Downtown Orlando’s outdoor Haitian food-and-music Sunday runs 1–10 p.m. — free before 3 with RSVP if you beat capacity, all ages, come hungry.
Quick Facts
- When: Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026 · 1–10 p.m. (doors ~12:45 p.m.)
- Where: Wall Street Plaza, 25 Wall St, Downtown Orlando
- Admission: FREE before 3 p.m. with valid RSVP (capacity can still cut you off — arrive early)
- Ages: All ages
- Food/drinks: Purchased separately from vendors / plaza spots unless a ticket type says otherwise
- Tickets / RSVP: Eventbrite — GOUTÉ 2026
Fritay, not pumpkin spice
October in Orlando is loud with lederhosen and pumpkin spice. GOUTÉ is doing something else.
On Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026, from 1 to 10 p.m., GOUTÉ — billed as Orlando’s Haitian Fritay Festival — takes over Wall Street Plaza at 25 Wall Street in Downtown Orlando. Organizer The ExeQtives frames it as an outdoor celebration of Haitian food, music, and community: fritay on the plates, kompa and zouk in the air, vendors and flags in the plaza.
What’s on the plate — and in the air
If you don’t already know the word, fritay is the Haitian fried-food universe people chase for a reason — the Eventbrite listing calls out flavors like griot, bannann peze, pikliz, tassot, accra, pâté, fried chicken, and other Haitian specialties from participating vendors. Music lanes named in the same listing: kompa, zouk, gouyad, raboday, afrobeats, Caribbean favorites, DJs, and special guests. You don’t have to be Haitian to show up; you do have to be ready to eat and stay awhile.
The free-before-3 math
The access math is the practical headline. Eventbrite still states FREE entry before 3 p.m. with RSVP. Read the fine print they published: RSVP is required for that window, early arrival is strongly recommended, and RSVP does not guarantee entry if the plaza hits capacity. After 3, expect paid ticket options — exact tier prices move on Eventbrite, so buy/RSVP there instead of trusting a screenshot. FAQ also makes clear that food and drinks are generally not included with admission; you pay vendors and plaza spots as you go. All ages. Outdoor. Red-and-blue pride fits the mood.
Park, pay vendors, stay awhile
Logistics: downtown parking (garages, lots, meters) or rideshare; paid parking called out in the listing highlights. Info line on the page: (347) 352-1045. Vendor names will firm up closer to the date — refresh Eventbrite the week of for the latest list.
This is a Central Orlando Sunday that smells like pikliz and sounds like kompa. Put it on the calendar, RSVP early, and eat before you dance — or dance, then eat again. That’s the assignment.
Why We’re Hyped
- Fritay as the center of gravity— not a generic “international food booths” fest with Haitian as a footnote.
- Free-before-3 RSVP path on Eventbrite, with an honest capacity caveat.
- Downtown outdoor stage at Wall Street Plaza — walkable nightlife adjacency without requiring a theme-park ticket.
- All-ages cultural Sunday that breaks up the October Oktoberfest monoculture on the OCH calendar.
The Details
- When: Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026 · 1:00–10:00 p.m. · doors ~12:45 p.m.
- Where: Wall Street Plaza · 25 Wall Street, Orlando, FL 32801
- Admission: Free before 3 p.m. with RSVP (capacity limits apply); paid options after / other tiers on Eventbrite
- Ages: All ages
- Food: Vendor purchases (not included with standard admission)
- RSVP / tickets: eventbrite.com/e/goute-orlandos-1-haitian-fritay-festival-2026-tickets-1999502669309
- Organizer: The ExeQtives · (347) 352-1045
