Editing Epcot (section)

== Annual events ==
[[File:Epcot FlowerandGarden 2016 11 (25211946484).jpg|thumb|EPCOT during the annual Flower and Garden Festival]]
EPCOT hosts a number of special events during the year:
*The [[Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival|EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival]], inaugurated in 1994, uses specially-themed floral displays throughout the park, including [[topiary]] sculptures of Disney characters. Each event takes more than a full year to plan and more than 20,000 cast member hours.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mouseinfo.com/forums/wdw-news-info/93587-fun-facts-bloom-across-305-acres-2011-epcot-international-flower-garden-festival.html |title=Mouseinfo.com |access-date=October 4, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006085815/http://www.mouseinfo.com/forums/wdw-news-info/93587-fun-facts-bloom-across-305-acres-2011-epcot-international-flower-garden-festival.html |archive-date=October 6, 2014 }}</ref>
*The [[Epcot International Food & Wine Festival|EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival]], inaugurated in 1995, draws amateur and professional gourmets to sample delicacies from all around the world, including nations that do not have a permanent presence in World Showcase. Celebrity chefs are often on-hand to host the events. In 2008, the festival featured the [[Bocuse d'Or USA]], the American semifinal of the biennial [[Bocuse d'Or]] cooking competition.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features_orlando/2008/07/pretigious-bocu.html |title=Prestigious &#91;sic&#93; Bocuse d'Or competition &#91;sic&#93; to be part of Epcot Food & Wine Festival |first=Scott |last=Joseph |work=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |date=July 17, 2008 |access-date=July 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014033835/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features_orlando/2008/07/pretigious-bocu.html |archive-date=October 14, 2008 }}</ref>
* The EPCOT International Festival of the Arts, inaugurated in 2017, is a festival showcasing visual, culinary, and performing arts. The first annual event took place on weekends from January 13 through February 20, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/11/all-new-epcot-international-festival-of-the-arts-coming-to-walt-disney-world-in-january-2017/ |title=All-New Epcot International Festival of the Arts Coming to Walt Disney World Resort in January 2017 |last=Lim |first=Victoria |date=November 21, 2016 |website=Walt Disney World Resort Blog |publisher=The Walt Disney Company |access-date=November 30, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201091306/https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/11/all-new-epcot-international-festival-of-the-arts-coming-to-walt-disney-world-in-january-2017/ |archive-date=December 1, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bevil |first=Dewayne |date=November 21, 2016 |title=Disney: New Epcot arts show will start in January |url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/theme-park-rangers-blog/os-disney-epcot-art-show-20161121-story.html |newspaper=Orlando Sentinel |access-date=January 30, 2016 }}</ref>
*The EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays (previously known as Epcot Holidays Around the World from 1996 to 2016), inaugurated in 2017, is the park's annual holiday celebration. The World Showcase pavilions feature storytellers describing their nation's holiday traditions, and three nightly performances of the [[Candlelight Processional (Disney Parks)|Candlelight Processional]] featuring an auditioned mass choir and a celebrity guest narrating the story of Christmas. Kiosks throughout the World Showcase feature holiday dishes. On [[New Year's Eve]], the park offers a variety of additional entertainment including live DJ dance areas throughout the park.