The EPCOT Food and Wine Festival is returning to Walt Disney World in 2026! And, just like last year, there’s a limited time to enjoy it. This year, the festival will start in the fall, running from August 27th to November 21st, 2026. Luckily, that’s still plenty of time to taste all the international eats and drinks, and enjoy the concerts, scavenger hunts, and more!

Like the other three annual festivals in EPCOT, the highlight is the Global Marketplaces (a.k.a. food booths) situated all around World Showcase serving up eats and drinks you can only get for a limited time. Plus, there’s so much more to keep you busy between bites. So, we’re bringing you a complete guide to everything you can see, do, and EAT this year at the EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival!

What is EPCOT Food and Wine Festival?

The EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival is one of four seasonal festivals held in EPCOT every fall at Disney World. Each festival has its own unique focus, and this one is all about the unique eats and drinks from around the world! During the three months that the festival is available in the park, you can explore 35 different themed food booths featuring classic and mouth-watering eats and drinks across 6 continents.

Between all the eating and drinking you’ll be doing, there are other activities to explore, including not one, but TWO, scavenger hunts, a food challenge with a tasty prize, exclusive merchandise, and a concert series featuring local bands.

What are the Dates for the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival in 2026?

The 2026 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival will take place from August 27th to November 21st, 2026, giving you 90 days to enjoy all the eats, drinks, and entertainment.

How Long is the Food and Wine Festival at EPCOT?

The EPCOT Food and Wine Festival will be available for approximately 90 days this fall. Note that this is shorter than previous years when the festival started in the summer so be sure to plan accordingly!

What’s New at the 2026 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival

2026’s Food & Wine Festival is PACKED with new things to eat, drink, and see! This year, Disney has announced that the Eat to the Beat Concert Series will feature new performing acts, new photo ops, and an entirely new cheese exhibit! Who doesn’t love the history of cheese?

This year’s festival will include a new marketplace inside Communicore Hall, in addition to 30 reimagined dishes from marketplaces of years past throughout the festival to commemorate the festival’s 30th anniversary! Plus, a new line of festival merchandise will be available this year.

CLICK HERE for Disney’s official 2026 EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival Guide!

EPCOT Food and Wine Festival 2026 Map

The 2026 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival map has yet to be released. Stay tuned to Eat Sleep Disney for more details soon!

2026 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival Global Marketplaces

EPCOT festivals are known for the wide variety of eats and drinks that are available at the food booths throughout World Showcase and the Food and Wine Festival is no different! Each Global Marketplace features a unique menu of food and drinks that showcases flavors from around the globe.

In 2026, the Food & Wine Festival will feature 30+ individual Global Marketplaces plus select year-round locations offering additional menu items exclusively for the festival, including a new booth inside Communicore Hall – The Wedge Hosted by Dairy Does More Menu!

Here’s the FULL LIST of Global Marketplaces confirmed for the 2026 festival:

Near Creations Shop & Refreshment Station:

• Coastal Eats (Opening October 2nd)
• Gyozas of the Galaxy
• Flavors from Fire
• The Fry Basket

In World Discovery:

• Connections Eatery
• Brew-Wing Lab

Communicore Hall:

• The Wedge Hosted by Dairy Does More Menu NEW! (Opening September 18th-November 8th)
• Festival Favorites (Opening September 9th)

Global Marketplaces Around World Showcase:

• Mexico
• China
• India (Opening October 2nd)
• Refreshment Outpost
• The Alps (Opening October 2nd)
• Germany
• Spain
• Italy
• Flavors of America
• Funnel Cake
• Japan
• Greece
• Tangierine Cafe: Flavors of the Medina
• Belgium
• Brazil
• France
• Canda
• Refreshment Port

Near Port of Entry:

• Hawai’i
• Shimmering Sips

Between World Showcase and Imagination! Pavilion:

• Forest & Field
• Milled & Mulled
• Bramblewood Bites
• Swirled Showcase

Year-Round Locations:

• Connections Eatery
• Sunshine Seasons
• Block & Hans
• Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Drafts & Barbecue
• Sommerfest

Other Locations

• Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company
• Norway Snack Cart
• Earth Eats (Opening October 2nd)

EPCOT Food and Wine Festival 2026 Menus

Wondering what to eat at the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival? Well, there’s an easy way to plan ahead! Each year, Disney releases the Global Marketplaces menus a few weeks in advance so you can get an idea of what eats and drinks you can enjoy.

