Peppermint Sundae at Epcot Festival of the Holidays
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2023 EPCOT Festival of the Holidays Foodie Guide

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The holiday season is all about spending time with family and friends, maybe exchanging some thoughtful gifts and, of course, sharing plate after plate of delicious food. So, it’s no surprise that seasonal favorites from around the world, from roasted turkey with mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce to Hannukah-favorite latkes, are some of the highlights of the Epcot Festival of the Holidays. Christmas cookies included! Unfortunately, this jolly soiree is also the shortest of the Epcot festivals, at just over a month. While the holidays at Disney World are in full swing around the rest of the Central Florida resort by November 10,  the Epcot International Festival of the Holidays runs from November 26 to December 30, 2023.

For this Epcot holiday food guide, we’ll unwrap all of the tempting choices on the Festival of the Holidays 2023 menu, along with some helpful tips for making the most of your experience. So, bring your best ugly Christmas sweater and an appetite and let’s get started! (Updated November 18, 2023)

Holiday Kitchens: Epcot Festival of the Holidays 2023 Food Booths

Whether you’re visiting Epcot’s Flower & Garden Festival, Food & Wine Festival or Festival of the Arts, while the inspiration behind the celebration changes, one thing remains the same: a tasty array of globally inspired food and drinks. And the same can be said for the Epcot Christmas festival. With a delicious slate of festivals virtually all year long, there’s no denying that Epcot is a foodie’s dream. But, there’s something about the magic of Disney World during Christmastime that makes Epcot’s International Festival of the Holidays extra special.

For this seasonal smorgasbord, you’ll visit food booths spread throughout World Showcase at Epcot. Christmas around the world, and other winter holidays, are cozy affairs, with plenty of dishes to warm the body and soul. Sample these yuletide treasures inspired by recipes from across the globe at more than 15 different holiday kitchens. (For other festive fun at the Epcot Festival of the Holidays, check out our comprehensive guide.)

Slow-roasted Turkey with stuffing, Blackened Catfish and Gingerbread Cookie from American Holiday Table at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023
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 Epcot Holiday Festival Menus

Hungry for more details? Write your foodie wish list with these Epcot International Festival of the Holidays 2023 menus.

American Holiday Table | American Adventure Pavilion

Food Items:

  • Slow-roasted Turkey – With stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans, and cranberry sauce
  • Blackened Catfish – With Hoppin’ John and comeback sauce
  • Gingerbread Cookie (Holiday Cookie Stroll treat)

Beverages:

  • Crooked Can Brewing Company Bah HOPbug IPA (New!) 
  • 3 Daughters Brewing Eggnog White Porter
  • Playalinda Brewing Co. Peppermint Chocolate Stout
  • Beer Flight
Pork Schnitzel, Cheese Fondue and Linzer Cookie from the Bavaria Holiday Kitchen at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023
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Bavaria Holiday Kitchen | Germany Pavilion

Food Items:

  • Pork Schnitzel – With mushroom sauce, spätzle, and braised red cabbage
  • Cheese Fondue – In a bread bowl with steamed baby vegetables and marble potatoes
  • Linzer Cookie (Holiday Cookie Stroll treat)

Beverages:

  • Possmann Pure Hard Apple Cider
  • The Tank Brewing Co. Prost! Festbier
  • Köstritzer Schwarzbier Bitburger (New!)
  • Regional Riesling
  • Glühwein – House-made hot spiced wine
  • Beer Flight
Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail with prosecco cocktail sauce and grilled lemon from Bubbles & Brine at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023
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(NEW!) Bubbles & Brine | Near Port of Entry

Food Items:

  • Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail – With prosecco cocktail sauce and grilled lemon
  • Jonah Crab Claw Cocktail – With stone-ground mustard sauce

Beverages:

  • Moët & Chandon Impérial
  • Veuve Clicquot Rosé
  • Dom Pérignon
Roasted Porchetta, Grilled IMPOSSIBLE Spicy Sausage and Meat Assorti from Char & Chop at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023
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(NEW!) Char & Chop | Near Disney Traders

