysters with Cajun butter (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
• House-made Boudin Bites featuring BEN’S ORIGINAL Long Grain White Rice
• Pecan Praline (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)

Beverages:

• Bayou Cocktail: Spiced rum, coconut rum, fruit punch, and Minute Maid orange juice
• Orange Coriander Wheat Ale
• American Light Ale
• Double IPA
• Beer Flight

Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina (Morocco)

Food Items:

• Mediterranean Flatbread with za’atar, artichokes, olives, mozzarella, and feta cheese (New)
• Vanilla, Rose Water, and Pistachio Panna Cotta

Beverages:

• Pomegranate Mimosa
• Ginger and Elderberry Ale
• Pomegranate Hard Cider
• Blackberry Mint Mead
• Flight

La Isla Fresca (Between Morocco and France)

Food:

• Arepas topped with melted queso fresco (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
• Arepa topped with shrimp, crushed avocado ají, and tomato sauce (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
• Arepa topped with chorizo (New)
• Coconut Tres Leches: Vanilla cake soaked in oat milk, almond milk, and coconut milk with toasted coconut (New) (Plant-based) (Garden Graze)

Beverages:

• Tropical Breeze: Lemonade, grapefruit juice, and simple syrup (non-alcoholic) (New)
• Coconut Key Lime Ale
• Tropical Perception White Sangria
• Tropical Breeze with rum (New)

EPCOT Farmers Feast (Near Test Track presented by Chevrolet)

Food Items:

Early Bloom Menu (available March 2 through April 9)

• Chilled Potato and Leek Soup “Vichyssoise” with chive oil and crispy leeks (New) (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
• Char-grilled Bison Ribe-Eye with creamy leek fondue, roasted carnival cauliflower, Romanesco and port wine-goat cheese butter (New) (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
• Goat Cheese Creamsicle Pop: Goat cheese Crémeux, orange cream, olive oil cake, cranberry sauce, and praline (New)

Springtime Menu (available April 10 through May 21)

• Grilled Vegetable Bruschetta with marinated peppers, zucchini, squash, artichokes, goat cheese, and balsamic glaze on grilled ciabatta (New)
• Herb-crusted Spring Lamb with marble potatoes, spring vegetables, and red wine butter sauce
• Strawberry Rhubarb Upside-down Cake with crème fraîche whipped cream

Summer Solstice Menu (available May 22 through July 4)

• Tomato and Cornbread Panzanella with burrata cheese and fresh basil
• Barbecue Seared Pork Tenderloin with summer succotash, herb butter, and grapefruit vinaigrette (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
• A Whole Lotta Melon: Feta cheesecake with watermelon curd, pickled watermelon rind, watermelon caramel, and compressed watermelon (New) (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)

Beverages (available throughout the Festival):

• Raspberry Lemon Verbena Whole-Leaf-Steeped Sparkling Hard Tea
• Hibiscus Lemonade Cocktail featuring hibiscus gin

Cider House (United Kingdom)

Food Items:

• BLT Scone with Nueske’s applewood-smoked bacon, sundried tomato, and basil (New)
• Dark Chocolate Raspberry Tart with whipped cream

Beverages:

• Pink Lemonade Hard Cider
• Watermelon Hard Cider
• Triple Jam Hard Cider
• Pure Brewed Organic Lager
• Snakebite: Triple jam hard cider and pure brewed organic lager
• Cider Flight

 

Northern Bloom (Canada)

Food Items:

• Seared Scallops with French green beans, butter potatoes, brown butter vinaigrette, and applewood-smoked bacon (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
• Beef Tenderloin Tips, Mushroom Bordelaise Sauce, and Whipped Potatoes with garden vegetables
• Griddled Maple Pound Cake with warm peach compote and sweet corn gelato

Beverages:

• Maple Popcorn Shake (non-alcoholic)
• Blonde Ale
• Blueberry Fruit Beer
• Apricot with Maple Syrup Blonde Ale
• Maple Popcorn Shake with maple rye whisky
• Beer Flight

 

Jardin de Fiestas (Mexico)

Food Items:

• Enchilada de Mole Negro: Chipotle chicken in a corn tortilla with mole negro, avocado mousse, crema Mexicana, and queso fresco (New) (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
• Taco Vampiro: Barbacoa beef in a corn tortilla with crispy grilled Monterey jack cheese, salsa ranchera, and esquites (New) (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
• Tostada de Chorizo: Plant-based Chorizo and black beans on a crispy corn tortilla with avocado mousse and queso fresco (New) (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)

Beverages:

• Poppy Flower Margarita: Tequila blanco, hibiscus flower tea, cucumber juice, aperitivo, and blackcurrant liqueur with a chile salt rim
• Hypnotic Margarita: Tequila blanco, mezcal, rosemary syrup, cognac, and lemon juice
• Craft Mexican Lager

