#296 2025 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival

10/09/2025 25 min
#296 2025 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival

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The 2025 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival is here! Running from August 28 to November 17, 2025, this year’s festival is bigger, tastier, and more entertaining than ever before.📸 Magic ShotsDon’t forget to strike a pose! New PhotoPass magic shots include props inspired by A Goofy Movie, Elemental, Figment, and the festival’s veggie mascots—perfect keepsakes to remember your day.🎶 Eat to the Beat ConcertsWith three nightly shows at 5:30, 6:45, and 8:00 PM, the Eat to the Beat stage is stacked with fan favorites. Concerts are free.  They can be reserved as an add on to a dining reservation for better seating. This year’s must-see acts include:The Beach Boys 🌊Boyz II Men 🎵Hanson 🎶Smash Mouth ⭐KT Tunstall 🎤🍴 Global MarketplacesThis year features 34 festival locations with 88 total dishes (35 brand-new!) and 104 drink offerings.⭐ New Highlight: Gyozas of the Galaxy opens September 28 with a space-inspired menu that’s out of this world.🍓 Over-the-Top TreatsRemy Milk Shake: A strawberry-cheesecake milkshake topped with a cookie, mini cheesecake, white chocolate Eiffel Tower, and a fresh strawberry.😍 Festival FavoritesHuckleberry Funnel Cake (NEW): Funnel cake topped with huckleberry ice cream, whipped cream, chocolate sauce, blackberry brandy glaze, and powdered sugar.Beef Wagyu Don: Japanese rice bowl with American wagyu beef, steamed white rice, pickles, shredded togarashi pepper, and pickled ginger.😕 DisappointmentsAlps Kirschwasser Torte: Pretty presentation, but too heavyItaly booth: Missed out on presentation🍗 Special ExperiencesBrew Wing Lab (hosted by the Muppets)Cheese Quest scavenger huntKids Hunts: New prizes this year— Disney themed mini corn hole games and pumpkin bento boxes.EPCOT Food and Wine Festival 2025Disney World 2025EPCOT Festival GuideEPCOT Eat to the Beat ConcertsDisney Parks Podcast