Food Items:

  • Roasted Porchetta – With lemon-parsley salsa verde and shaved fennel salad
  • Grilled IMPOSSIBLE Spicy Sausage – With herbed polenta, puttanesca sauce, and ricotta
  • Meat Assorti – Trio of shaved meats with baby arugula, pickled mustard seeds, truffle oil, and grilled ciabatta

Beverages:

  • Krombacher Pilsner
  • North Coast Laguna Baja Vienna Lager
  • Motorworks Brewing Midnight Espresso Coffee Porter
  • GoGi ‘Birdie’ Pinot Noir
  • Bloody Mary with Seaside Grown Bloody Mary Mix and Kurvball Barbecue Whiskey
  • Beer Flight
Mint Chocolate Mousse Wreath, Apple Caramel Crumb Cake, Chocolate-covered Toffee Brittle and Red Velvet Mini Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Icing from Holiday Hearth Desserts at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023
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Holiday Hearth Desserts | The Odyssey Pavilion

Food Items:

  • Mint Chocolate Mousse Wreath (New!)
  • Apple Caramel Crumb Cake (New!)
  • Chocolate-covered Toffee Brittle (New!)
  • Red Velvet Mini Bundt Cake – With cream cheese Icing
  • Salted Caramel Spaceship Earth Cookie
  • Mouse Crunch – Made with M&M’S chocolate candies
  • Peppermint Pinwheel Cookie (Holiday Cookie Stroll treat)

Beverages:

  • Hot Cocoa (Non-alcoholic)
  • Cinnamon Apple Cider (Non-alcoholic)
  • Cocoa Candy Cane: Hot Cocoa with Peppermint Schnapps
Salted Caramel Spaceship Earth Cookie, Mouse Crunch made with M&M’S chocolate candies and Peppermint Pinwheel Cookie from Holiday Hearth Desserts at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023
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Holiday Sweets & Treats | Near Port of Entry

Food Items:

  • Peppermint Sundae – With chocolate ice cream, whipped cream, and peppermint candy

Beverages:

  • Hot Cocoa (Non-alcoholic)
  • Chocolate Peppermint Shake – Featuring Twinings Peppermint Cheer Tea (Non-alcoholic)
  • Breckenridge Brewery Christmas Ale
  • Brew Hub Sugar Plum Red Ale (New!)
  • Left Hand Brewing Co. Chai Milk Stout (New!)
  • Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s Coffee with assorted liqueurs, including Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur, Buffalo Trace Bourbon Cream Liqueur, or Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey
  • Chocolate Peppermint Shake – Featuring Twinings Peppermint Cheer Tea and Whipped Cream Vodka
  • Beer Flight
Pastrami on Rye, Smoked Salmon Potato Latke, Rugalach and Black and White Cookies from L’Chaim! Holiday Kitchen at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023
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L’Chaim! Holiday Kitchen | Between the Morocco and France Pavilions

Food Items:

  • Pastrami on Rye – With house-made pickles and deli mustard
  • Smoked Salmon Potato Latke
  • Potato Latkes (Plant-based)
  • Rugalach – Pastry filled with raspberry jam, walnuts, and cinnamon (New!)
  • Black and White Cookie (Plant-based, Holiday Cookie Stroll treat)

Beverages:

  • Brooklyn Brewery Winter IPA
  • Frozen New York Whiskey Sour featuring Manifest Whiskey and Manischewitz Blackberry Wine
Giant Tostada de Chorizo and Tamale de Barbacoa from Las Posadas Holiday Kitchen at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023
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Las Posadas Holiday Kitchen | Mexico Pavilion

Food Items:

  • Giant Tostada de Chorizo – Giant tostada with chipotle black bean purée, ground chorizo, salsa verde, queso cotija, crema Mexicana, and pickled onions (New!)
  • Tamale de Barbacoa – Shredded barbacoa beef in a corn masa topped with mole negro, queso cotija, crema Mexicana, and pickled onions (New!)
  • Dulce de Leche Churro – Sprinkled with cinnamon-sugar

