Dates Announced for 2023 Flower & Garden Festival at EPCOT – UPDATED

It feels like we’ve been waiting forever, but Disney has finally announced the dates for this year’s EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival. This year, you can come to see EPCOT in bloom, marvel at topiaries, and sup at Outdoor Kitchens from March 1 to July 5, 2023.

February 2, 2023 update! The Garden Rocks concert series schedule is now available. We’ve added the lineup below; scroll down to check it out.

There’s no news yet about the Outdoor Kitchen lineup and menus, or many other specifics. Even the merchandise page on Disney’s site says “Check back later for updates”. (When it says something else, we’ll post those updates here.)

Fortunately, a little more news came with the announcement on the Disney Parks Blog.

This year’s Festival will feature brand new topiaries of Mirabel, Antonio, Isabela and Luisa from Disney’s “Encanto”. They’ll be located right near the main entrance, making them easy to find. (Why no Bruno? We don’t talk about Bruno.) And a new Princess Tiana topiary will be found at the American Adventure.

We don’t have a specific list of Outdoor Festival Kitchens yet, but we know that of course they’ll be back – over 15 of them! Spike the Bee’s Pollen-Nation Exploration scavenger hunt will also be returning.

Garden Rocks Concert Series

Performers for the Garden Rocks concert series have been announced.

March 3-4 – Journey former lead vocalist STEVE AUGERI
March 5-6 – Daughtry
March 10-11 – Tommy DeCarlo
March 12-13 – Smash Mouth
March 17-18 – Mike DelGuidice
March 19-20 – Blue Oyster Cult – NEW
March 24-25 – Berlin
March 26-27 – The Pointer Sisters
March 31 – Luis Figueroa – NEW
April 1-2 – Piso 21 – NEW
April 3 – TBD
April 7-8 – STARSHIP featuring Mickey Thomas
April 9-10 – Don Felder, formerly of the Eagles
April 16-17 – Switchfoot – NEW
April 21-22 – A Flock of Seagulls
April 23-24 – Jo Dee Messina
April 28-29 – Ambrosia with Peter Beckett, The Voice Of Player
April 30, May 1 – Kool and the Gang
May 5-8 – Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone
May 12-15 – The Orchestra starring former members of ELO
May 19-20 – A.J. Croce: Croce Plays Croce – NEW
May 21-22 – Casting Crowns – NEW
May 26-27 – Jason Scheff, longtime lead singer of Chicago – NEW
May 28-29 – Rick Springfield
June 2-5 – Plain White T’s
June 9-10 – The Spinners
June 11-12 – The Commodores
June 16-17 – Vertical Horizon
June 18-19 – Tony Orlando
June 23-26 – Simple Plan
June 30, July 1 – Living Colour
July 2-3 – Wang Chung

Dining Packages and Prices

As usual, dining packages are available, although they are rarely necessary. Dining packages include:

A meal at a participating restaurant

- Spice Road Table: Includes 2 small plates, a shared dessert platter and a nonalcoholic beverage
- All Other Participating Restaurants: Includes an appetizer, entrée and dessert or one (1) full buffet/family-style meal (where applicable), as well as a nonalcoholic beverage

One (1) guaranteed seat per person to one Garden Rocks concert on the same day
Explore participating restaurants and dining package prices, which exclude tax and gratuity:

	Adult (ages 10 and up)	Child (ages 3 to 9)
Akershus Royal Banquet Hall Norway Pavilion	$74.00	$48.00
Biergarten Restaurant Germany Pavilion	$60.00	$34.00
Coral Reef Restaurant The Living Seas	$69.00	$27.00
Garden Grill Restaurant The Land Pavilion	$66.00	$43.00
Le Cellier Steakhouse Canada Pavilion	$95.00	$36.00
Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Drafts & Barbecue American Adventure Pavilion	$35.00	$20.00
Rose & Crown Dining Room United Kingdom Pavilion	$59.00	$25.00
Spice Road Table Morocco Pavilion	$47.00	$20.00

If you already have a trip booked with TouringPlans Travel, feel free to reach out to your Destination Specialist if you’d like to book a dining package. Regal Eagle is a same-day package and is not available for reservations.

While we continue to wait for more information, feel free to take a spin through some of last year’s coverage, as many Festival features are similar from year to year.

- - EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival 2022 Preview: What’s Returning? What’s New?
  - How Much Should You Budget for EPCOT’s Flower & Garden Festival 2022?

Are you thinking about making time to visit during Flower & Garden? An EPCOT resort or one on the Skyliner offers easy access to EPCOT’s International Gateway entrance on the Festival side of the park. The agents at TouringPlans Travel will be happy to give you a free quote.

Are you going to Flower & Garden this year? What are you looking forward to? Let us know in the comments!