EPCOT's 2027 Festival of the Arts Runs January 15 to March 1, a Week Longer, With More Than 20 Food Studios and Lorcana's Scavenger Hunt Back
The 2027 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts presented by Disney Lorcana Trading Card Game runs January 15 through March 1, 2027, one week longer than the previous edition. Disney confirms more than 20 Food Studios, the return of the Disney on Broadway Concert Series at the America Gardens Theatre, and Lorcana's Ink & Find Scavenger Hunt, Collection Quest and Illumineer's Lounge. The concert lineup and the dining-package sale date have not been announced.
The EPCOT International Festival of the Arts has its 2027 dates: January 15 through March 1, a run that Disney says is one week longer than before. The announcement, posted to the Disney Parks Blog on September 10 alongside Walt Disney World's spring offers, confirms more than 20 Food Studios, the return of the Disney on Broadway Concert Series at the America Gardens Theatre, and Disney Lorcana Trading Card Game back as presenting sponsor with its scavenger hunt, Collection Quest and Illumineer's Lounge. What it does not yet have is the Broadway lineup, the dining-package sale date or a single menu item.
Key Details
- Dates: January 15 through March 1, 2027, at EPCOT
- Presenting sponsor: Disney Lorcana Trading Card Game
- Food Studios: more than 20 around the park
- Disney on Broadway Concert Series: America Gardens Theatre, several shows each evening, included with park admission, first-come seating; a new pair of performers every two weeks
- Dining packages: guaranteed concert seating with a meal at select EPCOT restaurants; on-sale date to be announced
- Lorcana: Ink & Find Scavenger Hunt, Collection Quest, Illumineer's Lounge, event-only promo items and gifts with purchase
- Included activities: Animation Academy, the Expression Section paint-by-number mural, Artful Photo Ops, Chalk Art Galleries
January 15 to March 1: 46 Days, a Week Longer Than Last Time
The festival opens on Friday, January 15 and closes on Monday, March 1, which puts the 2027 edition at 46 days. Disney's spring-offers post, published the same morning, describes the extra week as an extension rather than a shift, so the festival now runs deeper into a month that used to belong to the gap before Flower & Garden. That festival starts March 10, so EPCOT will have nine days between the two.
Festival of the Arts debuted in 2017 and is the youngest of EPCOT's four festivals. Its pitch has stayed the same since: visual art displayed and demonstrated around the park, performing arts on the America Gardens stage, and a food program that treats plating as the point.
Disney on Broadway Concert Series: Rotating Pairs, Lineup Still to Come
The Disney on Broadway Concert Series returns to the America Gardens Theatre at the American Adventure pavilion, where Broadway performers sing the songs they helped bring to life on stage alongside other showstoppers. The format is unchanged: a new pair of performers takes over every two weeks, concerts run several times each evening, and admission is included with EPCOT park entry with seating first-come, first-served. Guests who want a guaranteed seat can buy a dining package that pairs a meal at select EPCOT restaurants with reserved seating. Disney says those packages go on sale at a later date, and that the full performer lineup will be revealed later too.
A 46-day run with a change of performers every two weeks works out to three or four pairings, though Disney has not said how many. Treat the count as unconfirmed until the lineup drops, because the pairing schedule is what decides which trip dates matter for theater fans.
Lorcana: Scavenger Hunt, Collection Quest and the Illumineer's Lounge
Disney Lorcana Trading Card Game returns as presenting sponsor, and its three fan-facing pieces come back with it: the Ink & Find Scavenger Hunt, the Collection Quest and the Illumineer's Lounge. Disney also promises festival-exclusive offerings, including promo items and gifts with purchase available only at the event. Its spring post describes the Lorcana activities as family-friendly experiences celebrating the artwork on each card, which fits a festival whose whole premise is art.
Food Studios: More Than 20, Menus Later
The one number Disney attached to the food program is more than 20 Food Studios around the park for 2027. Menus, prices and the new-versus-returning breakdown will come with the Disney Eats Foodie Guide, which the spring post says is on the way. For scale, the 2025 festival's menu ran to 136 exclusive items, 59 of them food and 77 drinks, so expect a long list rather than a short one.
Artists, Chalk Galleries and the Paint-by-Number Mural
The included-with-admission half of the festival is where families spend most of their time. Disney lists the Chalk Art Galleries, artists painting Disney characters in minutes, and musicians stationed around the park, along with Animation Academy, the Expression Section: A Paint by Number Mural, Artful Photo Ops and festival merchandise. Visiting artists rotate through the run, and Disney says their names, dates and locations will be posted on DisneyWorld.com rather than announced in one list.
Still Unannounced: The Broadway Lineup, Dining Packages and Menus
Three things are missing from the September 10 post, and all three are the ones planners book around. The Broadway performer pairs and their two-week windows decide which dates theater fans should aim for. The dining-package on-sale date decides when the guaranteed-seat reservations open. And the Food Studio menus decide the budget. Disney says all of it comes later, and we will cover each piece as it lands on our EPCOT hub.