Beverages:

  • Apple Margarita – Centinela Blanco Tequila, apple purée, black tea-cinnamon cordial, and Nixta Corn Liqueur topped with whipped cream and holiday salt (New!)
  • Horchata Margarita – Cinnamon-infused Ilegal Mezcal, Abasolo Corn Whiskey, Agua de Horchata, and cinnamon-horchata rum
  • Holiday Cerveza – Mexican Artisanal Craft Lager with black currant liqueur (New!)
Crème de Saumon Fumé en Brioche à l’Aneth, Concombre, Rôti de Jambon Sauce Moutarde à l’Ancienne, Patate Douce Rôties, and Bûche de Noël au Pain D’Épices, Ganache Chocolat au Lait et Noisettes from Le Marché de Noël Holiday Kitchen at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023
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Le Marché de Noël Holiday Kitchen | France Pavilion

Food Items:

  • Crème de Saumon Fumé en Brioche à l’Aneth, Concombre – Cream of smoked salmon in house-made dill brioche bread with cucumber (New!)
  • Rôti de Jambon Sauce Moutarde à l’Ancienne, Patate Douce Rôties – Roasted ham with mushrooms, pearl onions, bacon, mustard sauce, and roasted sweet potatoes
  • Bûche de Noël au Pain D’Épices, Ganache Chocolat au Lait et Noisettes – Gingerbread Christmas log with milk chocolate and hazelnut ganache (New!)

Beverages:

  • Frozen Hot Chocolate Martini – Grey Goose La Vanille Vodka, vodka, chocolate milk, and whipped cream
  • Le Joyeux de Noël – Vodka, cold brew coffee, sea salt caramel toffee, and peppermint (New!)
  • Blood Orange Mimosa – Pol Remy Sparkling Wine, orange juice, and blood orange (New!)
Tamale, Pernil and Spiced Chocolate Cookie from Nochebuena Cocina at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023
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Nochebuena Cocina | At World Discovery

Food Items:

  • Tamale – With chorizo, plant-based cotija cheese and spicy red chile sauce (Plant-based)
  • Pernil – Mojo pork with tostones and ketchup-mayonnaise
  • Spiced Chocolate Cookie (Holiday Cookie Stroll treat)

Beverages:

  • Ponche Navideño – Mexican Christmas punch with apples, pears, guava, oranges, dried hibiscus, brown sugar, tamarind, cinnamon sticks, and clove (New! Non-alcoholic)
  • 81Bay Brewing Co. Horchata Beer
Chicken Skewer with creamy peanut sauce, Beef and Noodle Soup Bowl with slow-braised beef shank, green onion, and house-made chili oil, and Vegetable Spring Rolls with citrus sauce from the Shanghai Holiday Kitchen at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023
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Shanghai Holiday Kitchen | China Pavilion

Food Items:

  • Chicken Skewer – With creamy peanut sauce
  • Beef and Noodle Soup Bowl – With slow-braised beef shank, green onion, and house-made chili oil
  • Vegetable Spring Rolls – With citrus sauce

Beverages:

  • Bubble Tea – Classic milk tea with black and white boba pearls
  • Brew Hub Year of the Dragon – Dragon fruit lager
  • Butterfly Lantern – With butterfly pea blossom gin, vodka, prickly pear, lychee, soda water, and boba (New!)
  • Kung Fu Master – With vodka, triple sec, mango, orange juice, and soda water
  • The Lucky Mo – With citrus vodka, peach schnapps, piña colada mix, orange juice, and soda water
Sushi Tree, New Year Celebration Soba and Sweet Potato Mochi Cake from Shi Wasu Holiday Kitchen at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023
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Shi Wasu Holiday Kitchen | Japan Pavilion

Food Items:

  • Sushi Tree – Sushi roll with krab meat and cream cheese topped with Aonori seaweed, Ikura salmon roe, and spicy mayonnaise
  • New Year Celebration Soba – Buckwheat soba noodles in a hot dashi soup with yuzu, shrimp tempura, and chopped green onion
  • Sweet Potato Mochi Cake – Gooey sweet potato mochi cake with purple sweet potato cream, strawberry, black sugary syrup, and sesame seeds (New!)

