EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays
Start Date
November 27, 2026
End Date
December 30, 2026
Day by day
The festival runs every day for 34 days. Highlighted dates are festival days.
Start Date
November 27, 2026
End Date
December 30, 2026
The festival runs every day for 34 days. Highlighted dates are festival days.
Disney's 2026 holiday foodie guide lists 11 items at Santa's Holiday Grove, 10 of them new, from November 13 through January 3. Five other Animal Kingdom dining spots start a week earlier on November 6, Hollywood Studios starts November 7 and most of Magic Kingdom starts November 8. No prices are listed yet.
Disney has named Jordan Fisher as the Candlelight Processional narrator for November 27 and 28, the two opening nights that had read To Be Announced since Auli'i Cravalho came off the list on October 6. Every night from November 27 to December 30 now has a narrator.
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets plays holiday-inspired tracks with Jennifer Hudson, Cyndi Lauper, Kermit and Fozzie from November 4 to January 6. Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT brings back holiday music for the first time since 2022, shuffling three Christmas songs from November 25, though Disney's own post gives two different end dates.
Disney's updated 2026 Candlelight Processional lineup adds Benjamin Bratt (Dec. 2 and 3) and Josh Groban (Dec. 13 and 14), but opening weekend, Nov. 27 and 28, has gone from Auli'i Cravalho to To Be Announced, eight days before dining packages open.
Every night of last year's Festival of the Holidays ran to 9:30pm. This year EPCOT's calendar shows a 9pm close, Luminous: The Symphony of Us moves to 9:15pm, and for most guests the last ride or shop stop has to happen before the fireworks.
The 2026 EPCOT Candlelight Processional dining package prices are out, and both Japan pavilion restaurants on the list got cheaper while almost everything else rose. Teppan Edo falls $21 and Shiki-Sai falls $14. Tutto Italia jumps $8, Le Cellier takes over the top spot at $109, and Akershus Royal Banquet Hall is back on the list after sitting out 2025. Booking opens October 14.