FULL GUIDE to EPCOT’s 2025 Festival of the Holidays in Disney World

This page will be continually updated as Disney shares more information!

EPCOT’s final festival of the year is the Festival of the Holidays, full of all your favorite holiday foods and traditions.  

As Disney releases information about the 2025 EPCOT Festival of the Holidays, we will be updating this page, so keep checking back!

Table of Contents

• Dates
• Location & Hours
• Festival Passport
• Holiday Kitchens
• Holiday Cookie Stroll
• Olaf’s Holiday Tradition Expedition Scavenger Hunt
• Candlelight Processional
• Entertainment
• Living with the Land — Glimmering Greenhouses
• Merchandise
• Spaceship Earth

Dates

The 2025 Festival of the Holidays will take place from November 28 to December 30, 2025.

Location & Hours

The Festival of the Holidays takes place at EPCOT, and no additional ticket beyond general park admission is required. If you are an Annual Passholder or do not have a date-based ticket, you will also need to schedule a park reservation. 

EPCOT is generally open from 9AM to 9PM, with Early Theme Park Entry eligibility beginning at 8:30AM. Make sure you check EPCOT’s hours on a daily basis during your visit in the event of any changes to the schedule. 

Festival Passport

One of the first things you want to do at an EPCOT festival is collect the free Festival Passport, a full guide that includes everything there is to know about the festival. It also makes a great souvenir!

Inside the Festival Passport is information about the Holiday Kitchens (aka food booths), entertainment, merchandise, locations, and more. You can find it at food booths and various kiosks around EPCOT.

Stay tuned for photos of the 2025 Festival Passport!

Holiday Kitchens

In 2025, EPCOT will feature over 25 Holiday Kitchens (aka food booths)! Take a look at the full list of menus below.

Experimental Prototype Cookies of Tomorrow Menu 

Location: CommuniCore Hall 

Food Items: 

• 🍪 Prototype Cookie: Sugar cookie with orange-cranberry icing and dark chocolate (New) 
• 🍪 Ginger-Molasses Cookie with cream cheese icing (New) 
• 🍪 Salted Caramel Spaceship Earth Cookie 

Beverages: 

• Gingerbread Milk Shake (Non-alcoholic)  
• Gingerbread Milk Shake with whipped cream vodka 
• Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s (Non-alcoholic)  
• Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s with whipped cream vodka (New)  
• Crooked Can Brewing Company Gingerbread Bock (New)  
• Gulf Stream Brewing Baking Spirits Bright Gingerbread Red Ale (New)  
• Ivanhoe Park Brewing Co. Frosted Gingerbread White Stout  
• Beer Flight  
• Seasonal Wine 

Favorites of Festivals Past Menu 

Location: CommuniCore Plaza 

Food Items: 

• Reuben Croquettes with pastrami, sauerkraut, and Swiss cheese with Thousand Island dipping sauce  
• Brown Sugar and Mustard-glazed Ham Sliders with cranberry and apple coleslaw on a Hawaiian roll  
• Panettone Holiday Trifle with eggnog custard topped with cranberry-cherry compote and sugared almonds 

Beverages: 

• Cigar City Brewing Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Brown Ale (New)  
• Keel Farms Pecan Pie Hard Cider 
• Southern Tier Brewing Co. Tiramisu Imperial Stout 
• Beverage Flight 
• Seasonal White Wine  
• Seasonal Red Wine  
• Martin Ray Chardonnay 
• Katherine Goldschmidt Cabernet Sauvignon 

Connections Café Menu 

Location: In World Discovery 

Food Item: 

• 🍪 Holiday Sugar Cookie 

Connections Eatery Menu 

Location: In World Discovery 

Food Item: 

• Figment Holiday Sweater Liege Waffle: Chocolate-coated gingerbread waffle with a flurry of blizzard-themed sprinkles and white chocolate garnish 

Beverage: 

• Spiced Caramel Apple: Minute Maid Cranberry Juice, apple cider, and caramel syrup garnished with a cinnamon stick (Non-alcoholic) (Spirited version available with Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey) (New) 

