The EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays has returned for 2024 and runs from November 24 through December 30. From the festival kitchens and cookie stroll to entertainment, merchandise, and more, we’ve put together a full guide to help you plan your time at EPCOT this holiday season.

EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays Decorations

The park has decked its halls for the festive season, with a sign at the entrance and flats designed to look like lit candles. Other decorations include banners, Christmas trees, and more.

EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays Festival Passport

This year’s festival passport includes menus for each Holiday Kitchen, as well as general information about the event.

Entertainment, Attractions, & Activities

Candlelight Processional

The famous Candlelight Processional is a tradition that’s performed each night of the festival, led by a celebrity narrator with the help of a Cast Member choir, 50-piece orchestra, and more. See this year’s full list of celebrity narrators.

Disney Legend Josh Gad was the first narrator for 2024. Candlelight Processional dining packages are available now to book at several EPCOT restaurants.

Watch our video of the first 2023 Candlelight Processional performance:

Olaf’s Frozen Adventure Light Show on Spaceship Earth

The Olaf’s Frozen Adventure light show has returned for the 2024 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays. Playing intermittently on Spaceship Earth from dusk until park close, the show includes dancing lights to “When We’re Together” from the animated short.

Watch our video of the show from 2023:

Joyful! A Celebration of the Season

Celebrate Christmas and Kwanzaa with Gospel, R&B, and holiday tuned as performed by this vocal ensemble for “Joyful! A Celebration of the Season.” This group performs multiple times per day during the 2024 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:

Voices of Liberty as Dickens Carolers

The Voices of Liberty have returned to perform as Dickens Carolers for the 2024 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays. During the festival, the acapella group dons special costumes to perform festive tunes. Showtimes may vary, so be sure to check the My Disney Experience app on the day of your visit for the most accurate information.

Watch our video of their performance from 2023:

Holiday Storytellers

Storytellers regale guests with stories about their country’s holiday traditions throughout World Showcase during the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays.

Santa Claus Meet and Greet

Santa Claus himself is also at EPCOT to greet guests and listen to Christmas wishes. You can find him daily in the Odyssey Pavilion, though he does not share a story or celebrate cultural traditions like the rest of the Storytellers.

Gingerbread Spaceship Earth Display

New for 2024 is the Gingerbread Spaceship Earth display, which can be found inside CommuniCore Hall. Just like the real thing outside, this geodesic sphere lights up to a short music show periodically.

Watch our video of the Celebration Countdown show:

Living with the Land – Glimmering Greenhouses

Living with the Land – Glimmering Greenhouses has returned for the 2024 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays. This seasonal overlay sees holiday decorations and lights taking over the ride’s greenhouses. A Behind the Seeds tour specifically for this overlay is being offered for the first time ever this year.

Watch our full ride POV:

Glittering Grove at CommuniCore Hall

For this year’s International Festival of the Holidays, Disney has decorated CommuniCore Hall with Glittering Grove, “an enchanting forest of twinkling trees” sponsored by Balsam Hill.

Journey into Imagination With Figment’s Holiday Sweater

Though not an overlay in the traditional sense, Figment donning his Imagination! pavilion holiday sweater aboard Journey Into Imagination with Figment is an annual offering you won’t want to miss.

See our video of the iconic purple dragon wearing his sweater in our video from 2022:

Olaf’s Holiday Tradition Expedition Scavenger Hunt

Olaf’s Holiday Tradition Expedition scavenger hunt is back for 2024 at the Festival of the Holidays, this time with new prizes to earn. To play, guests simply purchase the map and mark off the location of each hidden Olaf statue around World Showcase with the included stickers.

This year’s prizes are “Frozen”-themed drink stencils, used to make images atop a cup of tea or coffee.

Snowflake Decorating

Snowflake decorating is an activity available in CommuniCore Plaza. Guests can pick up the kit, which includes a snowflake ornament to decorate, a box of generic crayons, and snowflake stickers.

The ornament includes a blue ribbon branded with the 2024 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays wordmark.

Festive Fragrances

Also new for this year’s Festival of the Holidays is the Festive Fragrances garden, presented by Scentsy. This garden is located along the walkway between the Imagination! pavilion and World Showcase. It consists of four ornament-shaped displays, each offering different holiday scents.

Holiday Kitchens

This year’s EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays includes two new Holiday Kitchens, with plenty of festive desserts, savory dishes, and more to try. Read our reviews for every single item, every new item, or check out the menus for each location below.

