Theme Park Food Events & Festivals
Hey Foodie Fam! ✨ If you’re anything like me, you know theme parks aren’t just about roller coasters; they’re about filling your face with amazing food too. Nom, nom, nom.
That’s why I’m beyond excited to spill the beans about the Events & Festivals page – a foodie fiesta through celebrations, yummy delights, and food-exclusive shindigs!
If you have never been to one of these festivals, I recommend you check out this guide before proceeding: Your Straightforward Guide to Theme Park Food and Wine Festivals. It runs through the general gist of festivals, what to expect, the different kinds, and then you can come here to find out the schedule of current and next-month events. As such …
This is a links-heavy page.
The Pulse of Theme Park Bites
At Theme Park Bites, we’re all about the foodie vibes in theme parks. Events and festivals add that extra spice to my favorite parks, making each visit extra special. This page is where I spill the tea on the tasty journey through these culinary celebrations.
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Current Theme Park Festivals in 2024
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay → Bourbon & BBQ, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, July 19 – September 2
Busch Gardens Williamsburg → Bier Fest, Fridays to Sundays, August 16 – September 2
Disney’s California Adventure → Plaza de la Familia, August 23 – November 2
Disneyland Park → Oogie Boogie Bash, August 23 – October 31 on select nights
EPCOT → EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival, August 29 – November 18
Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari → Kids World, Saturdays and Sundays, August 17 – September 14
Knott’s Berry Farm → Summer at Knott’s / Ghost Town Alive! / Knott’s Summer Nights, June 14 – September 2
Magic Kingdom → Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, August 9 – October 31 on select nights
Sesame Place Philadelphia → Summer Splash, June 17 – September 8
Sesame Place San Diego → Sesame Summer Splash, May 24 – September 2
Silver Dollar City → Southern Gospel Picnic, August 22 – September 2
Six Flags Frontier City → Oktoberfest Food Festival, August 24 – September 8
Universal Studios → Halloween Horror Nights, August 30 – November 3 on select nights
Upcoming Theme Park Festivals in 2024
Theme Park Halloween Events (link below)
Diggerland → Diggerfest Fall Festival, Saturdays and Sundays, September 28 – December 1
Dollywood → Harvest Festival, September 9 – October 28
Silver Dollar City → Harvest Festival, September 13 – October 26
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom → Oktoberfest, September 14 – November 3
Six Flags Fiesta Texas → Oktoberfest Food Festival, September 7 – October 27
Six Flags Great America → Oktoberfest, September 14 – November 3
Six Flags Magic Mountain → Oktoberfest Food Festival, September 7- November 3
Six Flags New England → Oktoberfest, Saturdays & Sundays, September 7 – October 27
Six Flags Over Texas → Oktoberfest Food Festival, September 14, 21, 29
Wild Adventures → Great Pumpkin LumiNights, September 20 – October 27
Existing Menus, Pricing, and Food Reviews
Thankfully, there’s a whole buffet of experiences waiting for you already. We’ve already kicked off the feast with a couple of posts that dive into the deliciousness of some remarkable food-exclusive (and some adjacent) events and festivals.
Hopefully these posts show you a little bit of the magic of theme park foods:
Holiday-Centric
Complete List of Theme Park Halloween Events Across the US (2024) → An exhaustive list of Halloween-specific events located within the United States
Ultimate Guide to US Theme Park Holiday Events (2024) → A labor of love (this took forever, holy smokes) of all Christmas/Holiday-specific events located within the United States
The Complete List of Theme Park Festivals (2024) → Looking for an overview of festivals in the USA? This is your article.
SEAWORLD ORLANDO
A Foodie Guide to SeaWorld Orlando’s Howl-O-Scream (2024): Full Menu, Prices, Overview (prices coming soon)
Universal Studios: Orlando
Food Guide to Universal Orlando’s Mardi Gras International Flavors of Carnaval (2024): Full Menu, Prices, Overview
→ Food Review UO Mardi Gras (Completed Apr 2024)
Food Guide to Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights (2024): Full Menu, Prices, Overview
→ Food Review UO HHN (coming soon)
Walt Disney World, Epcot
Food Guide to EPCOT’s International Festival of the Arts (2024): Full Menu, Prices, Overview
→ Food Review EPCOT Festival of the Arts (Completed Apr 2024)
Food Guide to EPCOT’s Flower and Garden Festival (2024): Full Menu, Prices, Overview
→ Food Review EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival (Completed May 2024)
Food Guide to EPCOT’s Food and Wine Festival (2024): Full Menu, Overview
2024 EPCOT Food and Wine Menu Prices
→ Food Review EPCOT F&W (coming soon)
WALT DISNEY WORLD, MAGIC KINGDOM
Food Guide to Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party (2024): Full Menu, Prices, Overview
→ Food Review MNSSHP (coming soon)
WALT DISNEY WORLD, HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS
A Foodie Guide to Jollywood Nights (2024): Full Menu, Overview (menu coming soon)
If you’re hungry for more, I suggest reading through and finding what festivals are right in your backyard and eating through the parks (especially the food reviews on our site)!
And if you haven’t as of yet, please follow us on our other social media channels (YouTube, Instagram & Tik Tok – @themeparkbites) to stay up to date on food reviews, updates, and all that good stuff. Thank you for allowing us to be your tasty theme park companion!