World Discovery

Holiday Hearth Desserts Menu  

Location: The Odyssey 

Food Items:  

• 🍪 Cranberry-Oatmeal Cookie (Plant-based) (New) 
• Red Velvet Cake Pop with festive sprinkles (New) 
• Reindeer Chow featuring M&M’S Milk Chocolate Candies Holiday Blend  
• Apple-Caramel Crumb Cake 
• Chocolate-covered Toffee Brittle 

Beverages: 

• Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s (Non-alcoholic)  
• Frozen Caramel Hot Cocoa featuring TWIX cookie bar pieces and Whipped Cream (Non-alcoholic)  
• BRLO Winter Hard Cider (New)  
• Keel Farms Yukon Maple Bourbon Hard Cider (New)  
• 3 Daughters Brewing Peppermint Hard Cider (New)  
• Wicked Weed Brewing Jack Frost IPA 
• Ivanhoe Park Brewing Co. Cranberry Vanilla Wheat Ale (New)  
• Brewery Ommegang Gilded Noel White Chocolate Imperial Blonde Stout (New)  
• Beer Flight 
• Hard Cider Flight  
• Cocoa Peppermint Warmer: Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s with peppermint schnapps 

World Showcase 

Las Posadas Holiday Kitchen Menu 

Location: Mexico 

Food Items: 

• Tostada de Carne: Braised beef tips slowly cooked Mexican-style atop a fried corn tortilla with black beans, crispy onions, and queso fresco (New)  
• Tamal de Pollo con Mole: Shredded chicken and mole in corn masa topped with mole negro, queso fresco, crema Mexicana, slivered almonds, and sesame seeds (New)   
• Dulce de Leche Churro sprinkled with cinnamon sugar (New)  

Beverages: 

• Chai-mazing Margarita: Chai-infused Dulce Vida Tequila Blanco, apple-ginger juice, and chai liqueur (New)  
• Horchata Margarita: Cinnamon-infused Ilegal Mezcal, Abasolo Corn Whiskey, agua de horchata, and cinnamon horchata rum (New)  
• Holiday Cerveza: Mexican artisanal craft lager with black currant liqueur  

Shanghai Holiday Kitchen Menu 

Location: China 

Food Items:  

• BBQ Char Siu Pork Fried Rice with Chinese La Chang sausage, egg, yellow onion, green onion, and sesame (New)   
• Beef Noodle Soup Bowl with slow-braised beef shank, green onion, and house-made chili oil  
• Vegetable Spring Rolls with citrus sauce  

Beverages: 

• Tiger Milk Tea with Assam black tea, whole milk, brown sugar syrup, and tapioca boba (Non-alcoholic) (NEW) 
• Brew Hub Year of the Dragon: Dragon fruit lager 
• Butterfly Lantern: Butterfly pea blossom gin, vodka, prickly pear syrup, lychee syrup, and white boba  
• Lychee Martini: Vodka, lychee syrup, and vermouth  
• Peach of Longevity: Peach schnapps, citrus vodka, piña colada mix, and Minute Maid Orange Juice  

Refreshment Outpost Menu 

Location: African Outpost  

Food Items: 

• Spiced Shrimp Stew with Jollof Rice (New)  
• DOLE Whip Raspberry in a waffle cone (Plant-based)  

Beverages: 

• Ivanhoe Park Brewing Co. Florida Ginger Snap Lager (New)  
• Crooked Can Brewing Company Chocolate Mint Cookie Stout (New)  
• Ciderboys Caramel Apple Hard Cider 
• Boyd & Blair Chai Tea Mule 

Bavaria Holiday Kitchen Menu 

Location: Germany 

Food Items:  

• Pork Schnitzel with mushroom sauce, spätzle, and braised red cabbage   
• Cheese Fondue in a bread bowl with steamed baby vegetables and marble potatoes  
• 🍪 Hazelnut Linzer Cookie with raspberry jam 

Beverages: 

• Weihenstephaner Kristallweissbier (New) 
• Possmann Pure Hard Cider 
• von Trapp Brewing Trösten Smoked Dark Lager 
• Beverage Flight  
• Regional Riesling 
• Glühwein: House-made hot spiced wine. Served warm 