Beverages:

  • Ichigo Milk Boba – Cranberry and yuzu cream drink featuring Japanese Calpico soft drink and popping strawberry boba pearls (Non-alcoholic)
  • Japanese Christmas Punch – Shōchū, plum wine, cranberry, and lemon
  • Choya Sparkling Plum Wine (New!)
  • Sapporo Premium Beer
New Mickey-shaped Liquid Nitro Cake from Swirled Showcase at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023
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(NEW!) Swirled Showcase | Near Port of Entry

Food Items:

  • Mickey-shaped Liquid Nitro Cake
  • Soft-serve in a Waffle Cone – Vanilla, apple-cinnamon, and salted caramel
  • Cream Soda Float – With vanilla soft-serve
  • Fanta Grape Float – With vanilla soft-serve

Beverages:

  • Frozen Apple Pie (Non-alcoholic)
  • Cinnamon Apple Cider (Non-alcoholic)
  • 3 Daughters Brewing Toasted Coconut Porter
  • 3 Daughters Brewing Toasted Coconut Porter Float – With salted caramel soft-serve
  • Berry Fizz Fragolino Red Sparkling Wine Float – With vanilla soft-serve
Grilled Kebabs and Stone-baked Moroccan Bread from Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023
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Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina | Morocco Pavilion

Food Items:

  • Grilled Kebabs – With carrot-chickpea salad and garlic aïoli
    • Lamb Kefta
    • Chermoula Chicken
  • Stone-baked Moroccan Bread – With hummus, chermoula, and zhoug dips (Plant-based)

Beverages:

  • Bold Rock Orchard Frost Hard Cider (New!)
  • Gulf Stream Brewing Company Holiday Snakebite (New!)
  • Woodchuck Winter Chill Hard Cider
  • Fig Cocktail with fig vodka and white cranberry juice
  • Hard Cider Flight
Montanara, Farfalle Salmone Affumicato, Torta Caprese and Dolce Pizza from the Tuscan Holiday Kitchen at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023
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Tuscany Holiday Kitchen | Italy Pavilion

Food Items:

  • Montanara – Fried house-made pizza dough with pomodoro sauce, parmesan, and fresh basil (New!)
  • Farfalle Salmone Affumicato – Farfalle pasta with smoked salmon and cream sauce (New!)
  • Torta Caprese – Flourless chocolate torta with chocolate sauce and vanilla cream (New!)
  • Dolce Pizza – Fried house-made pizza dough with sugar and cinnamon (New!)

Beverages:

  • Chianti
  • Prosecco
  • Moscato
  • Red or White Italian Sangria
  • Italian Margarita with tequila and limoncello
  • Peroni Pilsner
Assorted Artisanal Cheeses and Accompaniments, Boursin Fig & Balsamic Soufflé and Southern Pimento Cheese with bread-and-butter pickled vegetables and grilled bread from Wine & Wedge at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023
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(NEW!) Wine & Wedge | Near Disney Traders

Food Items:

  • Assorted Artisanal Cheeses and Accompaniments
  • Boursin Fig & Balsamic Soufflé – With fig tapenade
  • Southern Pimento Cheese – With bread-and-butter pickled vegetables and grilled bread
  • Artist Palette of Wine and Cheese – Assorted artisanal cheeses and accompaniments paired with Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese, Hartley Apple Brandy, and Florida Orange Groves Winery Black and Blue Port

Beverages:

  • Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese
  • Hartley Apple Brandy
  • Florida Orange Groves Winery Black and Blue Port
  • Drink Flight
Beef Bourguignon with crushed potatoes and Snickerdoodle Cookie from Yukon Holiday Kitchen at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023
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Yukon Holiday Kitchen | Canada Pavilion

