EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays

Shows run nightly from November 27 to December 30 at 4:45 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. The 2026 narrators, as published by Disney:

• November 27-28: Auli'i Cravalho
• November 29-December 1: Gary Sinise
• December 2-3: to be announced
• December 4-5: Whoopi Goldberg
• December 6-7: Robin Roberts (new)
• December 8-9: Jason Kelce (new)
• December 10-12: Neil Patrick Harris
• December 13-14: to be announced
• December 15-16: Lauren Daigle
• December 17-19: Ralph Macchio
• December 20-21: Henry Winkler
• December 22-23: Lacey Chabert (new)
• December 24-25: Jodi Benson
• December 26-27: Simu Liu
• December 28-30: Eva Longoria

Disney says all narrator appearances can change without notice.

A package includes one guaranteed seat at a same-day show plus an entree and dessert, or a buffet, and a drink. Package holders use a separate queue. Everyone else is seated first come, first served, as space allows. Admission to EPCOT is not included.

Other participating restaurants sit between those prices: Nine Dragons $70, Via Napoli $71, Garden Grill $73 at breakfast or $86 later, Coral Reef $82, Tutto Italia and Shiki-Sai $85, La Hacienda $86, and Chefs de France and Teppan Edo $89. Prices exclude tax and tip. The Regal Eagle option cannot be booked ahead; it is sold on the day, when available, and does not take reservations for the meal.

The value pick is La Creperie or Spice Road Table. Book on October 14 for December weekends and the dates with the biggest-name narrators.

• Holiday Storytellers at World Showcase pavilions, including Las Posadas in Mexico, Pere Noel in France, Father Christmas in the United Kingdom, La Befana in Italy, a Daruma storyteller in Japan and a Hanukkah storyteller between Morocco and France.
• JOYFUL! A Celebration of the Season, a gospel, R&B and holiday music show on the CommuniCore Plaza Stage, daily through December 30.
• Meet Santa daily at CommuniCore Hall through December 24, and a Goofy-as-Santa photo spot at The Odyssey.
• A gingerbread Spaceship Earth display with short light shows, and Olaf's Holiday Scavenger Hunt.

Festival food comes from Holiday Kitchens around the park. Disney had not published the 2026 menus when we checked. Its page lists 2025 favorites as a guide, including seasonal shakes, eggnog, turkey poutine from La Poutinerie and macarons at Le Marche de Noel. Prices are per item, and the Holiday Cookie Stroll returns.

Note the gap: Food & Wine ends November 21 and this festival starts November 27, so there is no EPCOT festival food from November 22 to 26.

The first two weeks of December are the sweet spot: the festival is running and school holidays have not started. The week from Christmas to New Year is one of the busiest of the year at Disney. If you are pairing EPCOT with Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, note that the party's last night is December 22. Crowd and weather detail is in best time to visit Orlando.