Sommerfest Menu  

Location: Germany 

Beverage:  

• Warm Apfel Cider with Jägermeister liqueur garnished with an orange wedge. (Served warm) (New) 

Tuscany Holiday Kitchen Menu 

Location: Italy 

Food Items: 

• Salsiccia e Peperoni: Sweet sausage, roasted peppers, and focaccia (New)  
• Pizza e Cioccolato: Fried house-made pizza dough with sugar, cinnamon, and chocolate (New)   
• Montanara: Fried house-made pizza dough with pomodoro sauce, Parmesan, and fresh basil 

Beverages: 

• Peroni Pilsner  
• Tiramisu Stout  
• Prosecco  
• Moscato  
• Chianti  
• Italian Red Sangria  
• Italian-inspired Blood Orange Margarita: Tequila, triple sec, and blood orange liqueur 

Fife and Drum Menu 

Location: American Adventure 

Food Item:  

• Apple Pie Sundae: Apple pie filling with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce topped with streusel (New) 

Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Drafts & Barbecue Menu 

Location: American Adventure 

Beverage:

• Frozen Gingerbread Eggnog with gingerbread syrup topped with nutmeg (Non-alcoholic; spirited version available with Thomas Tew Single Barrel Rum) (New)  

Block & Hans Menu 

Location: American Adventure 

Food Item: 

• Cinnamon-glazed Nuts (Plant-based) 

Beverages: 

• Apple Pie Frozen Slush: Frozen Minute Maid Apple Juice with cinnamon syrup topped with cinnamon and sugar (Non-alcoholic) (Spirited version available with apple pie moonshine) (New) 

American Holiday Table Menu 

Location: American Adventure 

 Food Items:  

• 🍪Chocolate Cookie featuring SNICKERS bar pieces and salted caramel (New)  
• Slow-roasted Turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans, and cranberry sauce  
• Blackened Catfish with Hoppin’ John and comeback sauce  

Beverages: 

• Victory Brewing Co. Chocolate Cherry Stout (New)  
• Crooked Can Brewing Company Bah HOPbug IPA  
• 3 Daughters Brewing Eggnog White Porter 
• Beer Flight  
• Regional White Wine 
• Regional Red Wine  

Funnel Cake Menu 

Location: American Adventure 

Food Item:  

• Red Velvet Cookie Funnel Cake topped with powdered sugar, vanilla ice cream, cream cheese whipped cream, red velvet cookie pieces, mini chocolate chips, and chocolate syrup (New) 

Shi Wasu Holiday Kitchen Menu 

Location: Japan 

Food Items: 

• Strawberry Bun: Soft pink dessert bao containing sweet strawberry cream filling finished with a light coconut sauce (New) 
• Sushi Tree Roll: Christmas tree-shaped sushi roll with krab meat and cream cheese garnished with spicy mayo and colorful rice pearls  
• Toshikoshi Soba: Buckwheat soba noodles in hot dashi fish-based soup topped with shrimp tempura and chopped green onion  

Beverages: 

• Yuzu Refresher: Yuzu and passion fruit drink with Minute Maid Premium Lemonade and popping green apple boba pearls (Non-alcoholic) (New)  
• Sapporo Premium Black Beer  
• Chocolate Nigori Sake  
• Japanese Punch: Shōchū, plum wine, white cranberry juice, and lemon juice

Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina Menu 

Location: Morocco 

Food Items: 

• Moroccan Wrap with tomato-cucumber relish and garlic sauce served on warm Moroccan flatbread  
  • Chermoula Chicken  
  • Moroccan-spiced Lamb  
  • Falafel (Plant-based) 
• Stone-baked Moroccan Bread with assorted dips  

Beverages: 

• 3 Daughters Brewing Golden Fig Hard Cider (New)  
• Keel Farms Frostbite Blueberry Ginger Hard Cider (New)  
• Gulf Stream Brewing Holiday Snakebite 
• Beverage Flight  
• Sparkling Holiday Fig Cocktail: Sparkling Wine, Kleiner Feigling liqueur, and white cranberry juice  