Food Items:

  • Seared Salmon – With butternut squash purée, maple-bourbon glaze, and fennel-arugula salad (New!)
  • Beef Bourguignon – With crushed potatoes
  • Snickerdoodle Cookie made with SNICKERS bar pieces (Holiday Cookie Stroll treat)

Beverages:

  • Frozen Coffee (Non-alcoholic)
  • 81Bay Brewing Co. Peanut Butter Banana Porter
  • Playalinda Brewing Co. Maple Cookie Blonde Ale
  • Collective Arts Coffee Maple Porter
  • Regional Icewine
  • Regional Red Wine
  • Frozen Coffee with Tap 357 Whisky
  • Beer Flight
Holiday Sugar Cookie from EPCOT
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Other Yuletide Treat Locations at Epcot International Festival of the Holidays

While you’ll find most of the Epcot Christmas food offerings at the festival’s holiday kitchens, you can also snag some seasonal sweets and sips at a few of the permanent snack stands located throughout the park.

Connections Café | At World Discovery

Food Items:

  • Holiday Sugar Cookie (Holiday Cookie Stroll treat)

Connections Eatery | At World Discovery

Beverages:

  • So Many Wishes – Pomegranate-green tea, hibiscus, lemon, and a dash of stardust (Non-alcoholic)
  • Coquito Milk Shake (Non-alcoholic)
  • Coquito Milk Shake with Bacardí Superior Rum
Holiday Cinnamon Celebration Funnel Cake from EPCOT
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Funnel Cake | Between the American Adventure Pavilion and Japan Pavilion

Food Items:

  • Holiday Cinnamon Celebration Funnel Cake – Topped with powdered sugar, vanilla ice cream, cinnamon cookie crunch, cream cheese whipped cream, and gold dust inspired by the culinary treasures of the Kingdom of Rosas in Disney’s all-new animated musical film, Wish
Horchata Cold Brew from Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company at EPCOT
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Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company | Throughout Epcot

Beverages:

  • Horchata Cold Brew – Joffrey’s French Roast Cold Brew swirled with Brown Butter Toffee, Swiss Chocolate Syrup and Sweet Cream and topped with Whipped Cream and Twix candy pieces
Peanut stew from the Refreshment Outpost at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023
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Refreshment Outpost | Between the China Pavilion and Germany Pavilion

Food Items:

  • Peanut stew – With sweet potatoes, mustard greens, and roasted peanuts (Plant-based)
  • DOLE Whip Raspberry Whip

Beverages:

  • Ciderboys Caramel Apple Hard Cider (New!)
  • 81Bay Brewing Co. Cinnamon Orange Cranberry Ale (New!)
  • Ivanhoe Park Brewing Co. Gingerbread White Stout (New!)
  • Pumpkin Spice Ginger Cocktail featuring Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka (New!)
Turkey Poutine from Refreshment Port at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023
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Refreshment Port | Showcase Plaza

Food Items:

  • Turkey Poutine – Sweet potato fries with turkey gravy, cranberry relish, and crispy onions

Beverages:

  • Gingerbread Milkshake (Non-alcoholic)
  • Eggnog (Non-alcoholic)
  • Keel Farms Hard Pumpkin Cider (New!)
  • Pasek Cellars Cranberry Wine
  • Gingerbread Milkshake with Whipped Cream Vodka
  • Firenog – Eggnog with Fireball Cinnamon Whisky

Sunshine Seasons | The Land Pavilion

Food Items:

  • Jingle Sugar Cookie made with M&M’s (Holiday Cookie Stroll treat)
Jingle Sugar Cookie from ECPOT
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Can’t Decide? Channel Your Inner Santa Claus with the Holiday Cookie Stroll

Are your favorite holiday goodies all shapes and flavors of cookies? (With a glass of milk, of course—just like Santa!) Then make like jolly, old St. Nick himself and sample some of the festival’s best seasonal sweets during the Holiday Cookie Stroll. This cookie crawl shines a spotlight on one of the season’s most beloved desserts and even comes with a free treat just for trying five cookies of your choosing.

