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EPCOT Food & Wine Festival 2025 Opens at Walt Disney World

A free Festival Passport now anchors planning across menus, scavenger hunts, concerts, merchandise.

Overview

  • The festival runs August 28 through November 22, with most Global Marketplaces open today and a phased rollout that includes the Guardians‑themed Gyozas of the Galaxy booth scheduled for September 28.
  • Festival Passports are available at park entrances and merchandise locations, featuring booth menus, QR codes for allergy info and concert schedules, a fold-out planning map, and stamp pages for activities.
  • Emile’s Fromage Montage returns with eight eligible cheese items; guests who collect five stamps in the Passport can redeem a completer treat at Shimmering Sips.
  • Eat to the Beat concerts are performed nightly at 5:30 p.m., 6:45 p.m., and 8 p.m., with 4NRS Journey appearing on opening day; Remy’s Hide & Squeak is active, and Pluto’s Pumpkin Pursuit offers $11.99 gameboards with mini cornhole prizes.
  • New merchandise lines debuted across Creations Shop and kiosks—including Muppet Labs, Festival Logo, Chef Mickey, Chef Remy, and Chef Figment—along with limited pins such as a Remy Annual Passholder pin limited to 5,000, while fresh festival décor and themed trash cans are installed and the Harvest Hollow seating area is open.