L’Chaim! Holiday Kitchen Menu 

 Location: Between Morocco and France 

Food Items:  

• 🍪Mickey-shaped Almond Black and White Cookie (New)  
• Pastrami on Rye with house-made pickles and deli mustard  
• Smoked Salmon Potato Latke 
• Potato Latkes (Plant-based) 
• 🍪Rugelach: Pastry with raspberry jam, walnuts, and cinnamon  

Beverages: 

• Brooklyn Brewery Black Chocolate Stout 
• Frozen New York Whiskey Sour: Manifest Whiskey and Manischewitz Blackberry Wine  

Le Marché de Noël Holiday Kitchen Menu 

Location: France 

Food Items:  

• Macaron de Noël aux Épices: Large gingerbread macaron with spiced filling (New)   
• Dinde Rôtie, Sauce et Garniture, servi avec Patates Douces: Roasted turkey with mushrooms, pearl onions, bacon, turkey gravy, and roasted sweet potatoes (New)   
• Crème de Saumon Fumé en Brioche aux Grains de Sesames, Concombre et Radis: Smoked salmon spread on a sesame brioche roll with cucumber and radishes  

Beverages : 

• Pierre Sparr Crémant d’Alsace Brut Rosé (New) 
• Vin Chaud French Mulled Wine flavored with orange and cinnamon spices. Served warm (New)  
• Frozen Hot Chocolate Martini: Vodka, cocoa, and whipped cream  

Yukon Holiday Kitchen Menu 

Location: Canada 

 Food Items:  

• 🍪 Maple Leaf Shortbread Cookie with maple buttercream (New)  
• Seared Salmon with butternut squash purée, maple-bourbon glaze, and fennel-arugula salad  
• Beef Bourguignon with crushed potatoes  

Beverages:  

• Frozen Joffrey’s Coffee (Non-alcoholic)  
• 81Bay Brewing Co. Peanut Butter Banana Porter 
• Playalinda Brewing Co. Maple Cookie Blonde Ale 
• Collective Arts Brewing Brown Sugar Coffee Porter (New)  
• Beer Flight  
• Regional Ice Wine  
• Regional Red Wine  
• Frozen Joffrey’s Coffee with Tap 357 Canadian Maple Rye Whisky  

Refreshment Port Menu 

Location: Near Canada 

Food Item:  

• Turkey Poutine: Sweet potato fries with turkey gravy, cranberry relish, and crispy onions 

Beverages:  

• Keel Farms Cinnamon Sugar Donut Hard Cider (New)  
• Pasek Cellars Cranberry Wine 

Swirled Showcase Menu 

Location: Between World Showcase and the Imagination Pavillion 

Food Items: 

• Liquid Nitrogen Chocolate-Peppermint Mousse featuring M&M’S Holiday Mint Chocolate Candies (New)  
• Soft-serve in a waffle cone 
  • Vanilla
  • Apple-Cinnamon
  • Dark Chocolate

Beverages: 

• Soda Float: Barq’s Red Creme Soda or Barq’s Root Beer with vanilla soft-serve (Non-alcoholic)  
• Yuletide Float: Fireball Cinnamon Whisky and Barq’s Red Creme Soda with apple-cinnamon soft-serve  
• Coffee Float: Dark chocolate soft-serve with Joffrey’s Cold Brew Coffee and choice of Mozart Chocolate Cream Liqueur or Mozart White Chocolate Liqueur  

Holiday Sweets & Treats Menu 

Location: Near Point of Entry 

Food Items:  

• Peppermint Sundae: Chocolate ice cream, whipped cream, and peppermint candy  

Beverages: 

