Coachella’s upscale food plan
Coachella is expanding its culinary program for the 25th anniversary — over 100 vendors plus high‑end partners like Nobu and Jim Denevan’s Rose Garden dinners will operate across both weekends. (timeout.com) Denevan’s Outstanding in the Field series will host family‑style dinners for up to 200 guests, blending land art and communal dining as part of the festival experience. (culturedmag.com)
Coachella is set for April 10–12 and April 17–19, 2026, with the festival’s official Eat & Drink page listing those dates for this year’s programming. (coachella.com)) The festival’s Eat & Drink listing describes Outstanding in the Field as returning to the VIP Rose Garden and notes that seating for its dinners begins at 6:00 p.m. and requires a festival pass. (coachella.com)) Tickets for Outstanding in the Field are sold separately from festival passes at $350 per person plus fees, and the organizer’s ticket pages state each reservation includes a welcome cocktail, wine pairings, and access to the VIP Rose Garden with strict seating times (seating opens at 5:45 p.m.; guests arriving after 6:15 p.m. may not be seated). (shop.outstandinginthefield.com)) The nightly chef roster names specific cooks by date — Weekend 1 includes Michael Beckman (April 10), Alan Sanz (April 11) and Jonathan Harris (April 12), while Weekend 2 features Charles Namba (April 17) plus rotating chefs across April 18–19. (secretlosangeles.com)) Red Bull’s Mirage activation returns as a multi-level, 20,000+ square-foot hospitality hub located opposite the Quasar stage, and it will host a reservation-only Nobu omakase counter with limited seating and curated stage views through Dorsia reservations. (redbull.com)) Press coverage differs on vendor counts this year: Time Out and UPROXX report the festival’s food program tops “100+” vendors, while other outlets describe the footprint as “75+” restaurants, bars and pop-ups on site. (timeout.com)) Outstanding in the Field’s menu sourcing highlights Coachella Valley farms such as Aziz Farms, which the local press notes ships roughly 2 million pounds of dates annually and has been a recurring ingredient source for the series. (palmspringslife.com))
