Each year, the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival features marketplaces with ethnic cuisine samplings from the top "foodie" cities of the world. More than 25 international marketplaces from Hawaii to Belgium will offer tasty treats at the 18th anniversary of the event and chefs will be debuting the tastes of Scotland.
Festival Count
More than 300 national and international wines
More than 1.5-million sumptuous samplings throughout the festival
More than 100 of America's most celebrated chefs and 160 Walt Disney World chefs
More than 300 wine and beer seminars
More than 1,200 fireworks exploding each night over World Showcase Lagoon in "IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth" grand finale
138 Eat to the Beat! concerts
33,000 bottles of wine and champagne
1.5 million samplings throughout the festival
300,000 wine servings
360,000 beer servings
100,000 desserts served... sweet!
Festival Highlights
The Festival Welcome Center will again host daily wine seminars, bottle signings, author events and culinary demonstrations. Eat to the Beat! concerts will again entertain guests three times nightly at America Gardens Theatre. World Showcase will be the backdrop for performers from many countries as they sing, dance, perform arobatics and comedy for the festivities. A sampling of entertainment includes:
High-energy Celtic music of Off Kilter (Canada)
The Arabic rhythms of Mo'Rockin (Morocco)
Perfect harmony of Voices of Liberty (American Adventure rotunda)
Infectious beat of internationally acclaimed Mariachi Cobre (Mexico)
Retro British hits by British Revolution (United Kingdom)
Jaw-dropping stunts by The Jeweled Dragon Acrobats (China)
Hilarious antics of World Showcase Players (United Kingdom)
Along with the entertainment showcased at Epcot pavilions and special exhibits, festival guests can enjoy Eat to the Beat! concerts performed each evening at America Gardens Theatre in World Showcase. The evening concerts are scheduled daily at 5:30, 6:45 and 8:00 p.m. and are included with regular Epcot admission.
