Full Guide to 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays

The EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays has returned for 2023 and runs from November 24 through December 30. Between the festival kitchens, entertainment, merchandise, and more, there’s a lot to see and do. We’ve put together a full guide to help you plan your time at EPCOT this holiday season.

2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays

The park is decked out for the festival with a sign at the park entrance, decals on the Odyssey Pavilion windows, and more decorations.

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The festival passport contains menus and more general information about the festival.

Entertainment, Attractions, & Activities

Candlelight Processional

The famous Candlelight Processional is performed each night of the festival. Check out the full list of celebrity narrators (although some had to drop out). Chrissy Metz was this year’s first narrator. Candlelight Processional dining packages are available to book at several EPCOT restaurants.

Watch our video of the first 2023 Candlelight Processional performance:

Joyful! A Celebration of the Season

Experience the joy of Christmas and Kwanzaa with the uplifting Gospel, R&B, and holiday songs performed by this “Joyful!” vocal ensemble. You can catch this show multiple times a day during the 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays at the Showcase Plaza Stage.

Watch our video from their 2021 return to the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays below.

Holiday Storytellers

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Storytellers entertain guests throughout World Showcase as they teach about their country’s holiday traditions.

Santa Claus Meet and Greet

What’s Christmastime without Santa Claus? Dear old Saint Nick has taken some time out of his very busy schedule to visit with guests during the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays in the Odyssey Pavilion.

Living with the Land – Glimmering Greenhouses

Living with the Land – Glimmering Greenhouses, the seasonal overlay for the classic attraction, has returned for 2023 with several new decorations.

Journey into Imagination With Figment’s Holiday Sweater

This one isn’t really an overlay but more of an honorable mention. The ride is the same as usual, but Figment dons an Imagination pavilion-themed holiday sweater.

Voices of Liberty as Dickens Carolers

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At The American Adventure, the Voices of Liberty dress as the Dickens Carolers with their timeless sound and holiday tunes during the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays through December 30.

Olaf’s Holiday Tradition Expedition Scavenger Hunt

Get ready to search World Showcase, as Olaf’s Holiday Tradition Expedition Scavenger Hunt is back for the 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays. To play, you purchase a map and work your way around World Showcase in search of Olaf. In each location, a small Olaf is hidden with a food item. You match the corresponding food sticker to each location and return it for a prize. The prize choices this year are “Frozen”-themed cookie cutters.

Holiday Kitchens

American Holiday Table

Slow-roasted Turkey with Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans and Cranberry Sauce
Blackened Catfish
Gingerbread Cookie
Crooked Can Brewing Company Bah HOPbug IPA
3 Daughters Brewing Eggnog White Porter
Playalinda Brewing Co. Peppermint Chocolate Stout
Regional White Wine
Regional Red Wine
Beer Flight

Bavaria Holiday Kitchen

Pork Schnitzel
Cheese Fondue in a Bread Bowl
Linzer Cookie
Possmann Pure Hard Apple Cider
The Tank Brewing Co. Prost! Fest Bier
Köstritzer Schwarzbier Bitburger
Regional Riesling
Glühwein
Beer Flight

Bubbles & Brine

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Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail
Jonah Crab Claw Cocktail
Moët & Chandon Impérial
Veuve Clicquot Rosé
Dom Pérignon

Char & Chop

Roasted Porchetta with Lemon-Parsley Salsa Verde and Shaved Fennel Salad
Grilled Impossible Spicy Sausage with Herbed Polenta, Puttanesca Sauce and Ricotta
Meat Assorti
Krombacher Pilsner
North Coast Laguna Baja Vienna Lager
Motorworks Brewing Midnight Espresso Coffee Porter
GoGi ‘Birdie’ Pinot Noir
Bloody Mary
Beer Flight

Connections Café

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Holiday Sugar Cookie

Connections Eatery

So Many Wishes
Coquito Milk Shake (Non-Alcoholic)
Coquito Milk Shake with Bacardí Superior Rum