Lotus House (China)

Food Items:

• Spicy Mala Chicken Skewer (New)
• House-made Cheesy Crab Wontons

Beverages:

• Rose Bubble Milk Tea (non-alcoholic) (New)
• Jasmine Draft Beer
• Marco Boba: Amaretto, iced coffee, milk, and boba
• Kung Fu Punch: Vodka, triple sec, mango, orange juice, and soda water
• Tang Dynasty: Tequila gold, light rum, strawberry, piña colada mix, white boba pearls, and soda water

Primavera Kitchen (Italy)

Food Items:

• Arancini: Fried Risotto Balls stuffed with braised beef served with grape tomato salad and balsamic emulsion
• Ravioli alla Boscaiola: Sweet sausage ravioli with sweet corn, spring vegetables, and cream sauce
• Bomboloni: Cream-filled Italian doughnut with raspberry sauce and powdered sugar

Beverages:

• Pilsner                                                                                    
• Pinot Grigio                                                                           
• Chianti
• Prosecco                                                                                
• Rosa Regale
• Moscato                                                         
• Italian White Sangria with prosecco
• Italian Red Sangria with cabernet sauvignon
• Italian Margarita with limoncello and tequila

Fleur de Lys (France)

Food Items:

• Croissant au Fromage de Chèvre, Herbes et Ail Rôtie: Croissant with goat cheese, herbs, and roasted garlic (New)
• Pan Bagnat Classique: The Niçoise Sandwich with house-made bread, albacore tuna mayonnaise, tomato, black olives, lettuce, and celery (New)
• Salade de Lentilles à la Lyonnaise: French Green Lentil Salad with bacon and garlic sausage (New)
• Beignet Caramélisé, Fourré Crème Vanille, Glacé au Caramel Fleur de Sel: Caramelized Beignet filled with vanilla cream and glazed with caramel fleur de sel

Beverages:

• French Wheat Draft Beer
• VeRy Raspberry: Rosé wine with natural raspberry flavor
• Grand Mimosa Cocktail with orange liqueur, Champagne, and orange juice
• La Vie en Rose Frozen Slush: Vodka, orange vodka, and liqueur with white and red cranberry juice   

Funnel Cake

Food Item:

• Strawberry Cheesecake Funnel Cake topped with strawberry ice cream, cheesecake crumbles, strawberry drizzle, and whipped cream (New)

Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company

World Discovery (Near Mission: SPACE) – Minty Melon Refresher: A lightly caffeinated blend of watermelon-cucumber-mint juice with strawberries and blueberries (Spirited option available featuring Watermelon-Basil Vodka) (New)

Near Canada: Strawberry Fields Refresher – A lightly caffeinated blend of strawberry açaí juice with strawberries and blueberries (Spirited option available featuring strawberry-lemongrass vodka) (New)

World Showcase (Near Disney Traders) – Pink Paradise Refresher: A lightly caffeinated blend of refreshing dragon fruit-lychee juice with strawberries and blueberries (Spirited option available featuring watermelon-basil vodka) (New)

The American Adventure –  Wildberry Wonder Refresher: A lightly caffeinated blend of wildberry-hibiscus juice with strawberries and blueberries (New) (Spirited option available featuring tropical rum)

 

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Merchandise

Like any good festival, there will be plenty of merch that you will want to load up for this event.  This year is focusing on your all-time favorites, like the Orange Bird and Minnie Mouse.  There are also some exclusive foodie items that you will not want to miss. The Orange Bird Sipper and Spike the Bee sippers are back. You can also find Spike the Bee reusable sporks for purchase at select Outdoor Kitchens.   

Mickey Mouse Home Garden
Celebrate this year’s festival with home garden-inspired merchandise from this collection featuring vibrant apparel, drinkware, garden tools and so much more.

 

Orange Bird
Find adorable Orange Bird keepsakes within this vibrant collection that includes apparel, accessories and other novelties.

 

Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse
Browse a collection that celebrates Mickey and Minnie Mouse—featuring apparel, drinkware, trading pins and a MagicBand.

 

Figment’s Garden
Grow your imagination with Figment-themed apparel, drinkware and more as you dream green this festival season.

Spike the Bee
Find sweet reminders of Spike the Bee on apparel, accessories, drinkware, a garden stake and other collectible novelties.

 

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Passholder Discounts

Passholders will be able to use their 20% discount on merchandise. Here are some other AP perks for the festival.  

Passholder-Exclusive Magnets Passholders can pick up the exclusive Mickey and Minnie magnet for the event. These exclusives will be available from March 2 – March 30. You can grab these magnets in Disney Springs at the Wonderful World of Memories via a virtual queue.   

 

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Topiaries and Gardens

 

That’s a look at all of the fun at EPCOT. Let us know if you are planning to attend, or what you are excited to see (or eat).    
 

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