Eat to the Beat Performance Schedule Released
The entertainment roster for the 2026 Eat to the Beat Concert Series, a central anchor of the annual EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival, will feature a mix of nostalgic radio mainstays and contemporary performers making their festival debuts.
The nightly concert serieshe concert series runs from August 27 through Nov. 16, 2026, while the broader culinary festival extends through Nov. 21.
Disney Live Entertainment officials confirmed that country artist Lauren Alaina, indie-pop group Fitz and The Tantrums, and blues-rock musician Grace Potter will make their EPCOT debuts this year. They join a roster of returning legacy acts, including R&B vocal group Boyz II Men, pop-rock veterans Hanson, and rock bands The Beach Boys and Yellowcard.
Performances take place three times nightly—at 5:30 p.m., 6:45 p.m., and 8:00 p.m.—at the open-air America Gardens Theatre, located in the World Showcase section of the park in front of the American Advenure.
Just as Disney has been doing, during its festivals, the band lineup includes local Orlando bands mixed in with nationally acclaimed bands.
Complete 2026 “Eat to the Beat” Performance Schedule
August
- Aug. 27: Evolution: Motown
- Aug. 28–31: Hanson
September
- Sept. 1–3: Evolution: Motown
- Sept. 4–5: The War and Treaty (New)
- Sept. 6–7: Yellowcard
- Sept. 8–10: Fly Guys
- Sept. 11–12: Couch (New)
- Sept. 13–14: Fitz and the Tantrums (New)
- Sept. 15–17: Latin Ambition
- Sept. 18–19: MercyMe
- Sept. 20–21: Grupo Manía (New)
- Sept. 22–24: Metro Latino Band
- Sept. 25–27: Element
- Sept. 28–29: New Found Glory
- Sept. 30: Smash Mouth
October
- Oct. 1: Smash Mouth
- Oct. 2–4: Champagne Orchestra
- Oct. 5–6: Rey Ruiz (New)
- Oct. 7–8: Tiffany
- Oct. 9–11: Viva Latina
- Oct. 12–13: The Fray
- Oct. 14–15: STARSHIP featuring Mickey Thomas
- Oct. 16–18: Jaclyn Hayden
- Oct. 19–20: Ben Rector
- Oct. 21–22: Allen Stone (New)
- Oct. 23–25: SoundUp
- Oct. 26–27: Lauren Alaina (New)
- Oct. 28–29: Bowling For Soup
- Oct. 30–31: Southbound
November
- Nov. 1: Southbound
- Nov. 2–3: Boyz II Men
- Nov. 4–5: Big Head Todd and The Monsters (New)
- Nov. 6–8: M-80’s
- Nov. 9–10: Grace Potter (New)
- Nov. 11–12: The Beach Boys
- Nov. 13–16: The Hooligans
Dining Packages
General admission to the concerts is included with standard theme park entry to EPCOT. Seating inside the theater is unreserved and distributed on a first-come, first-served basis for park guests.
To secure guaranteed seating, Disney will open reservations for its Eat to the Beat Concert Series Dining Packages starting July 16. The package pairs a meal at a participating EPCOT restaurant with a voucher for dedicated, reserved seating at one of the concert sets scheduled for that same evening.