NEW! Experimental Prototype Cookies of Tomorrow Menu

Location: CommuniCore Hall

Food Items:

• Spaceship Earth Tile Gingerbread Triangle (New)

Beverages: 

• Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s Coffee (Non-alcoholic beverage)
• Gingerbread Milk Shake (Non-alcoholic beverage)
• Gingerbread Milk Shake with whipped cream vodka
• Seasonal Wine
• Ivanhoe Park Brewing Co. Gingerbread White Stout
• 81Bay Brewing Co. Gingerbread Coffee Porter

NEW! 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
• Bauducco Panettone Holiday Trifle with eggnog custard and cranberry cherry compote

Beverages:

• Southern Tier Brewing Co. Tiramisu Imperial Stout
• Keel Farms Pecan Pie Hard Cider
• Point Snow Pilot Pistachio Nut Brown Ale
• Beer Flight

Holiday Sweets & Treats

Location: Near Port of Entry

Food Item:

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

Beverages:

• Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s Coffee (Non-alcoholic beverage)
• Chocolate Peppermint Shake with Twinings Peppermint Cheer Tea (Non-alcoholic beverage)
• Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s Coffee with Choice of Liqueur: Baileys Original Irish Cream, Buffalo Trace Bourbon Cream, or Grand Mariner
• Chocolate Peppermint Shake: Twinings Peppermint Cheer Tea and whipped cream vodka
• Deschutes Brewery Jubelale (New)
• Southern Tier Brewing Co. 2XMAS Ale
• Wicked Weed Brewing Hop Cocoa Porter
• Beer Flight

Mele Kalikimaka Holiday Kitchen

Location: Between World Showcase and the Imagination! Pavilion

Food Items:

• Kālua Pork with Okinawa 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 (New)

Beverages:

• Melon Breeze: DOLE Pineapple Juice, lime juice, melon liqueur, and Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum
• The Bruery 5 Golden Rings (New)
• Florida Orange Groves Winery Pineapple Sparkling Wine

Nochebuena Cocina

Location: Between World Showcase and the Imagination! Pavilion

Food Items:

• Plant-based Chorizo Tamal with cotija and spicy red chile sauce (Plant-based)
• Pastelón: Sofrito-marinated beef with sweet plantains and olives
• Cinnamon-spiced Chocolate Crinkle Cookie

Beverages:

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

Chestnuts & Good Cheer Holiday Kitchen

Location: Between World Showcase and the Imagination! Pavilion

Food Items:

• Cinnamon-glazed Almonds
• Cinnamon-glazed Cashews 
• Cinnamon-glazed Pecans 
• Fire-roasted Chestnuts

Beverages:

• Eggnog (Non-alcoholic beverage)
• Eggnog with choice of cordial: Fireball Cinnamon Whisky, Mozart Chocolate Liqueur, or Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey
• Southern Tier Brewing Co. Chestnut Praline Imperial Ale

Refreshment Port

Location: Near Canada

Food Item:

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

Beverages:

• Keel Farms Pumpkin Hard Cider
• Pasek Cellars Cranberry Wine

Swirled Showcase

Location: Near Port of Entry

Food Items:

• Holiday Mickey-shaped Liquid Nitrogen Pop: Chocolate cake dipped in ganache made with Red & Green M&M’S Milk Chocolate Minis
• Soft-serve in a Cone
• Vanilla
• Apple-cinnamon
• Dark chocolate

Beverages:

• Floats: Barq’s Red Crème Soda or Barq’s Root Beer with Vanilla Soft-serve (Non-alcoholic beverage)
• Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co. Bourbonola and Cherry Cola

Floats:

• Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co. Bourbonola with dark chocolate soft-serve
• Fireball Cinnamon Whisky and Barq’s Red Crème Soda with apple cinnamon soft-serve
• Coffee Float: Dark chocolate soft-serve with iced coffee and choice of Mozart Liqueur

Yukon Holiday Kitchen

Location: Canada

Food Items:

• Seared Salmon with butternut squash purée, maple-bourbon glaze, and fennel-arugula salad
• Beef Bourguignon with crushed potatoes
• Peppermint Pinwheel Cookie

Beverages:

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

Le Marché de Noël Holiday Kitchen

Location: France

Food Items:

• 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
• Rôti de Jambon Sauce Moutarde à l’Ancienne, Pommes Darphin: Roasted ham with mushrooms, pearl onions, bacon, white wine mustard sauce, and darphin roasted herb potatoes (New)
• Bûche de Noël au Chocolat et Caramel: Chocolate fudge Christmas log with a caramel cream center (New)

Beverages:

• Frozen Hot Chocolate Martini: Vodka, chocolate milk, and whipped cream
• Spiced Cranberry Punch: Pol Rémy Sparkling Wine, cranberry juice, orange juice, and spiced brown sugar (New)
• Chateau Haut Beaumard Cabernet Sauvignon (New)

