NEWS: Dates Announced for 30th Anniversary EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival in 2025

Get out those calendars because Disney has announced the dates for the 2025 EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival, which will celebrate 30 years this coming spring. Learn more below!

Here are all the details from Disney Cast Member Mallory Heinz Ledet:

Get ready to stop and smell the roses … and the orchids, and the geraniums, and the citrus blossoms, because the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival will bloom at Walt Disney World from March 5 to June 2, 2025!

Springtime Floral Family Fun 

The EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival takes root during the time of year when the park is full of beautiful character topiaries, delightful gardens, and delicious menus full of grown goodness.  Keep an eye out because details about merchandise, menus and more will sprout up soon; there’s so “mulch” to enjoy!

And did you know that in 2025, we’re celebrating thirty years of Flower & Garden? We can’t wait for you to join us in enjoying the culmination of three decades of planting, propagating and producing memories between friends and families visiting EPCOT at its springtime best.

Rock Out with Garden Rocks

If that bushelful of news wasn’t exciting enough, let me plant another seed — with the festival, the Garden Rocks Concert Series makes its annual return to the America Gardens Theatre.  I’ve harvested the first crop of performer announcements to share with you all today:

• • • March 7, 8 – Tommy DeCarlo, former lead singer of Boston
    • March 9, 10 – Air Supply – 50th Anniversary Celebration
    • March 14, 15 – Blue October
    • March 16, 17 – Rick Springfield
    • March 21, 22 – Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone
    • March 23, 24 – 38 Special
    • March 28, 29 – Jason Scheff, Longtime singer of Chicago

Stay “pruned” to the Disney Parks Blog for the rest of the Garden Rocks Concert Series lineup and more EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival news, coming next year!

RELATED ARTICLE: 6 Reasons Spring is the Best Time to Visit Disney World

by Kristin

Spring is in the air!  Well, at least we are ready for it to be! Springtime at Walt Disney World is absolutely amazing and there is so much to do and see on property. Walt Disney World Resort already has more than you can do and see over the length of vacation, and then during springtime, there is even more for you to enjoy! The restaurants roll out their spring menus, special events start and many other great things are happening. Here are six reasons why we love springtime at Walt Disney World.

6 – Easter fun around all of Walt Disney World

Easter is a fun holiday at Walt Disney World. For some of the events, you don’t have to be there on Easter Sunday to experience either. At the Magic Kingdom, you may be able to meet Mr. and Mrs. Bunny up until Easter Sunday. They are super cute and a lot of fun. On Easter Sunday there may also be the Easter processional and other Easter entertainment. At Epcot, right around Easter, you can participate in the Easter Egg Hunt around the World Showcase. You purchase a game card and apply the stickers once you have found the egg at each pavilion. You return it to receive a special surprise. Everyone in the family can play, so it is a lot of fun for everyone. On Easter Sunday, the favorite bunnies may also meet at the other parks so that you have more opportunities to get your picture with them. The Grand Floridian does an Easter egg display for guests to view. All of the resorts get into the action with themed Easter activities in the days leading up to the holiday, and many of the restaurants also serve brunches and other special meals. There are definitely tons of great activities, and it is a great way to enjoy the holiday!

5 – The Weather

The weather in the spring is beautiful. It is definitely warm and sunny during the day, but it isn’t as hot as it is during the summer. You get to enjoy cooler evenings than you would in summer, and the temps won’t be as high during the hottest part of the day as they will be in the summer. It is a much more comfortable time to visit and not feel like you are constantly overheating on your vacation. It is still important to stay hydrated and coated in sunscreen anytime you are vacationing in Florida, but the impacts are far less when you aren’t dealing with the scorching summer heat.

4 – Flower & Garden Festival

Beginning in March each year, Epcot is transformed into an amazing Flower & Garden Festival with impressive topiaries, beautiful flower arrangements, and so much more. The event includes educational booths and demonstrations that help educate guests on how to grow and care for all types of plants. Limited-time food and beverage snack locations are also inspired by fresh produce and ingredients. There is so much to see and do that it would be very difficult to fit it all into one day and still enjoy all the rides, shows, and attractions that Epcot already has to offer. You will want to make sure that you have your camera ready for this one so that you can capture all of the beauty around Epcot during this time. It really is breathtaking!

3 – St. Patty’s Day at Ragland Road

If you are Irish or just like to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, you don’t want to miss the celebration at Ragland Road. The celebration actually lasts all week, and non-stop musical and dance entertainment is performed every night. Ragland Road is an authentic Irish pub where you will find all of your favorite Irish dishes and beers. There are also Celtic face painters on hand for the event so that you can really dive into the celebration. It is so much fun and an event that you will definitely want to find a sitter for!  You can also find St. Patrick’s Day ears and a few other themed merchandise items in the parks that you can purchase!

2 – Deals and discounts on resort packages

Every spring, Disney announces various promotions and discounts on vacation packages and resort stays for the spring. You can usually get a discount on the cost of your stay when you utilize the discounts. You can even get great discounts as a Florida Resident or an Annual Passholder with special discounts offered on resort stays over the spring. It is a great time to visit Disney, and you can even save a few bucks on the stay!

1 – Longer Park Hours (Usually)

Because springtime brings in crowds and visitors on spring break vacations, the parks are open later to accommodate the increased crowds. You may find the Magic Kingdom stays open later than normal on certain days. This gives you more time to enjoy the parks! The best recommendation to beat the crowds is to hit the parks right at opening and the morning hours, take a break around noon and the early afternoon when the parks are at their busiest, and then return for the evening hours so that you can see all of the evening shows and then have the energy to stay until closing when the crowds and families with smaller children start to make their way out of the park after the fireworks! We love the parks at night! They are so beautiful!