Coachella food lineup

Coachella’s second weekend arrives April 17 to 19 with a food map that now reads almost like a side bill: hidden bars, celebrity tie-ins and more than 100 vendors. (coachella.com) The festival’s official site says both weekends share the same lineup, art, food and activities, so the food rollouts published on April 14 for Weekend 2 are effectively the same program attendees saw April 10 to 12. (coachella.com) Coachella’s own food pages frame the scale: the festival says its food and beverage program pulls in restaurants and bars from across the country, and Indio Central Market alone packs “over a dozen” restaurants from Los Angeles to New York under one shaded tent. (coachella.com, coachella.com) The Los Angeles Times’ Weekend 2 guide turned that broad list into a scavenger hunt, spotlighting vegan crunch wraps, prawn chip nachos, smashburgers, lobster fries, blue-corn pupusas and a $12 caviar bump, alongside a speakeasy concept tied to Friday headliner Sabrina Carpenter and a returning hidden tiki bar. (latimes.com) That food coverage landed as Coachella pushed practical planning for the second weekend: the official “Know Before You Go” page tells fans to use the mobile app for maps, food locations and schedule planning, and says venue gates open around 1 p.m. Friday through Sunday. (coachella.com) Weather is shaping the food-and-drink experience too. DJ Mag reported on April 14 that April 17 should top out near 83 degrees Fahrenheit, April 18 near 89, and April 19 near 93, with low humidity, high ultraviolet exposure and lighter winds than the first weekend. (djmag.com) That forecast follows a rougher first weekend, when DJ Mag said Anyma’s Friday headline set was canceled because strong winds affected stage build conditions. Weekend 2’s calmer outlook lowers the risk of another weather disruption, but the heat raises the value of shaded dining areas and drink stops. (djmag.com) Coachella has spent years moving beyond standard festival concessions, and the 2026 site makes that explicit. It advertises chef-driven food, specialty cocktails, spirit-free drinks, craft beer, a Nobu omakase and a 12th year of “Outstanding in the Field,” a four-course communal dinner in the VIP Rose Garden. (coachella.com, coachella.com) The official rules also show how the business works on the ground: food and beverage vendors are cashless, alcohol sales require valid government identification for guests 21 and older, and wristband registration is mandatory through the app before arrival. (coachella.com, coachella.com) So the Weekend 2 food story is not just what is on the menu. It is how Coachella now sells the desert weekend as a full-day campus of music, shade, branded bars and destination dining from gate time to curfew. (coachella.com, coachella.com)