The EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival Blossoms in Spring 2025

Your newest excuse for planning an Orlando Disney trip is finally in bloom. 

The most festively floral celebration of spring is the 2025 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival.  

A young girl in a tiara and a man sit on a ledge laughing in front of a topiary shaped like Princess Tiana at EPCOT's International Flower and Garden Festival.

Every year, visitors from around the world visit EPCOT for creative cuisine, immersive garden-themed experiences, and exciting entertainment.  

In addition to over 30 million flowers, here’s what you can look forward to at the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival 2025.  

International Flower & Garden Festival 101 

EPCOT’s International Flower & Garden Festival is held every spring and is included with EPCOT ticket admission. Mark your calendars for March 5 to June 2, 2025 to catch the extravagant event live this year.  

The International Flower & Garden Festival delights guests with captivating displays of gardens filled with one-of-a-kind exhibits and whimsical sculptures of everyone’s favorite Disney characters. 

This festival is the perfect Disney event for fanatics and foodies alike to come together and explore a world of enticing flavors and alluring garden displays in the beautiful Orlando springtime weather.

A man, woman, boy, and girl smile in front of a topiary figure of Te Fiti from Moana at EPCOT.

Expect to Find Lots Of… 

Greenery! Guests may come to EPCOT for the food and drinks, but they stay for the outrageous garden displays.  

The International Flower & Garden festival features over 70 intricately cultivated topiaries of animated Disney characters, as well as plenty of global garden destinations. 

As you travel through each pavilion and stop by every country, be sure to enjoy the green faces of all your Disney friends like Mickey and Minnie, Buzz Lightyear, Elsa and Anna, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Winnie the Pooh and friends, and so many more. 

Outside of the characters, you can also enjoy flourishing flowerbeds and exotic gardens from Bold Bromeliads and the Bonsai Collection to the China Zodiac Garden and Honey Bee-stro, whose lessons on the importance of honeybees is accompanied by sweet and savory honey treats. Venture all around the world and find the most impressive botanical displays EPCOT has to offer.

A man and woman sit on a brick ledge in front of topiary figures of Pluto, Chip, and Dale.

Garden Rocks Concert Series 

Get ready to rock at the festival’s Garden Rocks Concert Series.  

Extraordinary plant life aside, EPCOT’s International Flower & Garden Festival is a moment for Disney to recognize an array of musical artists — big and small. 

The Garden Rocks Concert Series typically takes place daily at 5:30 p.m., 6:45 p.m., and 8 p.m., with performances from both internationally recognized artists and local Orlando bands. 

The 2025 festival features performances from artists like Rick Springfield, Blue October, and longtime singer of Chicago, Jason Scheff.  

2025’s concert lineup is still in the works, but you can expect to hear plenty of great tunes at this concert series. 

Preparing for Your Visit 

Whether you’re coming to EPCOT explicitly for the International Flower & Garden Festival or you’re simply a passholder making your rounds at the Disney parks, you’ll definitely want to know what you’ll need for the ultimate park experience. 

Make figuring out what to eat an easy feat with a Garden Rocks Dining Package, which ensures you an appetizer, entree, and dessert or one full buffet/family style meal and a nonalcoholic beverage from one of eight participating restaurants. 

You’re also guaranteed a seat to one Garden Rocks concert on the same day, so you don’t have to worry about missing out on your favorite artist for a bite to eat. Participating restaurants in 2024 included Biergarten Restaurant, Le Cellier Steakhouse, Spice Road Table, and even character dining at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall. 

To make your festival experience even more seamless, you can grab the Festival Passport online in the Disney app. The passport is a small booklet that contains checklists for everything available at the International Flower & Garden Festival, from topiaries and gardens to places to dine.  

There’s also a pay-to-play scavenger hunt available that is great for keeping guests of all ages entertained in the park.

A girl in a yellow dress and pink Minnie ears is twirled by a man in a blue shirt in front of topiary figures from Encanto.

Lodging Near All the Festival Fun at Rosen Inn Lake Buena Vista 

We know Disney can be pricey, but that doesn't mean your hotel stay has to be. 

The affordable Rosen Inn Lake Buena Vista is conveniently located near all the Disney parks and offers free shuttle services to and from each theme park, making transportation one less thing to worry about on your Orlando vacation. 

Plus, with exciting amenities like the kid-friendly Ozzie’s Splash Zone, three refreshing outdoor pools, and a video arcade room, the fun doesn’t have to end at the Disney parks.

A table with plates of breakfast food, coffee, orange juice, and a plate with a Mickey Mouse-shaped waffle on a bed of whipped cream and sprinkles.