One of Walt Disney World‘s most popular events is underway: the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival. In addition to dozens of exclusive menu items only available during this event, another highlight of the festival is a free concert series. Disney shared additional news about the concerts following the lineup reveal.
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Eat to the Beat Concert Series
The EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival kicked off on August 27 and continues through November 21, 2026. Guests can enjoy special menus at Festival Marketplace booths throughout the park and attend free concerts as part of the Eat to the Beat Concert Series.
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Concerts take place in the outdoor American Gardens Amphitheatre at the back of the park. Each performance date, the visiting music group performs at 5:30 PM, 6:45 PM, and 8:00 PM.
The visiting musicians represent a wide range of genres, including pop-punk, R&B, classic rock & roll, Christian, and alternative rock. Disney previously announced the concert lineup, listed in full below, which includes returning festival favorites like Smash Mouth and newcomers like Grace Potter.
The Beach Boys will return to this year’s Eat to the Beat Concert Series with a special guest. Just announced, John Stamos will join The Beach Boys during the band’s EPCOT Food & Wine Festival concert appearance on November 11 and 12, 2026.
Stamos has occasionally performed with The Beach Boys for decades, including at last year’s EPCOT Food & Wine Festival. The Full House actor is an avid Disney fan and can be seen as a special guest in the preshow videos for Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Stamos appeared at the grand opening event for the ride in May 2026, pictured above.
Laughing Place reported the news, which was announced during a special panel on a Disney Vacation Club cruise. See all the concert dates and artists below.
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All Concert Dates and Artists
Here’s the full lineup of artists performing at the Eat to the Beat Concert Series during the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival 2026 for the remaining dates of the event.
- September 1-3: Evolution: Motown
- September 4 & 5: The War and Treaty (NEW)
- September 6 & 7: Yellowcard
- September 8-10: Fly Guys
- September 11 & 12: Couch (NEW)
- September 13 & 14: Fitz and the Tantrums (NEW)
- September 15-17: Latin Ambition
- September 18 & 19: MercyMe
- September 20 & 21: Grupo Manía (NEW)
- September 22-24: Metro Latino Band
- September 25-27: Element
- September 28 & 29: New Found Glory
- September 30 & October 1: Smash Mouth
- October 2-4: Champagne Orchestra
- October 5 & 6: Rey Ruiz (NEW)
- October 7 & 8: Tiffany
- October 9-11: Viva Latina
- October 12 & 13: The Fray
- October 14 & 15: STARSHIP featuring Mickey Thomas
- October 16-18: Jaclyn Hayden
- October 19 & 20: Ben Rector
- October 21 & 22: Allen Stone (NEW)
- October 23-25: SoundUp
- October 26 & 27: Lauren Alaina (NEW)
- October 28 & 29: Bowling For Soup
- October 30 – November 1: Southbound
- November 2 & 3: Boyz II Men
- November 4 & 5: Big Head Todd and The Monsters (NEW)
- November 6-8: M-80’s
- November 9 & 10: Grace Potter (NEW)
- November 11 & 12: The Beach Boys featuring John Stamos
- November 13-16: The Hooligans
Dining Packages and EPCOT Food & Wine Planning
Disney offers dining packages that pair a meal at an EPCOT restaurant with reserved seating for that day’s Eat to the Beat Concert. Purchasing a dining package is the only way to guarantee a seat at the concert. All other guests must wait in the standby line for first-come, first-served seating.
See the full lineup with pricing of EPCOT restaurants participating in dining packages for the Eat to the Beast Concert Series.
Throughout EPCOT during the International Food & Wine Festival, guests will find a plethora of limited-time Festival Marketplace food booths set up just for the event. See the full list of all Festival Marketplaces and their menus.
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