One of the most popular festivals at California Adventure is the Food and Wine Festival. This festival includes food booths and various other food offerings around the park as well as entertainment, experiences, special attractions, and more. This year, the Food and Wine Festival will be happening from March 6 through April 27, 2026. So let’s get into what you can expect from this festival in DCA.
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How to experience it
The Food and Wine Festival is included in your theme park admission and is not a separate cost, but you do need to make your theme park reservations for California Adventure, or you can also experience it with a park hopper ticket. Disneyland park does not have any offerings for the Food and Wine festival. You do not need to pay extra or book anything extra to enjoy most of the experiences that the festival includes.
What does it include
Food & Wine Festival Marketplaces
Like many with many other festivals like the Festival of Holidays or Lunar New Year, the Food & Wine Festival brings a number of food booths to the marketplace that guests can enjoy. These booths are located throughout California Adventure and each food booth can be enjoyed at guests own leisure by going up and ordering directly from the individual food booth, or there is also the option to purchase a Sip and Savor Pass.
If you are not familiar with the Sip and Savor passes, this is an optional purchase that is one bulk amount up front for four or eight “tabs” to use at the food booths. Guests will take their scannable sip and savor pass to the booth they would like to redeem for select bites and non alcoholic beverages at participating locations like the festival marketplace food booths and select dining locations around the park.
All of your Sip and Savor tabs do not have to be used at once and can be used throughout the duration of the Food and Wine Festival which ends April 27, 2026. If you are wanting to try several items in the same day, you have the option to order all of your sip and savor items at one food booth and then just take your receipt to the participating food booth to pick up you food without needing to wait in line to order! This is a great way to try lots of different items from the food booths without having to wait in multiple line. Purchasing a sip and savor pass is completely optional and you do not need one to enjoy the food at the food booths, but if you would like to get one, you can purchase sip and savor passes at the following locations:
Food & Wine Festival Sip and Savor Pass Locations
• Elias & Co.
• Festival Gifts
• Festive Food Marketplace
• Julius Katz & Sons
• Seaside Souveniers
•Sip and Savor Cart
Now that we’ve covered how to enjoy the food booths at the Food and Wine Festival, let’s get into all the yummy options that you can enjoy! You can find special food offerings at all 8 of the marketplace food booths as well as several dining locations throughout DCA, the Pixar Place Hotel, and a few options in Downtown Disney. And to make it easier to keep track of them all, I have created a FREE printable foodie guide that you can print off and take with you to keep track of everything the festival has to offer as well as what items you have tried! Find that printable list below:
Bookable Festival Experiences
The DCA Food and Wine Festival does have a bookable experience you can try, those can be booked on the Disneyland website from the Food and Wine festival page.
During these weekends, talented local and visiting chefs will also be serving up culinary tips as they whip up delicious dishes during complimentary culinary demonstrations over at the Hollywood Backlot Stage (no reservations required).”
Soarin’ Over California Returns
As always, Soarin’ Over California will be back for the food & wine festival, nu this year it will be available even longer! You can experience it now through July 1st!
Paradise Gardens Entertainment
Head to the Paradise Gardens park for live music at the Palisades Stage and Paradise Garden Bandstand. You can also find the Jammin’ Chefs and watch as they combine pots, pans and different beats , and you may even see Clarabelle Cow, Daisy Duck and Chip ‘n’ Dale as they join in on the fun.
Meet Chef Goofy
While you’re in the Hollywood Backlot area, make sure you stop by and meet Chef Goofy, who’s all dressed up just for the Food and Wine Festival!
Book your trip today!
If you are wanting to experience the DCA Food & Wine Festival for yourself, make sure you book your trip between March 6 through April 27, 2026! You can click here to book your trip with my travel partners Get Away Today and make sure you use code RAMBLING10 to receive a discount off of your 2+ ticket/2+ night hotel stay package or if you aren’t sure where to start, give them a call at 855-GET-AWAY and tell them The Rambling Introvert sent you to receive the best deals and receive the help of an expert travel agent to book your trip!
[…] • The Food and Wine Festival kicks off on February 28th in DCA. This event is included with your theme park admission, and if you’re a fan of the original Soarin’ Over California, it will be returning for the duration of the festival. To learn more about the Food and Wine Festival and get a FREE printable foodie guide, head over here. […]