We’re still a few weeks away from Halloween, but it’s almost time for the holiday season to kick off in Disney World!
EPCOT Festival of the Holidays
And as part of the holiday season, the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays is returning! This festival is full of holiday cheer from around the world, with specialty eats, intriguing storytellers, exclusive entertainment, and more. Of course, one of the highlights of the festival is the nightly Candlelight Processionals…and Disney just dropped more information about this year’s performances!
The Candlelight Processional is a nightly performance in the America Gardens Theater that features a chorus of Cast Members, an orchestra, and a celebrity narrator who tells the story of Jesus’ birth. For many, this is a must-do tradition when visiting EPCOT during the holidays.
Candlelight Processional
To watch the show, you can either wait in the standby queue (which can fill up FAST) or you can purchase a dining package that comes with reserved seating for one of the shows that evening. If you’re interested in one of those dining packages, we’ve got the 2024 details!
Candlelight Processional
Showtimes for the Candlelight Processional in 2024 have been adjusted to 5PM, 6:45PM, and 8:15PM. Reservations for Candlelight Processional dining packages open on October 29th (you’ll need to be in your 60-day dining booking window to book). As of now, we don’t have pricing but Disney did reveal the list of participating restaurants! The package will include options for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Dining package entrance for EPCOT Festival of the Holidays’ Candlelight Processional
Check out the list of Candlelight Processional Dining Package restaurants below:
- Biergarten Restaurant
- Chefs de France
- Coral Reef Restaurant
- Garden Grill Restaurant
- La Crêperie de Paris
- La Hacienda de San Angel
- Le Cellier Steakhouse
- Nine Dragons Restaurant
- Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Drafts & Barbecue (same-day dining packages only)
- Rose & Crown Dining Room
- Shiki-Sai: Sushi Izakaya
- Spice Road Table
- Teppan Edo
- Tutto Italia Ristorante
- Via Napoli Ristorante e Pizzeria
We’ll make sure to keep you updated once Disney releases more details and pricing for these packages. These are INCREDIBLY popular, so if you’re interested in getting one, you’ll want to be fast to book on October 29th when they drop.
Stay tuned to DFB for more news and updates from EPCOT and Disney World, especially as we head into the holiday season!
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It’s our favorite event of the year.
I have attended three Candle light processionals and cried every time. I am amazed every year. The best one for me was in 2021 with my parents it was their first visit to Epcot and I was crying my eyes out. They were so cute and it warmed my heart to see the joy on their faces.