The 2024 Food & Wine Festival returns to Disney California Adventure with a lineup of California-centric food, beer and wine, celebrity chefs and Disney characters dressed in their best foodie attire.
The runs March 1 through April 22 with local, celebrity and Disney chefs offering cooking tips during culinary demonstrations, tasting seminars and signature events.
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Festival Booths
The 2024 Food & Wine Fest returns with 10 festival marketplace booths offering small plates highlighting California-grown ingredients. The lineup of festival booths includes:
- California Craft Brews
- Cluck-A-Doodle-Moo
- D-Lish
- Earth Eats
- Garlic Kissed
- Golden Dreams
- LA Style
- Nuts About Cheese
- Peppers Cali-Ente
- Uncork California
The number of festival marketplace booths drops from 12 to 10 this year with the new Earth Eats booth joining the lineup. Retiring festival booths for 2024 include Avocado Time, Berry Patch and I Heart Artichokes.
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DCA Restaurants
Disney California Adventure restaurants, eateries and food stands offering Food & Wine festival items include:
- Award Wieners
- Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta
- Clarabelle’s Hand-Scooped Ice Cream
- Cocina Cucamonga Mexican Grill
- Hollywood Lounge
- Lamplight Lounge
- Mendocino Terrace
- Pym Tasting Lab
- Paradise Beer Garden
- Paradise Garden Grill
- Smokejumpers Grill
- Sonoma Terrace
- Studio Catering Co.
Downtown Disney
Restaurants and eateries in the outdoor shopping mall next to Disneyland participating in the Food & Wine Fest include:
- Ballast Point Brewing Co.
- Black Tap Craft Burgers & Shakes
- Jazz Kitchen Coastal Grill
- Naples Ristorante
- Salt & Straw
- Splitsville Luxury Lanes
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Sip & Savor Cards
Food & Wine Fest Sip and Savor passes are back again this year that allow visitors to purchase a prepaid card with eight credits good for individual items at food and beverage stands throughout the event.
Disney has not yet released prices for the Sip & Savor cards, but last year they cost $59 with a $5 discount for Magic Key annual passholders.
This year, the Sip & Savor cards will employ QR codes rather than tear off tabs.
Soarin’ Over California
Fans of the classic Soarin’ Over California will get another chance to hang glide over Napa Valley, Monterey Bay and Redwood Creek when the classic version of the flight simulator ride returns during the food fest.
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Signature & Premium Events
Disney offers a series of culinary experiences costing between $150 and $350 during the Food & Wine Fest that must be booked in advance.
The Trader Sam’s Tiki Mixology Seminars at the Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar on the grounds of the Disneyland Hotel offers lessons in making tropical co*cktails. The mixology seminars include tray-passed hors d’oeuvres and attendees go home with souvenir tiki mug. The $159 events will be held three times a day on March 11 and 25 and April 8 and 22.
The Carthay Circle Winemaker Receptions at DCA’s Carthay Circle restaurant feature a selection of wine paired with appetizers. Each of the $175 events run from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The featured wineries include:
- Baja Wine — March 15
- Lombardi Wines — March 29
- Flora Springs Napa Valley Family Estate — April 12
The Gastronomic Journey at Napa Rose signature event in Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa pairs a five-course tasting menu with wines from Peter Michael Winery. The evening begins with a reception featuring sparkling wine, passed hors d’oeuvres and live jazz music. The meal includes courses themed to Shells, Fins, Feather, Fur and a Dessert Finale. The sol- out $350 event on April 11 runs from 5:45 to 9 p.m.
The Walk on the Silverado Trail signature event in the Hearthstone Lounge at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa features a selection of wines from the Silverado Trail paired with food. Wineries scheduled to participate include ZD, Duckhorn, Laurent-Perrier, Heitz Cellar, Darioush, Robert Mondavi, Black Stallion, Clos Du Val, Stag’s Leap, EnRoute, Far Niente and Nickel & Nickel. The $250 event on April 19 runs from 2 to 5 p.m.
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Tasting Seminars
The Tasting Seminars featuring California wines, craft beers and house-made co*cktails take place at the Sonoma Terrace at DCA’s Golden Vine Winery. Reservations are required for each of the $25 events.
Wine Seminars
Each of the 45-minute events start at 4 p.m.
- Avensole Winery – March 1, 2 and 3
- Kobler Estate Winery – March 8, 9 and 10
- Baja Wine – March 15, 16 and 17
- Serres Ranch Wine – March 22, 23 and 24
- Lombardi Wines – March 29, 30 and 31
- Chenoweth Wines – April 5, 6 and 7
- Flora Springs Winery & Vineyards – April 12, 13 and 14
- Brown Estate – April 19, 20 and 21
Wine Pairing Seminars
- Wine with Ethel M Chocolate – April 20 and 21 at Noon
Craft beer tasting seminars
Each of the 45-minute events start at 12:45 p.m.
- Crowns & Hops Brewing Co. – March 9 and 10
- Ballast Point Brewing Co. – March 16 and 17
- Brewheim – March 23 and 24
- Stone Brewing – March 30 and 31
- Unsung Brewing Co. – April 6 and 7
- Pizza Port Brewing Co. – April 13 and 14
Michelada Tasting Seminars
Each of the 45-minute events start at 12:45 p.m.
- Guelaguetza – March 2 and 3
Mixology Seminars
Each of the 45-minute events start at 2 p.m.
- Carthay Circle Restaurant – March 1, 2 and 3
- Lamplight Lounge – March 8, 9 and 10
- Blind Rabbit – March 15, 16 and 17
- Hollywood Lounge – March 22, 23 and 24
- Truly LA – March 29, 30 and 31
- Oga’s Cantina – April 5, 6 and 7
- Kuduowl – April 12, 13 and 14
- Drink Masters – April 19, 20 and 21
Culinary Demonstrations
During past festivals, Disney has offered free culinary demonstrations on a first-come, first-served basis.
Last year’s event included Alice’s Wonderland Bakery Unbirthday Party cupcake decorating experience at the Hollywood Backlot Stage in Hollywood Land as well as 30-minute step-by-step cooking lessons focusing on a single recipe and culinary demonstrations by local, celebrity and Disney chefs.
Disneyland has not yet announced the lineup of free culinary demonstrations for the 2024 Food & Wine Festival.
