It’s the holiday season at Disneyland Resort and that means it is time for the 2024 Disney California Adventure Festival of Holidays!

The holidays have been making their way to Disneyland with snow on Sleeping Beauty Castle and tons of festive merchandise, but now it’s officially time for the Festival of Holidays at Disney California Adventure! We’re here to show you ALL there is to do at the festival, including food, entertainment, and so much more!

Festival Dates

Before we dive into this event, you need a couple of key details — like how long the festival will last! The Disney Festival of Holidays runs from November 15th, 2024 through January 6th, 2025.

If you’re visiting this park within that time frame, you’ll be able to test out the new (and returning) offerings!

Food and Drinks

There are plenty of NEW snacks and drinks to try out this year. There are 7 Festival Marketplaces to check out during the festival this year, as well as additional locations and special eats at existing quick service spots.

Be sure to check out our page that has ALL of our reviews of the 2024 booths!

ALL of our Festival of Holiday booth reviews — click here!

Here’s a quick look at the booths!

Brews & Bites

Brews & Bites has a new menu item this year — Chicken Chicharrón with basmati rice, herb chutney and masala drizzle — along with several new drinks and two new beer flights.

You can read our full review of Brews & Bites here!

Merry Mashups

This booth is serving up two new food items this year: Holiday Mash Bowl: Chicken, cheddar mashed potatoes, and turkey gravy with cranberry stuffing crunch and an M&M’S Peanut Butter Fudge Cake.

Read our full review of Merry Mashups here.

A Twist on Tradition

This year, A Twist on Tradition is serving up two new dishes — Barbecue Pulled Pork Cornbread Bake with creamy slaw and Turkey Galantine Croissant Muffin Slider with herb mayo and cranberry marmalade.

The Berry Pomegranate Paloma returns from 2023.

Read our full review of A Twist on Tradition here.

Favorite Things

This booth has Sticky Toffee Pudding Macaron and Braised Pork Belly Adobo with garlic rice.

You’ll also find a new Spiced Coconut Cocktail.

Read our full review of Favorite Things here!

Holiday Duets

At this booth, you’ll find two mac and cheese dishes — Chorizo Queso Fundido Mac & Cheese with tortilla crunch and Savory Kugel Mac & Cheese with herb breadcrumbs, sour cream, and chives. If you can’t decide which to choose, there’s a sampler featuring both dishes.

A new Cranberry Christmas Mule is also on the menu.

Read our full review of Holiday Duets here.

Winter Sliderland

You can probably guess what’s served at this booth — yep, it’s sliders! Check out the Al Pastor Pork & Pineapple Slider on corn brioche and the Beef Brisket Slider with smoked onions and horseradish ketchup on a pretzel roll.

Four new drinks are on the menu this year: Cookies and Cream Hazelnut Hot Cocoa, Jelly Donut Punch, Hazelnut Cookie Hot Cocoa Cocktail, and the boozy Hot Butter Pecan Bourbon Cocktail.

Click here to read our full review of Winter Sliderland.

Grandma’s Recipes

This booth is serving up the returning Barbacoa Tamal de Res with Oaxaca cheese, tomatillo salsa and crema and the new Cookie Dough Yule Log.

A new drink is also available — Café de Olla Cold Brew.

Read our full review of Grandma’s Recipes here.

Additional Locations

You’ll find festival eats around Disney California Adventure including Paradise Garden Grill and many of the quick service spots. You can check out all the menus here! At Paradise Garden Grill, we tried a couple of items including the Chilaquiles Carnitas Torta, Esquite Loaded Chips, and the Chocolate Cake Flan. 

Also, we had to give the Ponche de Frutas drink a try at Paradise Garden Grill.

We stopped by the Cappuccino Cart to grab the Cinnamon Caramel Apple Bundt Cake. This bundt cake is drizzled with salted caramel and filled with cream cheese frosting.

As well, we made our way over to Boardwalk Pizza and Pasta for the Holiday Pizza which has roasted turkey with roasted butternut squash, cranberries, arugula, fig jam, and cranberry sauce.

See ALL of our 2024 Festival of Holidays reviews in one place here!

Discounts

For one price of $63, the Sip and Savor Pass consists of a commemorative credential, lanyard, and 8 coupons, which can be redeemed at the Festive Foods Marketplaces for one food item or non-alcoholic beverage each. In 2024, a second option was added — you may choose either a four-coupon or eight-coupon version!

This pass is available for $32 (for four vouchers) or $63 (for eight vouchers). If you have a Magic Key Pass, you can get eight vouchers for $58 this year. Not bad, eh?

Special Entertainment

There are a variety of entertainment offerings at the Festival of Holidays celebrating Christmas, Navidad, Diwali, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Three Kings Day. Music and festivities can be enjoyed at Palisades Stage and Sonoma Terrace, and the celebration extended to Hollywood Backlot for the first time in 2023.

Mickey’s Happy Holidays is a high-energy character celebration! During the celebration, guests are invited to dance along to merry holiday music with Mickey Mouse and pals!

The Holiday Toy Drummers are always a highlight of Mickey’s Happy Holidays, too.

The Disney ¡Viva Navidad! Street Party joins the celebration on Saturdays and Sundays from November 16th through January 5th.

Disney ¡Viva Navidad! gives guests the chance to enjoy a street party featuring Mexican folklórico dancers and Mariachis, Brazilian samba dancers and percussionists, giant mojiganga puppets, and Mickey, Minnie and friends in their fiesta best!

“Disney ¡Viva Navidad!” is hosted by The Three Caballeros, and Encanto’s Mirabel and more Disney pals will also make appearances this year! Enjoy the celebration at Paradise Gardens Park. 

NEW in 2024 is an Encanto-themed show called “Mirabel’s Gifts of the Seasons,” presented Mondays through Fridays outside the entrance to Paradise Gardens Park. Mirabel is joined by her friends to enjoy the spirit of the holidays during their very own Fiesta de Navidad celebration! The show includes some of your favorite songs from Encanto.

A new Coco-themed show is coming to the festival, too! “A Musical Christmas with Mariachi Alegría de Disneyland & Miguel” will be performed on weekday evenings on Buena Vista Street. This nighttime show “gathers friends and families to listen to heartfelt stories and timeless songs in an enchanting celebration of the holidays.” The bilingual show includes a special appearance by Miguel for a rendition of “Silent Night.”

This year’s festival will also include MORE musical acts, including some returning performers as well as new performers! According to Disney: “The live entertainment across Disney California Adventure displays an extensive range of genres, including mariachi, jazz, klezmer, Latin pop, fusion, reggae, polka and more. Several new live bands and cultural performance groups will perform at the festival, such as Joy, Rangoli Rhythms, Malaya Filipino American Dance Arts, Keali’I O Nālani & Daniel Ho, and more! You can also enjoy a season of celebrations with many returning favorites, including Blue13 Dance Company and The Mistletoes!”

You can also enjoy “holiday rhythms” as Disney characters march to the beat of festive music during the “Mickey’s Happy Holidays” cavalcade! Don’t forget to grab a Festival Entertainment Guide and check the Disneyland App so you can be in the know with the lineup during your visit!

Merchandise

There’s some specialty merchandise at the Festival of Holidays, too! You can shop a variety of holiday merchandise including a Loungefly, mug, ears, and apparel.

Look out for the new items, including a holiday Spirit Jersey.

Keep checking back for more updates from the Festival of Holidays!

See the food booths and menus at the 2024 California Adventure Food & Wine Festival.

Which food item would you snag first at this year’s Festival of Holidays in Disney California Adventure? Let us know in the comments.