L’Chaim! Holiday Kitchen

Location: Between Morocco and France

Food Items:

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

Beverages:

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

Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina

Location: Morocco

Food Items:

• Grilled Kebabs with carrot-chickpea salad and garlic aïoli
• Chermoula chicken
• Moroccan-spiced lamb
• Stone-baked Moroccan bread with dips (Plant-based)

Beverages:

• Ciderboys Cranberry Razz Hard Cider (New)
• Bold Rock Apple Crumble Hard Cider
• Gulf Stream Brewing Holiday Snakebite
• Holiday Fig Cocktail: Kleiner Feigling fig liqueur and white cranberry juice
• Hard Cider Flight

Shi Wasu Holiday Kitchen

Location: Japan

Food Items:

• Sushi Tree Roll: Christmas tree-shaped sushi roll with krab meat and cream cheese topped with ikura salmon roe and spicy mayo
• Toshikoshi Soba: Buckwheat soba noodle in hot dashi (fish-based) soup topped with shrimp tempura and chopped green onion
• Mochi Donut Wrap: A soft, chewy fusion pastry served with strawberry, whipped cream, strawberry sauce, and sweet red beans wrapped with “gyuhi” rice cake sheet (New)

Beverages:

• Ichigo Boba: Cranberry and yuzu cream drink with calpico and popping strawberry boba pearls (Non-alcoholic beverage)
• Japanese Punch: Shōchū, plum wine, cranberry, and lemon juice
• Chocolate Nigori: Creamy texture of Nigori Sake and rich sweetness and gentle bitterness from chocolate (New)
• Sapporo Premium Black Beer

Funnel Cake

Location: The American Adventure

Food Item:

• Gingerbread Funnel Cake: Vanilla ice cream, gingerbread crumbs, whipped cream, and red and green sprinkles (New)

American Holiday Table

Location: The American Adventure

Food Items:

• Slow-roasted Turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans, and cranberry sauce
• Blackened Catfish with Hoppin’ John and Comeback Sauce
• SNICKERS-Doodle Cookie made with SNICKERS bar pieces

Beverages:

• Crooked Can Brewing Company Bah HOPbug IPA
• 3 Daughters Brewing Eggnog White Porter
• Playalinda Brewing Co. Peppermint Chocolate Stout
• Beer Flight

Tuscany Holiday Kitchen

Location: Italy

Food Items:

• Montanara: Fried house-made pizza dough with pomodoro sauce, parmesan, and fresh basil
• Dolce Pizza: Fried house-made pizza dough with sugar and cinnamon
• Panettone: Panettone bread pudding and vanilla cream (New)

Beverages:

• Bombardino Freddo: Creamy eggnog and Italian brandy
• Prosecco
• Moscato
• Chianti
• Italian Red Sangria
• Italian-inspired Margarita: Tequila, triple sec, and limoncello
• Peroni Pilsner

Bavaria Holiday Kitchen

Location: Germany

Food Items:

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

Beverages:

• Possmann Pure Hard Cider
• von Trapp Brewing Trösten Smoked Dark Lager
• Köstritzer Schwarzbier
• Regional Riesling
• Glühwein: House-made hot spiced wine (Served warm)
• Beer Flight

Refreshment Outpost

Food Items:

• Peanut Stew with sweet potatoes, mustard greens, and roasted peanuts (Plant-based)
• DOLE Whip Raspberry (Plant-based)

Beverages:

• Ciderboys Caramel Apple Hard Cider
• 81Bay Brewing Co. Cinnamon Orange Cranberry Wheat Ale
• Crooked Can Brewing Company Crème Brûlée Lager
• Boyd & Blair Chai Tea Mule

Shanghai Holiday Kitchen

Location: China

Food Items:

• XO Fried Rice: Chinese sausage, onion, green onion, mushroom, egg, and house-made Hong Kong XO Chili Sauce (New)
• Beef Noodle Soup Bowl with slow-braised beef shank, green onion, and house-made chili oil
• Vegetable Spring Rolls with citrus sauce

Beverages:

• Taro Bubble Milk Tea: Green tea and boba (Non-alcoholic beverage) (New)
• Brew Hub Year of the Dragon: Dragon Fruit Lager
• Butterfly Lantern: Butterfly pea blossom gin, vodka, prickly pear, lychee syrup, soda water, and white boba
• Lychee Martini: Vodka, lychee syrup, and vermouth (New)
• Peach of Longevity: Peach Schnapps, citrus vodka, piña colada mix, and orange juice (New)