• Festive Flight featuring Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s (Non-alcoholic) (New)  
  • Christmas Sugar Cookie Hot Cocoa topped with whipped cream and sprinkles 
  • Gingerbread Hot Cocoa topped with whipped cream and a gingerbread garnish 
  • Cookie Butter Hot Cocoa topped with whipped cream and speculoos spice 
• Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s (Non-alcoholic)  
• Chocolate-Peppermint Shake featuring Twinings Peppermint Cheer Tea (Non-alcoholic)  
• Carib Brewery Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree IPA (New)  
• Stevens Point Brewery Whole Hog Hazelnut Brownie Porter (New)  
• Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s with choice of liqueur (Baileys Original Irish Cream Liqueur, Buffalo Trace Bourbon Cream Liqueur, or Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey)  
• Chocolate-Peppermint Shake with Twinings Peppermint Cheer Tea and whipped cream vodka  

Mele Kalikimaka Holiday Kitchen Menu 

Location: Between World Showcase and the Imagination Pavillion 

Food Items:  

• Kālua Pork with coconut, sweet potatoes, and mango salad 
• Lomi Lomi Salmon with tomatoes, onions, salmon roe, yuzu mayonnaise, and yuca chips 
• 🍪Coffee-Mocha Cookie topped with coffee-infused buttercream, cocoa nibs, and chocolate-covered espresso beans  

Beverages:

• Maui Brewing Co. Mango Stickee Rice IPA (New)  
• Florida Orange Groves Winery Pineapple Sparkling Wine 
• Melon Breeze: DOLE Pineapple Juice, lime juice, melon liqueur, and Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum  

Nochebuena Cocina Menu 

Location: Between World Showcase and the Imagination! Pavillion  

Food Items: 

• Pan de Jamón: Traditional Latin Christmas bread, rolled ham, raisins, and green olives (New) 
• Plant-based Chorizo Tamale with plant-based cotija and spicy red chile sauce (Plant-based) 
• 🍪Cinnamon-spiced Chocolate Crinkle Cookie 

Beverages: 

• Ponche Navideño: Christmas punch with apples, pears, guava, oranges, dried hibiscus, brown sugar, tamarind, cinnamon sticks, and cloves (Served warm) (Non-alcoholic)   
• Left Hand Brewing Co. Mexican Hot Chocolate Milk Stout 

Chestnuts & Good Cheer Holiday Kitchen Menu 

Location: Between World Showcase and the Imagination! Pavilion  

Food Items:  

• Cinnamon-glazed Almonds (Plant-based) 
• Cinnamon-glazed Cashews (Plant-based) 
• Cinnamon-glazed Pecans (Plant-based)  
• Fire-roasted Chestnuts (Plant-based)  

Beverages:

• Eggnog (Non-alcoholic) 
• Southern Tier Brewing Co. Chestnut Praline Imperial Ale 
• Eggnog with choice of liqueur (Fireball Cinnamon Whisky or Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey)  

World Nature 

Sunshine Seasons Menu 

Location: The Land 

Food Item:   

• 🍪Peanut Butter Cookie featuring M&M’S Minis Milk Chocolate Candies Holiday Blend 

Beverage:  

• Cookie Milk Shake: Spiced gelato with whipped cream, a cookie wreath, Mickey-shaped holly, and sprinkles (Non-alcoholic) (New) 

Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company Menu 

Location: Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company throughout the park 

Beverage:  

• Holiday Cookie Latte: Espresso, caramel sauce, almond syrup, and choice of milk topped with whipped cream and merry sugar sprinkles (Non-alcoholic) (New) (Spirited version available with Baileys Original Irish Cream Liqueur) 

When it comes to food, there’s always something for the kids – and the kids at heart – at Disney Parks! Take a peek at a few delicious options from this Foodie Guide the whole family is sure to love.   

Holiday Hearth Desserts  

• Reindeer Chow featuring M&M’S Milk Chocolate Candies Holiday Blend  

Tuscany Holiday Kitchen  

• Montanara: Fried house-made pizza dough with pomodoro sauce, Parmesan, and fresh basil 

American Holiday Table  

• Slow-roasted Turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans, and cranberry sauce 

Holiday Sweets & Treats 

• Festive Flight featuring hot cocoa by Joffrey’s (Non-alcoholic) (New)  
  • Christmas Sugar Cookie Hot Cocoa topped with whipped cream and sprinkles 
  • Gingerbread Hot Cocoa topped with whipped cream and a gingerbread garnish 
  • Cookie Butter Hot Cocoa topped with whipped cream and speculoos spice 

Sunshine Seasons  

• Cookie Milk Shake: Spiced gelato with whipped cream, a cookie wreath, Mickey-shaped holly, and sprinkles (Non-alcoholic) (New)

Cookie Stroll

The Cookie Stroll is a sweet scavenger hunt tasking guests with purchasing a designated number of cookies in order to earn a prize! This year, you have 13 different cookies to choose from. 

