CONFIRMED: EPCOT's Exclusive Nightmare Before Christmas Festival of the Arts Addition Is HERE!

It’s on! The EPCOT Festival of the Arts started on January 17th and is still going strong.

2025 EPCOT Festival of the Arts

Now, we’ve been at the festival, checking out the entertainment AND the food (and you can read ALL our food booth reviews here), but there’s something we’ve been looking out for ever since we learned about it: a new Nightmare Before Christmas souvenir that EVERY Nightmare Before Christmas fan is going to want to get their hands on. Well, we’ve got some good news: that Nightmare Before Christmas artwork has arrived at the festival!

Before the festival, we had an opportunity to talk to Disney Merchandise Manager Aaron Babcock who told us about a new piece of Nightmare Before Christmas artwork by Darren Wilson coming to the EPCOT Festival of the Arts. This is the first time in 15 years that Nightmare Before Christmas has been included in the festival, so it’s a BIG deal. Not to mention, Wilson is a popular artist. Well, we got a chance to meet Darren, who is showcasing the new piece at the festival.

Darren Wilson

Here’s a look at the piece. It’s GORGEOUS. It features all your favorite Nightmare Before Christmas characters, including Jack, Sally, Zero, Oogie Boogie, Sally’s cat (a very important character, in our opinion), and Lock, Shock, and Barrel.

Wilson with his Nightmare Before Christmas piece

If you’d like to grab a print of this piece and want to get it signed by the artist, February 9th is Wilson’s last day at the festival. However, you’ll be able to pick up the piece until the end of the festival on February 24th. We think this piece might be SUPER popular, so you’ll want to get your hands on it fast.

Stay tuned to DFB for more.

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