Las Posadas Holiday Kitchen

Location: Mexico

Food Items:

• Empanada de Pollo: Fried corn tortilla filled with chipotle chicken and potatoes topped with chile rojo salsa, crema Mexicana, and queso fresco (New)
• Tamal de Puerco con Mole: Shredded pork 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

Beverages:

• Holiday Margarita: Dos Hombres Mezcal, tequila, cranberry lime juice, allspice and orange blackcurrant liqueurs (New)
• Coconut Guavarita: Tromba Blanco Tequila, coconut water, guava cream, hint of lime rum, and orange liqueur with a toasted coconut rim (New)
• Holiday Cerveza: Mexican Artisanal Craft Lager with black currant liqueur

Holiday Hearth Desserts

Location: The Odyssey

Food Items:

• Red Velvet Mini Bundt Cake with cream cheese icing
• Salted Caramel Spaceship Earth Cookie
• Mouse Crunch made with Red & Green M&M’S Milk Chocolate Candies
• Mint Chocolate Mousse Wreath
• Apple Caramel Crumb Cake
• Chocolate-covered Toffee Brittle

Beverages:

• Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s Coffee (Non-alcoholic beverage)
• Frozen Caramel Hot Cocoa: Hot cocoa with whipped cream and TWIX cookie bar pieces (Non-alcoholic beverage)
• Wicked Weed Brewing Jack Frost IPA
• BrewDog Winter Staycation Pecan & Toffee Stout
• Wicked Weed Brewing Milk & Cookies Imperial Milk Stout
• Cocoa Candy Cane: Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s Coffee with Peppermint Schnapps
• Beer Flight

Connections Eatery Menu

Location: In World Discovery

Food Item:

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

Beverage:

• Coquito Milk Shake: French vanilla gelato, cream of coconut, nutmeg, and cinnamon (Non-alcoholic beverage) (Spirited version available with Bacardí Superior Rum)

Connections Café

Location: In World Discovery

Food Item:

• Holiday Sugar Cookie

Sunshine Seasons

Location: The Land

Food Items:

• Peanut Butter Cookie made with Red & Green M&M’S Milk Chocolate Minis

United Kingdom Beer Cart

Location: United Kingdom

Beverage:

• Frozen Chocolate Orange Cocktail: Hot chocolate, orange syrup, and blood orange liqueur

Canada Popcorn Cart

Location: Canada

Beverage:

• Canadian Hot Toddy: Maple syrup, honey, black tea, lemon juice, cinnamon, and Tap 357 Canadian Maple Rye Whisky served warm

Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company

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

Beverage:

• Merry Mint Cookie Latte: A festive blend of espresso, toasted marshmallow syrup, peppermint syrup, dark chocolate sauce, and milk topped with peppermint whipped cream and chocolate cookie crumbs (Non-alcoholic beverage) (New)
• Spirited version available with Baileys Original Irish Cream

Holiday Cookie Stroll

Another year of the Festival of the Holidays means another year of strolling through EPCOT enjoying delicious cookies! Once you’ve eaten at least five cookies along the stroll and collected the matching stamp for each, you can bring your Festival Passport back to Holiday Sweets & Treats for your completion treat.

Read our reviews for every cookie on this year’s Holiday Cookie Stroll.

Map of Holiday Kitchen Locations

Holiday Kitchens by Map Location:

1. Connections Eatery
2. Connections Café
3. Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company – World Discovery
4. Refreshment Station
5. Holiday Hearth Desserts
6. Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company – Showcase Plaza
7. Las Posadas Holiday Kitchen
8. Shanghai Holiday Kitchen
9. Refreshment Outpost
10. Bavaria Holiday Kitchen
11. Tuscany Holiday Kitchen
12. Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company – American Adventure
13. American Holiday Table
14. Funnel Cake
15. Shi Wasu Holiday Kitchen
16. Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina
17. L’Chaim! Holiday Kitchen
18. Le Marché de Noël Holiday Kitchen
19. United Kingdom Beer Cart
20. Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company – Canada
21. Canada Popcorn Cart
22. Yukon Holiday Kitchen
23. Refreshment Port
24. Holiday Sweets & Treats
25. Swirled Showcase
26. Mele Kalikimaka Holiday Kitchen
27. Nochebuena Cocina
28. Chestnuts & Good Cheer Holiday Kitchen
29. Sunshine Seasons
30. Experimental Prototype Cookies of Tomorrow
31. Favorites of Festivals Past

Video Review

Merchandise & Souvenirs

Full List (With Prices) of 2024 EPCOT Festival of the Holidays Merchandise

NEW Human-Sized Figment Holiday Sweater Available Now at EPCOT

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Brit Tuttle