Funnel Cake

Holiday Cinnamon Celebration Funnel Cake

Holiday Hearth Desserts

Red Velvet Mini Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
Salted Caramel Spaceship Earth Cookie
Mouse Crunch made with M&M’s Chocolate Candies
Mint Chocolate Mousse Wreath
Apple Caramel Crumb Cake
Chocolate-Covered Toffee Brittle
Peppermint Pinwheel Cookie
Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s Coffee (non-alcoholic)
Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s Coffee with Peppermint Schnapp
Frozen Caramel Hot Chocolate with TWIX Cookie Bar Pieces and Whipped Cream (non-alcoholic)
Wicked Weed Brewing Jack Frost IPA
BrewDog It’s a Beaut Stout
Wicked Weed Brewing Milk & Cookies Imperial Milk Stout
Beer Flight

Holiday Sweets & Treats

Peppermint Sundae
Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s Coffee (Non-Alcoholic)
Chocolate Peppermint Shake Featuring Twinings Peppermint Cheer Tea (Non-Alcoholic)
Breckenridge Brewery Christmas Ale
Brew Hub Sugar Plum Red Ale
Left Hand Brewing Co. Chai Milk Stout
Hot Cocoa with Assorted Liqueurs
Chocolate Peppermint Shake Featuring Twinings Peppermint Cheer Tea and Whipped Cream Vodka
Beer Flight

Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company

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Horchata Cold Brew

Las Posadas Holiday Kitchen

Giant Tostada de Chorizo
Tamale de Barbacoa
Dulce de Leche Churro
Apple Margarita
Horchata Margarita
Holiday Cerveza

L’Chaim! Holiday Kitchen

Pastrami on Rye
Smoked Salmon Potato Latke
Potato Latkes (Plant-Based)
Rugalach
Black and White Cookie (Plant-Based)
Brooklyn Brewery Winter IPA
Frozen New York Whiskey Sour

Le Marché de Noël Holiday Kitchen

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Crème de Saumon Fume
Rôti de Jambon
Bûche de Noël au Pain D’Épices
Frozen Hot Chocolate Martini
Le Joyeux Cocktail de Noël
Blood Orange Mimosa

Nochebuena Cocina

Tamale with Plant-Based Chorizo
Pernil
Spiced Chocolate Cookie
Ponche Navideño (Non-Alcoholic)
81Bay Brewing Co. Horchata Beer

Refreshment Outpost

DOLE Whip Raspberry
Peanut Stew
Ciderboys Caramel Apple Hard Cider
81Bay Brewing Co. Cinnamon Orange Cranberry Wheat Ale
Ivanhoe Park Brewing Co. Gingerbread White Stout
Chai Ginger Mule

Refreshment Port

Turkey Poutine
Gingerbread Milk Shake (Non-Alcoholic)
Eggnog (Non-Alcoholic)
Keel Farms Hard Pumpkin Cider
Pasek Cellars Cranberry Wine
Gingerbread Milk Shake with Whipped Cream Vodka
Firenog

Shanghai Holiday Kitchen

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Chicken Skewer with Creamy Peanut Sauce
Beef and Noodle Soup Bowl
Vegetable Spring Rolls
Bubble Tea
Brew Hub Year of the Dragon
Butterfly Lantern
Kung Fu Master
The Lucky Mo

Shi Wasu Holiday Kitchen

Sushi Tree
New Year Celebration Soba
Sweet Potato Mochi Cake
Ichigo Milk Boba
Japanese Christmas Punch
Choya Sparkling Plum Wine
Sapporo Premium Beer

Sunshine Seasons

Jingle Sugar Cookie made with M&M’s Chocolate Candies

Swirled Showcase

Mickey-Shaped Liquid Nitro Cake Pop
Soft Serve in a Waffle Cone (Choice of Vanilla, Apple-Cinnamon, or Salted Caramel)
Cream Soda Float with Vanilla Soft Serve (Non-Alcoholic)
Fanta Grape Float with Vanilla Soft Serve (Non-Alcoholic)