EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2026 Dates, Plus Disneyland and Universal Orlando Holidays

The EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays presented by AdventHealth runs Friday, Nov. 27 to Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2026, according to the Disney Parks Blog. That is 34 days. Disneyland Resort’s holiday season starts Friday, Nov. 13, and Universal Orlando’s holidays start Saturday, Nov. 14. The table below puts every park’s dates side by side with how long each runs and which events need a separate ticket, and a printable list carries every start and end date.

Disney and Universal holiday dates for 2026

Event	Where	Start	End	Days	Separate ticket
Walt Disney World holiday season	Walt Disney World	Fri., Nov. 13	Wed., Jan. 6, 2027	55	Not stated
Disneyland Resort holidays	Disneyland Resort	Fri., Nov. 13	Wed., Jan. 6, 2027	55	Not stated
Disney Festival of Holidays	Disney California Adventure	Fri., Nov. 13	Wed., Jan. 6, 2027	55	Not stated
Universal Orlando holidays	Universal Orlando	Sat., Nov. 14	Sun., Jan. 3, 2027	51	Not stated
EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays	EPCOT	Fri., Nov. 27	Wed., Dec. 30	34	Not stated
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind holiday tracks	EPCOT	Wed., Nov. 25	Wed., Jan. 6, 2027	43	Not stated
Disney Jollywood Nights	Hollywood Studios	Sat., Nov. 7	Tue., Jan. 5, 2027	60 span, select nights	Yes
Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party	Magic Kingdom	Sun., Nov. 8	Tue., Dec. 22	45 span, select nights	Yes
Grinch & Friends Character Breakfast	Universal Orlando	Sat., Nov. 14	Sun., Jan. 3, 2027	51 span, select dates	Islands of Adventure admission
Universal Holiday Tour	Universal Orlando	Sat., Nov. 14	Sat., Jan. 2, 2027	50 span, select dates	Park admission, reservation required

Day counts include both the first and last day. For the select-night events, “span” is the first to the last day, not the number of event nights. Sources: Disney Parks Blog for Disney, Universal Orlando for Universal, as listed below.

When does the EPCOT Festival of the Holidays run in 2026?

The Disney Parks Blog post of June 24, 2026 says the festival “will return November 27 – December 30, 2026.” The Candlelight Processional performances “are held nightly, with multiple showtimes,” and Holiday Kitchens “will once again serve up a delicious assortment of seasonal bites and beverages from around the world.” The page names no narrators and gives no times, so both are not yet announced there. It says theme park tickets and lodging reservations are already available to book during the holiday season.

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind has holiday tracks at EPCOT “from November 25 through January 6, 2027,” two days before the festival opens, according to the Disney Parks Blog’s holidays page.

What else is on at Walt Disney World?

The Disney Parks Blog says the Walt Disney World holiday season runs from Nov. 13 through Jan. 6, 2027. Two evening events sit inside it. Disney Jollywood Nights at Hollywood Studios runs on select nights from Saturday, Nov. 7 to Tuesday, Jan. 5, and is separately ticketed. Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom runs on select nights from Sunday, Nov. 8 to Tuesday, Dec. 22, also separately ticketed. For its nights and tickets, see our story on Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party 2026.

What are the Disneyland Resort holiday dates?

The Disney Parks Blog foodie guide of Nov. 4, 2026 says Disneyland Resort is “bringing plenty of seasonal flavors to unwrap from November 13, 2026, through January 6, 2027.” Disney Festival of Holidays at Disney California Adventure returns for the same dates, according to the Disney Parks Blog. Disneyland’s home page names A Christmas Fantasy Parade and “it’s a small world” Holiday returning Nov. 13, 2026, but we found no parade dates on a page we could read, so those are not yet announced here.

What are the Universal Orlando holiday dates?

Universal Orlando lists its holidays from Nov. 14, 2026 to Jan. 3, 2027. Its holiday page names Christmas in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter across three theme parks, and an optional reserved viewing area for the Universal Holiday Parade featuring Macy’s. Parade and show dates and times were not on the pages we read.

Two other events have their own windows. The Grinch & Friends Character Breakfast runs on select dates from Nov. 14, 2026 to Jan. 3, 2027 and needs separate Islands of Adventure admission. The Universal Holiday Tour, a guided daytime tour, runs on select dates from Nov. 14, 2026 to Jan. 2, 2027, with reservations required and separate park admission. We found no price for the tour.

Which weeks do the holiday events overlap?

Disney World, Disneyland Resort and Universal Orlando all have holiday programs from Saturday, Nov. 14 to Sunday, Jan. 3, 2027, 51 days. The EPCOT festival sits inside that window, so from Friday, Nov. 27 to Wednesday, Dec. 30 all of them run together for 34 days.

Holiday dates to mark in November and December

Put the start dates on the November 2026 printable calendar, the end dates on the December 2026 printable calendar and the January 2027 printable calendar, or print the list. For counting down to the day itself, the Christmas 2026 countdown calendar helps.

Dates can change, so check each park’s page before you book. This story does not list prices because none were on the pages we read.