Once you collect five stamps in your Festival Passport, you can receive an exclusive treat from Holiday Sweets & Treats — an M&M’S Minis Milk Chocolate Candies Holiday Blend. 

Take a look at all the eligible Cookie Stroll cookies below.

Experimental Prototype Cookies of Tomorrow

• Prototype Cookie: Sugar cookie with orange-cranberry icing and dark chocolate (New)

• Ginger-Molasses Cookie with cream cheese icing (New)

• Salted Caramel Spaceship Earth Cookie

Connections Cafe

•  Holiday Sugar Cookie

Holiday Hearth Desserts

•  Cranberry-Oatmeal Cookie (Plant-based) (New)

Bavaria

•  Hazelnut Linzer Cookie with raspberry jam

American Holiday Table

• Chocolate Cookie featuring SNICKERS bar pieces and salted caramel (New)

L’Chaim!

• Mickey-shaped Almond Black and White Cookie (New) 

• Rugelach: Pastry with raspberry jam, walnuts, and cinnamon 

Yukon

• Maple Leaf Shortbread Cookie with maple buttercream (New)

Mele Kalikimaka

• Coffee-Mocha Cookie topped with coffee-infused buttercream, cocoa nibs, and chocolate-covered espresso beans 

Nochebuena

• Cinnamon-spiced Chocolate Crinkle Cookie

Sunshine Seasons

• Peanut Butter Cookie featuring M&M’S Minis Milk Chocolate Candies Holiday Blend

See our 2025 Cookie Stroll experience here!

Olaf’s Holiday Tradition Expedition Scavenger Hunt

Olaf’s Holiday Tradition Expedition Scavenger Hunt can be enjoyed both officially OR unofficially. Throughout the festival, small Olaf statues are hidden around EPCOT, and guests can purchase a gameboard and earn a prize!

You can also look for the statues without buying anything — you just won’t earn a prize.

Stay tuned for more details!

Candlelight Processional

The Candlelight Processional is a nightly series that takes place at the America Gardens Theatre featuring a celebrity narrator telling the story of Christmas, accompanied by a massed choir, herald trumpets, a 50-piece orchestra, and the Voices of Liberty.

Take a look at the dates and celebrity narrators below:

• Nov. 28-29 – Constance Wu (NEW)
• Nov. 30-Dec. 2 – Jordan Fisher
• Dec. 3-4 – Susan Egan (NEW)
• Dec. 5-6 – Ashley Eckstein
• Dec. 7-8 – Ralph Macchio
• Dec. 9-10 – Leslie Uggams (NEW)
• Dec. 11-13 – Marlee Matlin
• Dec. 14-15 – Henry Winkler (NEW)
• Dec. 16-17 – Lauren Daigle (NEW)
• Dec. 18-19 – Gary Sinise
• Dec. 20-22 – Brendan Fraser
• Dec. 23-24 – Luis Fonsi
• Dec. 25-26 – Joel Smallbone (NEW)
• Dec. 27-28 – Brie Larson (NEW)
• Dec. 29-30 – Sheryl Lee Ralph (NEW)

The Candlelight Processional takes place at 5PM, 6:45PM, and 8:15PM each night at the America Gardens Theatre in the American Adventure Pavilion. If you want to have a guaranteed seat for a particular show, you can purchase a Candlelight Processional Dining Package.

Stay tuned for more information!

Entertainment

Meet Santa Claus

This year, Santa Claus will be located in CommuniCore Hall daily through December 24, 2025. He will make appearances at 11AM, 12:30PM, 2PM, 3:30PM, and 5PM.

