Dates for the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival have been revealed, running from August 27th to November 21st. The festival has become a hallmark of Epcot, with Festival Marketplaces lining the park and offering guests so many different options to eat and drink. In this post, we’ll discuss the dates as well as some of the details of the 2026 Epcot Food & Wine Festival.

Get ready to sip and stroll through the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival, where mouthwatering global marketplaces meet live performances, activities, and more. The fun and flavor-filled celebration of worldly cuisines has been a fan-favorite festival since 1996, with every year bringing new surprises and returning classics. The festival will run from August 27 to November 21, 2026.

2026 EPCOT Food & Wine Global Marketplaces

EPCOT is already known for its diverse array of food and drink selections, and the festival only adds to the number of delectable offerings you can discover around the park.

While our chefs are still cooking up the final menus and list of marketplaces for 2026, we have a scrumptious sneak peek for you today. Here are three items that will be returning this year!

• Street Corn-style Dumplings: Chicken Dumplings with Tomatillo Salsa Verde, Street Corn Salad, Cotija, Lime Crema, and Cilantro (Gyozas of the Galaxy)
• Grilled Bushberry-spiced Shrimp Skewer with Sweet-and-Sour Vegetables and Coconut-Chilie Sauce (Australia)
• Kirschwasser Torte with Cherry-Brandy Buttercream, Fondant, Sugared Almonds, and Cherry Compote (The Alps)

Throughout the festival, some Global Marketplaces will have a phased opening. The full menu reveal will come in the month leading up to Food & Wine Festival and we’ll be sure to cover that here. Last year, the festival included 30 Marketplaces along with items at several counter-service restaurants. We expect that number to stay about the same in 2026.

Embark on Emile’s Fromage Montage

Calling fans of all things cheesy: we are happy to confirm that Emile’s Fromage Montage is once again returning to the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival.

This popular food stroll highlights cheese inspired dishes available at select Global Marketplaces throughout EPCOT, where you can collect stamps in your festival passport for each eligible dish you try and earn a festival treat when you complete the mission.

Join Remy’s Hide & Squeak Scavenger Hunt

Remy is back and ready to explore EPCOT once again during the Food & Wine Festival. Inspired by Disney and Pixar’s Ratatouille, Remy’s Ratatouille Hide & Squeak scavenger hunt encourages guests of all ages to follow along with the culinary‑loving character as he hides throughout World Showcase.

This interactive hunt is ideal for families and offers a fun way to discover different pavilions while keeping an eye out for Remy and the ingredients he is collecting. Purchase a themed map and stickers to track your progress, and if you’re able to spot Remy in every location, a special keepsake awaits.

Tune In to the Eat to the Beat Concert Series

Live music takes center stage each year at the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival, with the return of the Eat to the Beat Concert Series at the America Gardens Theatre in the American Adventure Pavilion.

This popular performance series brings together flavorful fun and tasty tunes, with a dynamic lineup highlighting a curated mix of music for all to appreciate. Multiple shows are usually scheduled each day, so you can find a way to feel the beat no matter how jam-packed your park day itinerary is.

Concerts are included with EPCOT theme park admission, and seating is available on a first‑come, first‑served basis. We’ll also be sharing information about concert series dining packages closer to the festival, which provide a great way to indulge in a meal before the show and have a guaranteed seat when the music begins.

We’ll share the full lineup of artists once it’s released. In the past years, the lineup has gone to what feels like a more modern list of artists. In reality, I’m just getting older and the bands performing are the ones I grew up with instead of being older than that. This is both exciting and troubling for me personally, in case you were wondering.

Commentary

To be honest, Epcot Food & Wine Festival has become my least favorite of the Epcot offerings. There’s certainly a lot of food and drinks to partake and usually those are varying degrees of good. The problem is that there’s not much else to Food & Wine. While Epcot’s other 3 festivals include plenty of walk around entertainment and are aesthetically pleasing, Food & Wine feels overly crowded with only one thing to do – eat. Don’t get me wrong, I love eating!

I would love to see Food & Wine bring back more culinary demonstrations and chef panels. On top of good, creative food to try, hearing experts in the industry talk about it would add more depth to the event. This used to happen in pre-COVID days but has seen a drastic cut.

The 2026 dates mirror what happened in 2025, meaning that Epcot won’t have a festival during the summer months. I don’t have a big opinion on this either way but it’s strange to see Disney cut back on dates from a few years ago. The Food & Wine Festival has to be profitable for them but maybe it wasn’t working as well in the middle of summer?

While we aren’t as high on the Food & Wine Festival as Epcot’s other choices, it is still well worth checking out if you’re visiting during that timeframe. Between the amount of food and the Halloween festivities going on throughout the 4 parks, we love the fall in Walt Disney World.

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