Plant‑based street bites go mainstream
Plant‑based street food is popping up at major festivals—EPCOT’s Flower & Garden Festival is promoting a ‘Garden Graze’ with five must‑try plant‑based bites, and Birmingham’s New Street Eats festival is back with dates across 2026 featuring plant‑based vendors. Good intel if you travel for food and want the best vegan street‑style options at big events. (disneyparksblog.com) (centralbid.co.uk)
EPCOT’s Flower & Garden Festival runs March 4–June 1, 2026, and the Garden Graze food-stroll lets guests purchase any five of the qualifying plant‑based menu items, collect passport stamps at each purchase, and redeem the completed passport at Pineapple Promenade. (disneyworld.disney.go.com) This year’s Garden Graze completer prize is a vanilla soft‑serve and pineapple DOLE Whip swirl served in a collectible Garden Graze cup, with multiple outlets reporting the treat is handed at the Pineapple Promenade and may include a small packet of wildflower seeds. (mickeyblog.com) Disney’s official Garden Graze list contains nine plant‑based items and marks each eligible dish in the Festival Passport; cast members stamp the passport at checkout and guests are allowed to repeat items with each purchase counting toward the five‑stamp total. (disneyparksblog.com) New Street Eats in Birmingham is being staged as multiple four‑day city‑centre editions across 2026 — organiser LSD Promotions has announced spring and summer slots such as March 26–29, May 14–17, June 25–28 and July 30–August 2 — along New Street between Grand Central, New Street Station and the Bullring. (lsdpromotions.com) Promotional materials and vendor lineups for New Street Eats name traders such as Greek Escape, which advertises vegetarian and vegan pita options (falafel and explicit vegan choices), providing concrete examples of plant‑based stalls on the roster. (tiktok.com)