Below is the complete list of menus for the 2026 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival!

You can see all of the menus for the 2026 Food & Wine Festival here!

What To Do at EPCOT Food and Wine Festival

Eating and drinking your way around World Showcase isn’t the only thing you can do at the Food and Wine Festival! The festival also features a wide variety of activities that are sure to keep you busy from park opening to close!

Here is the full list of all the limited-time activities that are available during the 2026 EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival:

• Emile’s Fromage Montage
• Eat to the Beat Concert Series
• EPCOT Food & Wine Festival Scavenger Hunts
• Cheers to Cheese!

Emile’s Fromage Montage

The popular cheese stroll is back again for the Food and Wine Festival! Disney has confirmed that Emile’s Fromage Montage will return for the 2026 festival, which includes purchasing five food items from 8 pre-selected Global Marketplaces located around the park to receive an extra free treat at the end.

To complete Emile’s Fromage Montage challenge, you’ll need to pick up a Festival Passport (which can be found at the front of the park, at merchandise locations, and at any of the Global Marketplaces) and purchase five of the listed cheesy dishes. With each purchase, a Cast Member will stamp your Festival Passport as proof of your purchase. Once you’ve received at least five stamps, you can take your Festival Passport to the Shimmering Sips Marketplace to get a free treat.

Here are the 2026 Emile’s Fromage Montage locations and menu items:

• Fall Fruit Cheesecake from Milled & Mulled Marketplace
• Pumpkin-Mascarpone Ravioli from Forest & Field Marketplace
• Pineapple Cheesecake from Hawai’i
• Warm Raclette Swiss Cheese from The Alps
• Tartiflette from The Alps
• Griddled Cheese from Greece
• Pão de Queijo from Brazil
• Basque Cheesecake from Spain
• Schinkennudeln from Germany
• Selection of Cheeses from The Wedge
• Crab and Corn Macaroni & Cheese from The Wedge
• Three-Cheese Macaroni & Cheese from The Wedge
• Cheesesteak Macaroni & Cheese from The Wedge
• Pumpkin Cheesecake Mouse Trifle from Festival Favorites
• Red Wine Braised Beef Short Rib from Earth Eats

While there are a total of 15 pre-selected dishes that qualify for Emile’s Fromage Montage this year (the most ever!), you don’t have to purchase each one to complete the challenge. If some of the dishes don’t appeal to you, you can opt to purchase multiple of the same dish and earn a stamp for each purchase. In fact, you could even buy five of the same dish and still get the free treat at the end.

It’s also important to note that you do not have to collect all your stamps on the same day – you can choose to come back to the festival multiple times to complete the cheese stroll. Just be sure that you bring the same Festival Passport back with you each time to keep track of all your stamps!

Eat to the Beat Concert Series

The Eat to the Beat Concert Series has become one of the most popular aspects of the EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival and the 2026 concert line-up is sure to keep you dancing all season long! These concerts take place nightly between August 27th to November 16th, 2026 at 5:30PM, 6:45PM, and 8PM at the America Gardens Theatre in the American Adventure pavilion and features a full line-up of popular local and global bands.

The Eat to the Beat concerts are often popular, so you may need to get in line early to ensure that you get a seat. However, you can guarantee yourself a seat close to the stage by purchasing one of the Eat to the Beat Concert Series Dining Packages. For a separate per-person cost, you can eat at one of the pre-selected restaurants in EPCOT and then get guaranteed seating at the show that same day.

2026 dining packages will be offered at:

• Biergarten Restaurant
• Chefs de France
• Coral Reef Restaurant
• Garden Grill Restaurant (breakfast/lunch/dinner)
• La Crêperie de Paris
• La Hacienda de San Angel
• Le Cellier Steakhouse
• Nine Dragons Restaurant
• Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Drafts & Barbecue (reservations not available, limited availability of same-day dining packages only)
• Rose & Crown Dining Room
• Shiki-Sai: Sushi Izakaya
• Spice Road Table
• Teppan Edo
• Tutto Italia Ristorante
• Via Napoli Ristorante e Pizzeria

Note that dining reservations are required for the dining package at any table service restaurant. You can book your reservation 60 days prior to your visit on Disney’s website.

