The EPCOT Eat to the Beat Concert Series Local Guide

The Eat to the Beat Concert Series returns to the America Gardens Theatre with performances included with your EPCOT admission. The 2026 lineup includes returning favorites like Boyz II Men, Yellowcard and The Beach Boys, along with new festival performers including Fitz and the Tantrums, Lauren Alaina and Grace Potter.

Pro Tips

Seating is first-come, first-served. Dining packages are available for guests who want a meal and guaranteed seating in the reserved section.

Dining Packages

Purchasing a dining package is the best way to guarantee a seat, but you’ll still need to arrive early and get in line for a prime spot. Guests with a dining reservation will line up to the left side of the theatre and you must wear the sticker you received at the end of your dining reservation. For more popular bands, people will start lining up approximately an hour ahead of time! Seating opens up 15 minutes before the show.

Many bands play different songs for each set, so you may want to try catching them at multiple times!

At most restaurants, you’ll get an entrée and dessert, or one full buffet, as well as a nonalcoholic beverage (or alcoholic beverage for Guests 21 and older). Spice Road Table is the exception, featuring 2 small plates, a shared dessert platter and a nonalcoholic beverage (or alcoholic beverage for Guests 21 and older). Each dining package reservations gets one guaranteed seat per person to one Eat to the Beat concert on the same day at a designated time.

Stand-by

The American Gardens Theater holds a surprising number of people (approximately 1,800) and there really isn’t a terrible seat (unless you’re directly behind a tree!). If you’d rather not spend the money on a dining package and want to wait in line for a free seat, the good news is, it’s very doable!

Each band plays three sets at 5:30 PM, 6:45 PM and 8:00 PM. The later times are usually less busy!

For more popular bands, be prepared to get in line on the right side of the theatre by 4:00 or earlier. Depending on the popularity, you may be waiting until the final show, but you’ll usually get in at some point. For less popular bands, you could get in line 6:00 and make it into the 6:45 show with no problem. Seating opens 15 minutes before the show for people with dining packages first, then the stand-by line opens up.

Dining Package Options

Below is a graphic of the restaurants participating in the Eat to the Beat concert series dining packages. These prices do not include tip, but they do include one priority seating voucher for a select concert. You cannot use your passholder discount on dining packages. Book dining here: Reserve Dining.

2026 Eat to the Beat Lineup

Local Spotlight

We’re especially excited to support Jaclyn Hayden when she take the stage October 16–18!