Storytellers

Storytellers are live entertainers who share holiday legends and lore from all around the world! Check out all the info and times below.

Mexico Pavilion – Las Posadas Celebration

Join Las Posadas and enjoy dancers, piñatas, and the music of Mariachi Cobre.

• Days: Sundays through Thursdays
• Times: 11:05 AM, 11:55 AM, 12:45 PM, 2:35 PM, 3:45 PM, and 5:10 PM

Norway Pavilion – A Mischievous Magical Barn Santa

A mischievous Bar Santa visits Sigrid, an unsuspecting Christmas storyteller.

• Days: Daily from November 28 to December 30, 2025
• Times: 11:40 AM, 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM, 2:20 PM, 4:10 PM, 4:55 PM, 5:40 PM, and 6:25 PM

China Pavilion – Chinese Lion Dancer

Visit China for a performance that rings in the Lunar New Year with good fortune and happiness. 

• Days: November 28 through November 30, December 6 and 7, December 13 and 14, and December 19 through December 25, 2025
• Times: Noon, 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM, and 4:00 PM

Italy Pavilion – La Befana

Italy features La Befana, the kindhearted witch who visits sleeping young children on the Eve of the Epiphany.

• Days: Daily from November 28 to December 30, 2025
• Times: 11:15 AM, 12:15 PM, 1:00 PM, 1:55 PM, 3:30 PM, 4:15 PM, 5:00 PM, and 5:40 PM

Japan Pavilion – Daruma Storyteller

Stop by Japan to hear the story of the Daruma doll and New Year Japanese customs.

• Days: Daily from November 28 to December 30, 2025
• Times: 10:45 AM, 11:45 AM, 12:45 PM, 1:35 PM, 2:35 PM, 4:15 PM, 5:00 PM, and 5:45 PM

Between Morocco & France Pavilions – Hanukkah Storyteller

In the spot between Morocco and France, guests can celebrate Hanukkah with a storyteller who shares music and traditions of Hanukkah around the world.

• Days: Daily from November 28 to December 30, 2025
• Times: Noon, 1:00 PM, 1:50 PM, 2:50 PM, 3:45 PM, 5:05 PM, 5:50 PM, and 6:30 PM

France Pavilion – Pere Noel

France’s Père Noël shares the magic of Christmas through a child’s letter.

• Days: Daily from November 28 to December 30, 2025
• Times: 10:00 AM, 11:05 AM, 12:10 PM, 12:50 PM, 2:20 PM, 3:25 PM, 4:30 PM, and 5:15 PM

United Kingdom Pavilion – Father Christmas

Father Christmas shares the holiday traditions of the United Kingdom.

• Days: Daily from November 28 to December 30, 2025
• Times: 11:45 AM, 12:30 PM, 1:20 PM, 2:05 PM, 3:50 PM, 4:45 PM, 5:35 PM, and 6:30 PM

Canada Pavilion – Canadian Holiday Voyageurs

Join the Canadian Holiday Voyageurs to explore music and holiday traditions around Canada and the Great White North.

• Days: Daily from November 28 to December 30, 2025
• Times: 3:25 PM, 4:35 PM, 5:35 PM, 6:40 PM, 7:40 PM, and 8:40 PM

JOYFUL! A Celebration of the Season

JOYFUL! A Celebration of the Season is a live performance tribute to Christmas and Kwanzaa with R&B, gospel, and holiday music.

This year, performances will take place daily on CommuniCore Plaza Stage from November 28 to December 30, 2025 at 2PM, 3:05PM, 4:05PM, and 5:10PM.

Living with the Land — Glimmering Greenhouses

Living with the Land receives a special overlay for the Festival of the Holidays, which includes holiday decor such as lighting, ornaments, snowmen, and more. 

Stay tuned for pictures once the festival opens!

Merchandise

Every EPCOT festival comes with a special collection of merchandise, typically including items such as ears, Loungefly backpacks, Spirit Jerseys, and more.

Stay tuned for more information!

Spaceship Earth

EPCOT’s iconic Spaceship Earth typically features a new or returning sequence of lights and music for each festival. In recent years, we’ve heard 

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