Wednesday, July 22, 2026 by Christie Kratz

2026 Eat to the Beat Dining Packages: See the Concert Lineup, Restaurants & How to Get a Reservation

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The 2026 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival returns August 27 through November 21, bringing Global Marketplaces, seasonal activities, and plenty of reasons to eat your way around World Showcase.

One of the festival’s biggest draws is the Eat to the Beat Concert Series, with live performances nightly at the America Gardens Theatre. Concerts are included with valid EPCOT admission, but seating is first-come, first-served. So if you have a must-see artist on your itinerary, an Eat to the Beat Concert Series Dining Package offers a way to guarantee seating for a performance.

Reservations for the 2026 Concert Series Dining Packages are available now. Keep in mind that availability for individual dining dates is still subject to Disney’s dining reservation booking window, so not every date later in the festival will necessarily be publicly available to book at the same time.

What’s Included in an Eat to the Beat Dining Package?

The Concert Series Dining Package combines a meal at a participating EPCOT restaurant with one guaranteed seat per person for an Eat to the Beat concert later that same day.

At most participating restaurants, the package includes:

  • One entrée and dessert, or one full buffet where applicable
  • One non-alcoholic beverage, or an alcoholic beverage for guests age 21 and older
  • One guaranteed seat for your assigned Eat to the Beat performance

The package at Spice Road Table is a little different and includes two small plates, a shared dessert platter, and a beverage.

After your meal, you’ll receive a concert badge showing your reserved performance date and showtime. Dining Package guests use a separate queue at the America Gardens Theatre. Your seat is guaranteed, but seating within the reserved section is still first-come, first-served, so arriving earlier can help you get a better choice of seats.

Eat to the Beat performances take place nightly at the America Gardens Theatre in the American Adventure Pavilion. There are three scheduled performances each evening: 5:30 PM, 6:45 PM, 8:00 PM. You can see the complete 2026 concert series lineup currently announced by Disney here.

Restaurants Offering 2026 Eat to the Beat Dining Packages

There are 15 participating EPCOT restaurants currently listed for the 2026 Concert Series Dining Packages:

Package pricing varies by restaurant and meal period. Disney’s currently listed prices range from $36 to $99 for adults and $21 to $49 for children, excluding tax and gratuity. Disney Dining Plan eligibility also varies by restaurant.

Same-Day Eat to the Beat Dining Packages

Didn’t book a package in advance? You may still have another option.

Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Drafts & Barbecue offers a limited number of same-day Concert Series Dining Packages. These do not require an advance dining reservation. Instead, you’ll need to check availability directly at Regal Eagle Smokehouse on the day of your visit.

Same-day packages are subject to availability and Disney notes that they may not be offered on peak dates, so this probably isn’t the option we’d rely on if you’re traveling specifically to see a favorite artist.

Is an Eat to the Beat Dining Package Worth It?

That depends on how important the concert is to your plans.

Regular Eat to the Beat admission is already included with your EPCOT park admission, so you don’t need a dining package to see a performance. But regular seating is based on availability and is first-come, first-served.

A dining package may be worth considering if you:

  • Have a specific artist you’re especially excited to see
  • Don’t want to spend part of your festival day waiting in the standby line
  • Are visiting on a potentially busy concert date
  • Already planned to have a table-service meal at EPCOT
  • Prefer the peace of mind of knowing your concert seat is guaranteed

You’re essentially combining two pieces of your EPCOT itinerary—a meal and a concert—while removing some of the uncertainty around concert seating.

Can’t Find the Dining Package You Want?

Don’t panic if your preferred Eat to the Beat Dining Package isn’t currently available when you go to book dining reservations for your trip.

Disney dining reservation availability changes all the time. Guests cancel reservations, move meals to different times, change park days, and adjust their vacations as their trips get closer. That means a dining package that is unavailable today could potentially open again later.

That’s where a MouseWatcher Alert can help.

Set up an alert for the Eat to the Beat Dining Package you’re trying to find, along with your target date. Then MouseWatcher will search for matching openings 24/7. When an available reservation is found, we’ll send you a notification by text and/or email with a link to book it on Disney’s website.

Availability isn’t guaranteed to remain open until you click the booking link, but don’t worry. Your alert will keep searching for additional openings until your selected date.

Individual alerts can be set up 61 days before your target date, while subscription users can set up Alerts as far as 90 days in advance. In either case, MouseWatcher cannot begin searching until the target date enters Disney’s 60-day publicly available reservation window.

Plan Ahead, Stress Less

Between Hanson, Yellowcard, The Fray, Boyz II Men, The Beach Boys, and several artists making their Eat to the Beat debut, there are plenty of performances that could draw a crowd during the 2026 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival.

If seeing a particular artist is high on your list, and you’d rather spend your festival day sampling your way around World Showcase than worrying about getting into the standby line, a Dining Package reservation can make the day a little easier.

And if the package you want isn’t available when it’s time to start booking your dining reservations, don’t give up. Set a MouseWatcher alert and let us keep an eye out for cancellations while you get back to planning the rest of your trip.

Set your Eat to the Beat Dining Package Alert now!