Epcot® International Flower and Garden Festival
Don't miss the annual Epcot® International Flower & Garden Festival. This seasonal celebration full of fun for families
and garden enthusiasts blooms with Disney magic! Interact with top horticulturists who will share gardening tips and demonstrate backyard-planting ideas. Plan an exciting evening “under the stars” at the America Gardens Theatre and enjoy music from the 60’s and 70’s during the Flower Power Concert Series.
Location: Epcot®
Event Dates: March 18 - May 31, 2009
Event Tickets: Admission to Epcot® Required
Festival Highlights
Green Garden – Anyone can create an environmentally friendly garden; here’s where guests will learn about low-water-use gardens, incorporating native plants into their garden and recycling.
Pixie Hollow – Colorful topiaries of Tinker Bell and her friends from Walt Disney Pictures’ “Tinker Bell” will sprinkle pixie dust over this playful garden designed just for kids.
Pirates Adventure Zone – Peter Pan, Captain Hook and Croc topiaries will lure young swashbucklers to this interactive space designed for exploration and adventure.
Special Environmentality Celebration (April 24-26) – This special event will showcase how to keep the planet green through solutions like reducing waste and using friendly bugs.
Minnie’s Magnificent Butterfly Garden - Hundreds of butterflies will flit inside a walk-through screened enclosure that includes a live exhibit showing how caterpillars form a chrysalis and emerge as butterflies.
Disney Gardening at Home presentations - Disney horticulturists will share gardening tips and lead guests in a hands-on, take-home activity.
The Great American Gardeners series - Gardening celebrities and authors from across the country will reveal their gardening secrets.
The Garden Town Festival Center - Guests can shop for festival merchandise, attend speaker presentations and demonstrations and ask gardening questions of the experts.
Simba’s Birthday Celebration - A lineup of topiary characters straight from Walt Disney Pictures’ “The Lion King” will greet guests at World Showcase Plaza.
Poster Signings - Artist Heather French will sign festival posters each Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. at Canada Garden Retreat.
More Festival Celebrations -- An Art in the Garden celebration of plein air artists and a Kids Paint Out will occur March 27-29; a Florida Farmer’s Market celebration will take place May 8-10. More celebrations will bloom throughout the festival.
Flower Power Concert Series
Relax under the stars and groove to your favorite music from the '60s and '70s. The Concert is included in regular Epcot® admission.
| 2009 Dates | Entertainment* |
|---|---|
| Mar. 20 - 22 | Davy Jones |
| Mar. 27 - 29 | Paul Revere and the Raiders |
| Apr. 3 - 5 | The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie |
| Apr. 10 - 12 | Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone |
| Apr. 17 - 19 | The Ventures |
| Apr. 24 - 26 | Harold Melvin's Blue Notes |
| May 1 - 3 | Chubby Checker & The Wildcats |
| May 8 - 10 | Ricky Nelson Remembered featuring The Nelsons |
| May 15 - 17 | Jose Feliciano |
| May 22 - 24 | The 5th Dimension |
| May 29 - 31 | Tony Orlando |
*All entertainment is subject to change without notice.


