Dining and Event News

Below is a text-based list of all the food and beverage items that will be available for this year's Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival. The festival takes place on Friday, Saturday, and Sundays between March 10th, 2023 and May 21st, 2023. The Food & Wine Festival culinary booth hours are between 12pm and the posted park close times. Festival Sampler Lanyards are back for 2023 and are a great way to enjoy the festival. The 10 Item Sampler Lanyard is $70.00 plus tax ($78.74), which breaks down to ... ( read more ... )

The 2023 Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival takes place from Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 and runs through Wednesday, July 5th, 2023. Much like the Food & Wine Festival that's held in the fall, the Flower & Garden Festival features over 20 "Outdoor Kitchens" that are set up in and around the theme park. Most of the locations are open from 11:00am until park close. While the Flower & Garden event is included with park admission — food and beverage items are not — and ... ( read more ... )

We now have a full concert series schedule for the 2023 SeaWorld Seven Seas Food Festival. The popular annual festival brings performers into the park's "Bayside Stadium" for one performance on each Saturday or Sunday during the festival. The "food and beverage" parts of the festival are available Thursday through Sunday — but concerts are on the weekends only. These are full-length shows that are performed only once per day, like a traditional concert. While the concerts are free once you're ... ( read more ... )

The next Wine Riffs™ dinner series at Universal Orlando's Hard Rock Hotel will take place on Friday, February 10th, 2023 and feature Knights Bridge Winery. The popular and pricey experience pairs music, and food, with wine (and room lighting). The $175 per person (plus tax) event is not for everyone, you'll really need to know a little bit about food and wine to fully appreciate the experience. Seating will start promptly at 7:30pm in the hotel's Avalon Ballroom (which is on the lobby level). ... ( read more ... )

The Garden Rocks Concert Series features performances from popular bands at the American Garden Theater which is located in the American Pavilion near the back of Epcot. While the concerts are free with your admission to Epcot, there are also Garden Rocks Dinner Packages available (more info below), which guarantee a seat for one of the concerts. (Entertainment subject to change without notice.) While the festival runs from March 1st, 2023 through July 5th, 2023 — the "Popular Bands" will only ... ( read more ... )

Below are the squared off, easy to read, menu boards and prices for the 2023 Epcot International Festival of the Arts' food booths! Better late than never? Maybe?If you happen to be a Pinterest user, individual squared off menu boards have been uploaded to our gallery on Pinterest. They fit so nicely in your phone's display! Those menu boards can be found here... Pinterest Menu Boards for the 2023 International Festival of the Arts at Epcot. If you want to eat one of everything this year — you'll ... ( read more ... )

We're only a couple weeks away from the start of the 2023 Seven Seas Food Festival at SeaWorld, Orlando. That means we're finally getting our first look at all the food and beverage options that will be featured at this year's festival. The 2023 Seven Seas Food Festival is taking place on select Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Thursdays from February 3rd through May 7th, 2023. The popular Sampler Lanyards are back! There's 10 and 15 sample options this year, and they are still a good value. Pricing at ... ( read more ... )

Oh my gosh, he's so cute!!! And it's not another retro Mickey. I mean, I like retro Mickey, but I've got a half dozen of those retro Mickey magnets already. I think they might actually be multiplying when I stick them on the refrigerator. That's a story for another time. This cute new Dumbo Passholder Magnet will be available starting January 18th, 2023 at Epcot, and will be available until February 20th, 2023 (or until supplies run out). Now let's not all go and form a giant line on the first day... ... ( read more ... )