Pack your appetite and get ready to feast at spring food festivals throughout Orlando.
Updated Feb. 20, 2025
Coming to Orlando this spring? Grab a bite at one of our many spring food festivals, where you can discover innovative flavors, handcrafted cocktails, local brews, themed cuisine and more to tempt the senses. From our world-class theme parks to the kitchens of our diverse neighborhood eateries, here are some of the top food festivals to explore in Orlando this spring. Bon appétit!
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Spring Food Festivals in Orlando Neighborhoods
Get a taste of Orlando’s collaborative food scene with annual festivals, markets, pop ups and more throughout our unique neighborhoods.
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Celebrate Lunar (Jan. 18 – 19, 2025)
Celebrate Lunar New Year in downtown Orlando’s Luminary Green Park, featuring delectable cuisine and show-stopping entertainment from our diverse Asian community. This two-day festival has something unique to offer each day, starting with exclusive menus, cultural performances, an Asian market, children’s activities and more on Jan. 18.
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Discover new favorite dishes from beloved local eateries, featuring traditional and modern takes on Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Filipino, Japanese, Thai and Laotian cuisine, then return on Jan. 19 to grab your favorite recipe staples from the onsite marketplace. Day two will also feature a live DJ, a hip hop dance battle, a children’s carnival and more.
International Vegan Food Festival (Feb. 8, 2025)
Whether you’re fully vegan or just veggie-curious, you won’t want to miss this plant-based party for the senses in downtown Orlando’s City District. The annual International Vegan Food Festival brings Orlando’s top vegan vendors together for a flavorful food fest where you can try everything from burgers and pizza to exotic desserts.
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Winter Park Wine & Jazz (March 13, 2025)
Enjoy a sophisticated night of unlimited food, wine, drinks and live music during Winter Park Wine & Jazz. Hosted beneath a full moon at the stunning Winter Park Events Center, this culinary event features local restaurants, local and imported wine, and live music and tasting stations across multiple indoor-outdoor spaces. VIP options are also available.
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Science & Wine (April 26, 2025)
Wine aficionados won’t want to miss a sip at Science & Wine, an adults-only experience complete with gourmet hors d’oeuvres, special seminars and interactions with professional sommeliers and chefs. It’s hosted at the Orlando Science Center each year, with four floors of interactive exhibit halls for you to explore along the way.
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Still hungry? Explore two additional foodie events at the Orlando Science Center this spring. First up is Science on Tap (Jan. 25), a beloved outdoor event where you can enjoy samples from over 30 Central Florida Brewers. It’s followed by the Orlando Whiskey Festival (Feb. 21), which combines food, entertainment, cigars and nearly 100 varieties of single malt, blended Scotch and American whiskeys.
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Spring Food Festivals at Orlando Theme Parks
Walt Disney World® Resort, Universal Orlando Resort and SeaWorld® Orlando are all cooking up spring food festivals packed with flavor, music and fun. Best of all, these delicious celebrations are included with theme park admission. Dig in during your next visit.
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Walt Disney World® Resort
EPCOT® International Festival of the Arts (Jan. 17 – Feb. 24, 2025)
Every dish is a work of art at the EPCOT® International Festival of the Arts, a delectable Walt Disney World® Resort event that blends culinary, visual and performing arts. Indulge in colorful fare from over a dozen food studios, then join The Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine to try several delicious dishes and collect a tasty prize.
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Along with inventive, art-inspired cuisine, you’ll find dazzling live performances, bustling artisan marketplaces, artful photo ops and more hands-on fun to delight the senses, including a paint-by-numbers mural, character animation workshops, Disney on Broadway performances featuring Broadway’s brightest stars, and plenty more to explore with the whole family.
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Subject to change, the 2025 concert lineup includes:
- Jan. 17, 19 – 20, 23, 25 & 27 – 28: Patti Murin (Frozen) and John Riddle (Frozen)
- Jan. 18, 21 – 22, 24, 26 & 29 – 30: Caissie Levy (Frozen) and Jelani Remy (The Lion King)
- Jan. 31; Feb. 2 – 3, 6, 8 & 10 – 11: Adam Jacobs (Aladdin) and Josh Strickland (Tarzan)
- Feb. 1, 4 – 5, 7, 9 & 12 – 13: Ashley Brown (Mary Poppins) and Alton Fitzgerald White (The Lion King)
- Feb. 14, 16 – 17, 20 & 23: Michael James Scott (Aladdin) and Kissy Simmons (The Lion King)
- Feb. 15, 18 – 19 & 21 – 22: Rodney Ingram (Aladdin) and Kara Lindsay (Newsies)
- Feb 24: Finale Performance with Michael James Scott (Aladdin), Kissy Simmons (The Lion King), Rodney Ingram (Aladdin) and Kara Lindsay (Newsies)
EPCOT® International Flower & Garden Festival (March 5 – June 2, 2025)
Discover fresh springtime flavors, brilliant floral displays and more fun in bloom at the at the EPCOT® International Flower & Garden Festival, held every spring at Walt Disney World. Savor garden fresh fare from dozens of outdoor marketplaces, then discover how to grow your own health-conscious food at herb gardens throughout the park.
