Nearly six weeks after the 2026 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival began, four more Global Marketplaces are joining the event today.
Coastal Eats, Earth Eats, The Alps and India are scheduled to begin serving guests October 2, filling out a major portion of the festival lineup that was deliberately held back when the event opened on August 27. The four locations are expected to remain available through the festival’s final day on November 21.
For guests visiting EPCOT in October and November, that means the Food & Wine Festival now offers a noticeably different culinary lineup than it did during its first several weeks.
Disney took an unusually staggered approach to opening Global Marketplaces this year.
Most festival locations debuted when the event began August 27, but several were assigned later opening dates. Festival Favorites followed on September 9, while The Wedge Hosted by Dairy Does More arrived September 18. Coastal Eats, Earth Eats, The Alps and India were held until October 2.
The late openings are particularly notable because 2026 marks the 30th anniversary of the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival.
The event first debuted in 1996 and has since evolved from a comparatively short culinary celebration around World Showcase into one of EPCOT’s largest annual festivals. The current version stretches for nearly three months and combines dozens of food and beverage locations with concerts, merchandise, scavenger hunts and other seasonal offerings.
Each of today’s four additions brings back a distinct style of food.
India traditionally focuses on Indian-inspired dishes and beverages, while The Alps centers on hearty Alpine cuisine. Earth Eats has become known for plant-forward dishes, and Coastal Eats concentrates on seafood.
Their arrival significantly expands the options available to guests making their way around World Showcase and the surrounding festival areas.
It also removes one of the unusual caveats associated with attending the 2026 festival during its opening weeks.
Guests visiting in late August or September paid the same regular EPCOT admission but did not have access to every announced Global Marketplace. Disney disclosed the delayed openings in advance through its published festival information, but the staggered schedule meant the experience changed depending on when a guest visited.
October 2 effectively marks the point at which the major delayed marketplace rollout is complete.
The timing also coincides with another new EPCOT dining experience.
Shiki-Sai: Sushi Izakaya in the Japan Pavilion begins offering a new fireworks dining package on October 2, combining dinner with views of Luminous The Symphony of Us. The package gives guests another option for pairing an evening meal with EPCOT’s nighttime spectacular.
Meanwhile, the Eat to the Beat Concert Series continues at the America Gardens Theatre.
Champagne Orchestra is scheduled to perform October 2 through October 4, followed by Rey Ruiz October 5 and 6, Tiffany October 7 and 8, Viva Latina October 9 through 11 and The Fray October 12 and 13. Additional performers continue throughout the remainder of the month.
There is still plenty of festival time remaining.
The 2026 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival continues through November 21, giving guests roughly seven weeks to experience the newly opened marketplaces.
That makes today more consequential than a typical mid-festival menu update. Guests arriving at EPCOT from this point forward will have access to four complete marketplaces that were unavailable during the first five weeks of the event.
For repeat visitors who experienced Food & Wine earlier this season, October therefore provides a legitimate reason to make another lap around World Showcase.
The festival may have officially started in August, but with Coastal Eats, Earth Eats, The Alps and India finally joining the lineup, the 2026 version has reached its most complete form yet.