Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival

The Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival is a food and drink festival that takes place each spring in Disney California Adventure in the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. The festival includes a number of themed kiosks, each featuring food and beverages from a particular aspect of California cuisine. Other offerings include wine and beer tastings, seminars, and cooking demonstrations. This event was inspired by the similar but much larger Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. This festival was held annual from 2006 through 2010, and was cancelled in 2011 when Disney California Adventure began a period of major construction. The event returned in the spring of 2016. In 2020, the festival ended abruptly amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival
Statusactive
GenreFood and drink festival
Begins5 March 2021
Ends25 April 2021
FrequencyAnnually
VenueDisney California Adventure
Location(s)Anaheim, California
CountryUnited States
Years active2006-2010, since 2016
Inaugurated2006
ActivityWine, Food Tasting, Social Events

History

The festival took place annually from 2006 through 2010, and then went on hiatus when the park went under major construction.[1] The festival returned in the spring of 2016.[2][3][4][5]

2006

The inaugural event featured two food service kiosks with 12 food offerings, each offering wine pairings and beer samples as well. The Golden Vine Winery patio hosted culinary demonstrations, wine, beer, and spirits seminars, guest sommelier education, a wine shop, and event merchandise shop.[6]

The festival marketplaces included Bountiful Valley Farmers Market and Lucky Fortune Cookery.

2016

The revamped 2016 edition of the festival ran from April 1, 2016 through May 1, 2016 on weekends and featured eight Festival Marketplace kiosks situated along the Disney California Adventure parade route. Beverage seminars and demonstrations by celebrity chefs could be attended for an additional cost. The eight themed booths serving California-inspired cuisine included By the Bay, The Brewhouse, The Farm, Gold Rush, LAstyle, The Vineyard, Viva Fresca!, and Wine Country.

2020

2020 began on 28 February, but on 13 March, it ended early caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival will return in 2021.

See also

Epcot International Food & Wine Festival

References
  1. MacDonald, Brandy (2010-11-04). "Construction forces Disney California Adventure to cancel annual food festival". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  2. MacDonald, Brandy (2016-04-04). "Food fest returns to Disney California Adventure with pricey VIP offerings". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
  3. Luna, Nancy (2016-03-28). "Disney's Food and Wine Festival returns". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  4. Luna, Nancy (2016-04-05). "Wine and food take center stage at Disney California Adventure festival". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  5. Luna, Nancy (2016-02-16). "Disney food and wine festival returns in April: 12 things we hope to see". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  6. Vincent-Phoenix, Adrienne (2006-05-02). "Disneyland Park Update". Mouseplanet. Mouseplanet. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
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