To join the fun, collect stamps in your Festival Passport for each of the cookies on the list as you try them. Then, head to Holiday Sweets & Treats to claim your reward. Here are the featured desserts this year:

  • American Holiday Table – Gingerbread Cookie
  • Bavaria Holiday Kitchen – Linzer Cookie
  • Connections Café – Holiday Sugar Cookie
  • Holiday Hearth Desserts – Peppermint Pinwheel Cookie
  • L’Chaim! Holiday Kitchen – Black and White Cookie (Plant-based)
  • Nochebuena Cocina – Spiced Chocolate Cookie
  • Sunshine Seasons – Jingle Sugar Cookie made with M&M’S® chocolate candies
  • Yukon Holiday Kitchen – Snickerdoodle Cookie made with SNICKERS® bar pieces

Disney Festival of the Holidays 2023 Tips & Tricks

Here are our tips and tricks for enjoying holidays around the world, Epcot-style:

Epcot Christmas decorations at the UK Pavilion

1. Figure out your food budget and must-eat (and drink!) items before you go.

Sure, the sample-sized portions and reasonable prices seem like they’ll be easy on the wallet when you first place your order. But who can stop at just one or two delicious plates? If you aren’t careful, all those yummy Epcot festival food and drink items add up quickly for both the stomach and budget. To ensure you stay on track, we recommend you check out the menus ahead of time (like those above) and plan what you absolutely must try so you don’t go overboard.

2. Try more dishes and stick to your budget by sharing.

At the Disney World Festival of the Holidays, sharing is caring. After all, who doesn’t love being able to sample more without having to pay more? As an added bonus, you get to try more tasty treats than you would have just by eating on your own.

3. Enjoy some festival entertainment while you eat.

With an unofficial pastime like drinking and eating around the world, food is obviously a highlight of any trip to Epcot. To take your visit to the next level, DIY your own Disney dinner show by bringing your delicious haul to one of the festival’s entertainment offerings. With its abundant seating, Candlelight Processional is an excellent choice or watch one of the holiday storytellers, listen to Mariachi Cobre or be awed by the Chinese Lion Dance.

Epcot Christmas decorations at the Mexico Pavilion with Mariachi Cobre in the background

4. Sample new flavors.

One of the best things about going to Epcot’s festivals is getting to try all of the scrumptious dishes and drinks from around the world. Best of all, with portion sizes that aren’t too intimidating, you don’t need to commit to too much to really get a taste. We like to use this as an opportunity to push our taste buds and eat something we haven’t before. You never know, you might come away with a new favorite.

5. Visit during the weekdays for fewer crowds.

Not just a favorite of culinary-minded tourists from out of state, Epcot is also beloved by locals thanks to its rotating menu of festivals and appropriately themed food and drink offerings. As a result, the park can get exceptionally busy over the weekends. However, stick to the weekdays, and you should see more manageable crowds.

6. Take your time and savor the experience.

With such a lengthy list of tempting items to try, it can be tempting to power your way through as many of them as possible as quickly as possible. Instead, save yourself a stomachache by taking your time between courses. Feel free to take a few loops around World Showcase or stop to explore the pavilions and watch some of the entertainment. You’ll have a much more fulfilling experience.

Epcot International Festival of the Holiday Signs in foreign languages with Christmas tree in the background

Well holiday fans, that wraps up our guide to the many delicious things available at this year’s Festival of the Holidays at Epcot. We don’t know about you, but we’re planning an absolute feast for our visit. Are you going to the Festival of the Holidays? Which holiday kitchen or dish is on your list? Let us know in the comments! And don’t just devour all things food-related at Epcot! Give your taste buds a break by trying some of the park’s attractions with our 1-Day Epcot Plan. Or supersize your food budget with the help of our discounted Walt Disney World tickets.