And, who exactly will be performing at EPCOT during the concert series? Here’s the FULL SCHEDULE of bands coming to the Eat to the Beat Concert Series in 2026:

• Evolution: Motown — August 27th
• Hanson — August 28th to 31st
• Evolution: Motown – September 1st to 3rd
• The War and Treaty – September 4th and 5th – NEW!
• Yellowcard – September 6th and 7th
• Fly Guys – September 8th to 10th
• Couch – September 11th and 12th – NEW!
• Fitz and the Tantrums – September 13th and 14th – NEW!
• Latin Ambition – September 15th to 17th
• MercyMe – September 18th and 19th
• Grupo Manía – September 20th and 21st – NEW!
• Metro Latino Band – September 22nd to 24th
• Element – September 25th to 27th
• New Found Glory – September 28th and 29th
• Smash Mouth – September 30th and October 1st
• Champagne Orchestra – October 2nd to 4th
• Rey Ruiz – October 5th and 6th – NEW!
• Tiffany – October 7th and 8th
• Viva Latina – October 9th to 11th
• The Fray – October 12th and 13th
• STARSHIP featuring Mickey Thomas – October 14th and 15th
• Jaclyn Hayden – October 16th to 18th
• Ben Rector – October 19th and 20th
• Allen Stone – October 21st and 22nd – NEW!
• SoundUp – October 23rd to 25th
• Lauren Alaina – October 26th and 27th
• Bowling for Soup – October 28th and 29th
• Southbound – October 30th to November 1st
• Boyz II Men – November 2nd and 3rd
• Big Head Todd and The Monsters – November 4th and 5th – NEW!
• M-80’s – November 6th to 8th
• Grace Potter – November 9th and 10th – NEW!
• The Beach Boys – November 11th and 12th
• The Hooligans – November 13th to 16th

EPCOT Food & Wine Festival Scavenger Hunts

In 2026, the Food and Wine Festival will feature TWO scavenger hunts that take guests around World Showcase to win a prize, including Remy’s Ratatouille Hide & Squeak and Pluto’s Pumpkin Pursuit.

Remy’s Ratatouille Hide & Squeak is offered throughout the entirety of the festival and takes you on a hunt around World Showcase to find small Remy statuettes hiding in each country pavilion. When you spot him, all you need to do is match stickers on a map to what ingredients he’s posing with.

However, if you want a more fall-themed scavenger hunt, Pluto’s Pumpkin Pursuit is just that! You’ll need to spot Disney character-themed pumpkins in each World Showcase pavilion and match the sticker to the correct country on the provided map. Just note that this scavenger hunt is only available through November 2nd, 2026, since it is Halloween-themed.

To participate in the scavenger hunts, you can purchase the game map from participating locations in EPCOT for $11.99 (plus tax). Then, when you complete the hunt, you’ll need to return to Disney Traders, Gateway Gifts, Creations Shop, or World Traveler to receive your prize.

Cheers to Cheese!

New for the 2026 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival is Cheers to Cheese! This interactive cheese experience will be located in Communicore Hall from September 18 to November 8. While we don’t have much information on the experience yet, Disney’s website describes Cheers to Cheese! as:

“Explore the history of this delicious dairy food at an interactive exhibit jam-packed with fun facts and the fascinating history of cheese around every corner…”

EPCOT Food and Wine Festival Merchandise

Whether you’re shopping at the Festival Markets throughout World Showcase or stopping by Creations Shop on your way into or out of the park, there’s a whole bunch of specialty merchandise coming to EPCOT for the 2026 Food and Wine Festival!

Can’t make it to the festival but still want to do some shopping? Disney has confirmed that select Food and Wine Festival merchandise will be coming to the Disney Store online around the time that the festival begins!

Is EPCOT Food and Wine Festival Worth It?

So, should you visit the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival in 2026? Probably! EPCOT festivals have become fan-favorite events, with crowds flocking to the parks to try out all the eats and drinks and festival offerings. And, the Food and Wine Festival is no different! In fact, it’s perhaps the most iconic festival of all four offered throughout the year.

The great thing about the Food and Wine Festival is that it’s a free addition to your park day in EPCOT. So, you get to enjoy all the rides, World Showcase pavilions, and shows, PLUS all the festival offerings without having to pay extra (though you do have to pay to try any of the food or drink at the Global Marketplaces). In fact, you’ll likely find that you enjoy EPCOT even more when you visit during the fall festival because of the diverse theming, delicious eats, and extra activities to keep you busy!

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