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EPCOT Food & Wine Festival Entrance Decor Arrives Before Aug. 27 Opening

Travel-themed entrance decor is in place at EPCOT ahead of the festival's Aug. 27 start.

Official 2026 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival artwork with travel stickers and Aug. 27 to Nov. 21 dates
Image Credit: Disney Parks Blog

Travel-themed entrance decor for the 2026 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival was in place by Aug. 24, three days before the event opens.

A BlogMickey on-site post published Aug. 24 shows the display built around sticker-style graphics from the festival's 30-year history, with passport-like references to food and wine destinations.

A Travel Theme Marks the Festival's 30th Year

The artwork uses a collection of country and destination stickers around the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival logo. The visual language matches the event's global-marketplace format, which brings food and drinks inspired by countries and cultures around the park.

The festival began in 1996, giving the 2026 edition its 30th-year marker. The current artwork and entrance display extend that anniversary reference into the park's arrival experience.

Disney's EPCOT Festival Opens on Aug. 27

The festival runs from Aug. 27 through Nov. 21, 2026, and is included with valid EPCOT admission. Global marketplaces, Eat to the Beat concerts, Remy's Ratatouille Hide & Squeak and festival merchandise are among the 2026 offerings.

The entrance decor is an arrival detail rather than a new operating rule or attraction announcement. Disney can change displays and merchandise during the festival.

See the CrowdLevels EPCOT Food & Wine Festival guide for marketplace openings, menus, concert dates and planning details.

Reporting and context: BlogMickey's original Aug. 24 on-site post, Disney Parks Blog's 2026 festival announcement and Disney's EPCOT event listing.

Hero image: Disney Parks Blog.

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