Disney World hosts several different festivals and seasonal offerings throughout the year. Across the theme parks and the Disney World resort hotels, enough special events are happening that odds are one will overlap with your upcoming Disney trip.
Dates and tickets have just been released for one of these events happening later this year. Keep reading to find out when and where you can experience this festival! At Mickey Visit, we cover the latest Disney news, like the new Disneyland popcorn buckets for March and new changes for Disney Cruise Line’s newest ship.
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Swan and Dolphin Food & Wine Classic 2026
Food & Wine Classic will be returning this fall to the Swan & Dolphin, a Marriott property. It is a popular non-Disney-owned hotel option for visitors who want to enjoy a premium experience and several key Disney perks. The resort is located between EPCOT and Hollywood Studios, with complimentary transportation available to all Disney World Resort locations.
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The Food & Wine Classic will be held on November 20 and 21, running from 5 pm to 9 pm on those nights. Tickets are currently available for purchase. Including fees and taxes, tickets for either night cost $234.90 per person. However, if you will be present for both nights, there is a bundle discount where you can purchase tickets for both nights for 10% off.
Guests who attend the Food & Wine Classic are eligible for room discounts at the Swan and Dolphin resort up to four days prior to the event, and up to four days after the event. In order to receive this discount, guests have to show proof of purchase for Food & Wine Classic tickets.
As the name would suggest, the Food & Wine Classic is a special event that features exclusive menus from award-winning restaurants and beverages from around the world, as well as live entertainment. With the purchase of a ticket, you can enjoy all of the food selections. Many restaurantshave different food offerings each night, so that bundle discount will come in handy if you want to try everything this event has to offer!
This festival will be located on the causeway between the Swan Hotel and the Dolphin Hotel, rain or shine. It also features live entertainment, fireworks, and seminars on top of the food choices. New celebrity chef experiences are joining the lineup this year, featuring the Chef Todd English Experience and the Chef Michael Mina Experience.
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Despite the similar names, this event is not the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival, which we anticipate beginning sometime in August this year. Specific dates and details have yet to be released for that festival, but be sure to check back at Mickey Visit for more information about EPCOT’s version of the festival as the summer draws closer! The festival, hosted in EPCOT, features a variety of Global Marketplaces across the park, the popular Eat to the Beat concert series, and more special seasonal offerings.
In the future, the Swan and Dolphin resort will also host tasting events, but the date and ticket information have not been revealed quite yet.
If you like gourmet food and a wide range of wines, then be sure to check out the Food & Wine Classic at Swan and Dolphin!
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