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This Year we decided to do the Epcot Flower and Garden Festival Section a little different. We wanted to bring the Festival to you with larger and brighter photos. So here are some of our favorite scenes from the festival and we hope that you can see this in person as we understand that photo's just do not do the Festival justice.

Festival Highlights

Experience the best of the fest by enjoying the Festival Highlights that are not to be missed! From garden tips to fun-filled trips, there are "scent-sational" delights that are not to be missed at the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival!

Backyard Garden Party - Presented by The Home Depot
Celebrate spring by transforming your backyard into a showplace for outdoor entertaining. The Home Depot shows Guests how to create the ultimate kid's birthday, luau and wedding parties.

Crazy Over Daisy
Donald and Daisy come to "life" in topiary and navigate the tunnel of love.

Tricks of the Trade
From topiary to hanging baskets, learn the tricks of the trade from Disney's own horticulture crew.

Sculpture Garden
Enjoy beautiful works of art on loan from some of Florida's most prestigious collections in our gracious garden setting.

Water Garden Wonders
Gather cool concepts for water gardens that add a "splash" of creativity to your landscape.

Fragrance Garden at France Pavilion
Let your senses take over as you experience the pleasure of this captivating garden, featuring the radiant and sensual fragrances of Guerlain. Explore the "love story" between plants, fragrance and perfume.

Penjing (Chinese Bonsai)
This unique art form of dwarf trees is an ancient technique that predates its Japanese counterpart by hundreds of years.

Italian Container Gardens at Italy Pavilion
Feast your eyes on bouquets of blooms as they tumble down the side of classic Italian containers. Collect planting ideas on how to combine colorful flowers, textured foliage and beautiful pots for dramatic results.

Shishi-odoshi (Clacker Garden) at Japan Pavilion
Hear how water and bamboo transform into a musical experience in this kinetic garden.

Bonsai Collection at Japan Pavilion
Discover the ancient art of bonsai showcased throughout the serene Japan garden.

WaterFULL World
Explore this unique garden and discover how water conservation helps us in our everyday lives. New this year – a fun kid's playground!

Behind the Seeds Greenhouse Tour
Take the entire family on a backstage tour of The Land greenhouses and fish farm. Get up-close and personal with gigantic fruits, good bugs, fish and alligators! Do the herb-and-spice challenge, taste-test a greenhouse-grown vegetable and sprout a seed in your pocket. Bring your camera and take home ideas for growing your own food at home! Please call ( 407) WDW-TOUR (939-8687) for reservations or visit the Tour Desk inside The Land Pavilion for same day sign-ups. Guests 3 - 9 $10.00; 10 and up $12.00.

Flower Power Concert Series

Relax under the stars and groove to your favorite music from the '60s and '70s. Turn back the clock while you groove and rock at the Flower Power Concert Series. Feel the vibes of some of the biggest names in music from the 60's and 70's under the skies of the open-air America Gardens Theater at Epcot Park. Three shows nightly at 5:45 p.m., 7:00 p.m. and 8:15 p.m.

Schedule of Performers:

Fun for Families

Gardening isn't just grown-ups. Stop by to participate in fun family activities sure to tickle your pixies. Fun activities abound for kids and their parents at the Festival. Bask in butterflies, help ladybugs "fly away home," and explore Tinker Bell's Fairy Garden. Who knew learning could be so much fun.

Growing Future Gardeners – New this year!
Visit unique gardens where families can garden and grow together — and get inspired to create your own family garden at home.

Minnie's Magnificent Butterfly Garden
See hundreds of butterflies in a screened, walk-through enclosure and a fascinating live exhibit showing how caterpillars form a chrysalis and emerge as butterflies.

Ladybug Release
Kids can join in the fun of releasing these beneficial bugs everyday at the festival. Find out how these bugs help keep our festival plants healthy.

Tinker Bell's Fairy Garden
Guests ages 2 – 5 will delight in exploring a Fairyland where pixies frolic and woodland creatures play.

Disney Stamp Release

Come see famous Disney sweethearts celebrated in stamps. Stamps so romantic, they inspired the theme of this year's Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival.

This year's festival theme was inspired by the release of "Romance," the third and final series of "The Art of Disney: Romance Commemorative Stamp Series" stamps produced by the U.S. Postal Service. On the first day of the festival, April 21, the stamps will be officially released. Guests can purchase the four stamps in multi-stamp sheets at Epcot.

The four stamps are:

• Mickey and Minnie

• Belle and Beast

• Lady and the Tramp

• Cinderella and Prince Charming

April 21st is a big day for stamp collectors because the “first day cover,” which is a commemorative envelope with the stamp canceled on the day it was issued, is available for purchase.

The first two U.S. stamp sets featuring Disney characters, "Friendship" and "Celebration", were issued at Disneyland Park. This year, Epcot is the official First Day of Issue site.

Themed Weekends

Enhance your trip to the Flower & Garden Festival by joining us during our Themed Weekends - packed with guest speakers, amazing hands-on experiences and entertaining activities for kids.

Mother's Day Weekend Brunch

Feast among the flowers with Mom during our popular Mother's Day Weekend Brunch. 

Treat your mother to a day of delicious food, flowers and fun, highlighted by our magnificent Mother's Day Weekend Brunch. Mark your calendar for May 14 to enjoy a lavish buffet at World Showplace. Mother's Day Brunch is a cherished Epcot tradition. Space is limited and fills up quickly. So call (407) WDW-DINE(939-3463) early to make your reservation.

• Assorted Breakfast Breads and Pastries

• Breakfast Station:
  Omelets and Eggs Prepared to Order
  Hickory Smoked Bacon and Link Sausage

• Lunch Station:
  Carved Garlic & Spiced Crusted Beef with Caramelized Onion Mashed Potatoes & Natural Demi Glaze

• Assorted Salads and Vegetables

• Pasta Station

• Dessert Station

• Children's buffet will be available featuring traditional children's favorites

• Beverages:
  Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee, Tea, Soft Drinks, Assorted Juices and Milk

($44.99 for guests 10 & up and $19.99 for guests 3-9; plus tax, gratuity included.)

Times:
May 14th - 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Menu Subject to change without notice.

Festival Center Programs

Stop and smell the roses — and then give your other senses a workout with some fantastic Festival Center programs for the entire family.

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