And that’s not all. Immerse yourself in vibrant themed gardens and play spaces, discover whimsical topiary sculptures of your favorite Disney characters, and explore the wonders of nature at new attractions like Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana. Last but not least, the Garden Rocks Concert Series will serve live music from top artists at the America Gardens Theatre, seven days a week.
Subject to change, the spring 2025 concert lineup includes:
- March 7 & 8: Tommy DeCarlo
- March 9 & 10: Air Supply
- 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
- March 30 & 31: Queensrÿche
- April 4 & 5: The Orchestra Starring Former Members of Electric Light Orchestra and ELO Part II
- April 6 & 7: Sugar Ray
- April 11 & 12: Simple Plan
- April 13 & 14: Jo Dee Messina
- April 18 & 19: Mike DelGuidice
- April 20 & 21: A Flock of Seagulls
- April 25 & 26: Taylor Dayne
- April 27 & 28: 98 Degrees
- May 2 – 5: Plain White T’s
- May 9 & 10: Jon Secada
- May 11 & 12: Maverick City Music
- May 16 & 17: The Spinners
- May 18 & 19: The Pointer Sisters
- May 23 & 24: The Outlaws
- May 25 & 26: Don Felder
- May 30 & 31: The Cat Empire
- June 1 & 2: We The Kingdom
Seven Seas Food Festival (Select Dates, Jan. 31 – May 4, 2025)
Dive into an ocean of flavor at the Seven Seas Food Festival at SeaWorld® Orlando, featuring over 190 internationally inspired dishes and delicious beverages, live concerts every weekend, and more celebratory fun for the whole family. Plus, enjoy special live entertainment, dishes and surprises for Mardi Gras, St. Patrick’s Day, Cinco de Mayo and more special events throughout the festival.
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Subject to change, the spring 2025 concert lineup includes:
- Feb. 1: Boys Like Girls
- Feb. 2: Sara Evans
- Feb. 8: Exposé
- Feb. 14: Turnstiles — Billy Joel Tribute
- Feb. 15: Molly Hatchet
- Feb. 16: Absolute Queen Tribute
- Feb. 21: LeCrae
- Feb. 22: Shaggy
- Feb. 28: The Bee Gees Now! Tribute
- March 1: Warrant
- March 7: Starship ft. Mickey Thomas
- March 8: Grupo Mania
- March 9: Greggie and the Jets
- March 15: Jordin Sparks
- March 16: ZZ Top
- March 22: Ace Frehley
- March 23: Luis Fonsi
- March 28: Pop 2000
- March 29: Walker Hayes
- April 4: Gente de Zona
- April 5: Lupe Fiasco and Soulja Boy
- April 11: Michael Ray
- April 12: The Commodores
- April 19: Jeremy Camp
- April 26: Mitchell Tenpenny
- April 27: TBA
- May 2: Skillet
- May 3: Kansas
Stay tuned for additional 2025 concert dates and details as they are announced.
Universal Mardi Gras: International Flavors of Carnaval (Feb. 1 – March 30, 2025)
Celebrate Universal Mardi Gras: International Flavors of Carnaval, an awesome party at Universal Studios Florida inspired by Carnaval celebrations around the world. Sample international cuisine from every corner of the globe as well as sizzling New Orleans favorites available for purchase, then party on with a spectacular parade, beads by the handful and live music. Plus, rock out with concerts from world-renowned talent on the Music Plaza Stage on select weekend dates.
Subject to change, the 2025 concert lineup includes:
- Feb. 1: T-Pain
- Feb. 8: Joe Jonas
- Feb. 15: Kool & The Gang
- Feb. 16: Juanes
- Feb. 22: Scotty McCreery
- March 1: Foster the People
- March 8: Illenium
- March 15: All Time Low
- March 16: Lawrence
- March 21: Coco Jones
- March 22: DJ Pauly D
- March 29: TLC
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Take the party to the next level with the Mardi Gras Float Ride and Dine Experience, where you can hop aboard a dazzling parade float, toss colorful beads, and enjoy a three-course meal from one of eight participating Universal Orlando Resort restaurants.
Map of Spring 2025 Food Festivals
Use this interactive map to track down the spring food festivals coming to Orlando in 2025, including those featured in this blog.
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