The Festival of Holidays at Disney California Adventure is a huge part of the Holiday Season at Disneyland Resort, and the 2024 Festival is now running from November 15th, 2024 through January 6, 2025! 

The Festival of Holidays celebrates the season with special entertainment, music, and FOOD!

Click Here to See the 2024 Festival of Holidays Booths, Menus, and Food Photos

It’s a beautiful time of year to be in Disney California Adventure!

Festive Foods Marketplace

The 2024 Festival features 7 Festive Marketplace Booths along with eats and sips at some additional locations around Disney California Adventure.

Click any of the links below to check out the menus and food photos for each 2024 Holiday Booth.

2024 Festival of Holiday Booths and Menus

Merry Mashups

Brews & Bites

Favorite Things

Holiday Duets

A Twist on Tradition

Winter Sliderland

Grandma’s Recipes

Additional Locations

Celebration Guide

This year the Festival has a ‘Celebration Guide’ for guests and it includes a map with a QR code to scan for more details on the booths.

Take a look inside the Celebration Guide and check out the map for this year.

Scan a QR code for entertainment details…

…and another QR code for food information!

You can find them at stands near the Festive Foods Marketplace.

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 the 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 has come to the festival, too! “A Musical Christmas with Mariachi Alegría de Disneyland & Miguel” is performed on weekday evenings on Buena Vista Street.

This nighttime shows “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 also includes 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!”

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!

You can also enjoy “holiday rhythms” as Disney characters march to the beat of festive music during the “Mickey’s Happy Holidays” cavalcade!

Meet Santa Claus

Meet the Big Guy himself — Santa Claus! — at Redwood Creek Challenge Trail — Santa’s Holiday Visit!

Santa’s elves turn Redwood Creek Challenge Trail into a festive playground full of games and outdoor activities.

Starting December 25th through the end of the Festival, Santa Goofy typically takes Santa’s place for photos.

Click HERE to explore Santa’s Holiday Visit at the Redwood Creek Trail!

Three Kings Day

On January 6th, 2025, Disneyland will also celebrate Three Kings Day, El Día de los Reyes Magos. 

Latin American traditions are honored in this celebration which includes Childrens’ Activities (including custom crown decorating) and beautiful displays. It’s held in Paradise Gardens Park.

World of Color — Season of Light

The Festival of Holidays also features a holiday version of the nighttime spectacular, World of Color — Season of Light in Paradise Bay.

The production is a blend of holiday tunes with classic moments from Disney and Pixar films, all highlighted by dancing fountains and lighting effects. (Please be aware that World of Color utilizes a Virtual Queue. Though it is not required for entry, it is highly recommended.)

Sip and Savor Pass

The Sip and Savor Pass is available to Festival guests!

This year, the 8-coupon Pass is $63 and the new 4-coupon pass is $32, and the coupons can be redeemed at the Festive Foods Marketplaces for one food item or non-alcoholic beverage each. There is a Magic Key Pass discount on the 8-coupon Pass for $58.

Simply have your lanyard scanned each time you’d like to redeem an item.

And you can easily access eligible Restaurant (or Additional Location) items in tasting-size portions as well.

Guests can find the Sip and Savor Pass at the following locations:

• Festive Food Marketplaces
• Elias & Co.
• Festival Gifts
• Julius Katz & Sons
• Seaside Souvenirs
• Sip and Savor Cart

Festival of Holidays Merchandise

Keep your eyes peeled for Festival of Holidays merchandise to commemorate your visit!

Check out this fun coffee mug….

…and this festive sweatshirt…

This 2024 Spirit Jersey…

…and a 2024 Festival of Holidays ornament for your tree!

Looking for MORE Holiday Fun at Disneyland Resort? Click HERE!

Return to the Main Festival of Holidays Booth Page Here