EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays

The EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays takes place from November 28 to December 30, 2025.  This annual festival is inspired by holiday traditions around the world from seasonal dishes to holiday storytellers and entertainment!

If you have a trip this holiday season, here is what you can look forward to at Festival of the Holidays along with some helpful tips to help you make the most of it.

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• Holiday Kitchens
• Activities
• Helpful Tips

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Holiday Kitchens

You’ll find these outdoor kitchens around World Showcase.  They’re open from 11:00am to park close.  

Experimental Prototype Cookies of Tomorrow – CommuniCore Hall

Food

• 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 – CommuniCore Plaza

Food

• 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 

American Holiday Table – American Adventure Pavilion

Food

• 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 

Bavaria Holiday Kitchen – Germany Pavilion

Food

• 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 

Holiday Hearth Desserts – The Odyssey Pavilion

Food

•  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 

Holiday Sweets & Treats – Near Port of Entry

Food

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

Beverages

• Festive Flight featuring Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s (Non-alcoholic) (New) 
• 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 

L’Chaim! Holiday Kitchen – Between Morocco and France Pavilions

Food

• 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

Las Posadas Holiday Kitchen – Mexico Pavilion

Food

• 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 

Le Marché de Noël Holiday Kitchen – France Pavilion

Food

• 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 

Mele Kalikimaka Holiday Kitchen

Food

• 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 

Chestnuts & Good Cheer

Food

• 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) 

Nochebuena Cocina – Near Port of Entry

Food

• 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 

Shanghai Holiday Kitchen – China Pavilion

Food

• BBQ Char Siu Pork Fried Rice with Chinese La Changsausage, 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  

Shi Wasu Holiday Kitchen – Japan Pavilion

Food

• 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 – Morocco Pavilion

Food

• 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  

Tuscany Holiday Kitchen – Italy Pavilion

Food

• 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 

Yukon Holiday Kitchen – Canada Pavilion

Food

•  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  

Block & Hans

Food

• 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) 

Fife and Drum

Food

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

Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Drinks & Barbecue

Beverage

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

Swirled Showcase

Food

• Liquid Nitrogen Chocolate-Peppermint Moussefeaturing M&M’S Holiday Mint Chocolate Candies (New)  
• Soft-serve in a waffle cone

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   

Sommerfest

Food

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

Sunshine Seasons

Food

• 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) 

Funnel Cake – Between the American Adventure Pavilion and Japan Pavilion

Food

• 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) 

Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company – Throughout EPCOT

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)

Refreshment Outpost – Between the China and Germany Pavilions 

Food

• 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 

Refreshment Port – Showcase Plaza

Food

• 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

Connections Café and Connections Eatery – World Discovery

Food

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

Beverages

• 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) 

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Activities

Holiday Cookie Stroll

Collect stamps in your festival passport as you enjoy any five of the featured cookies dishes below, and bring your completed passport to Holiday Sweets & Treats to get a complimentary cookie! The featured cookies include:

1. Prototype Cookie (Experimental Prototype Cookies of Tomorrow)
2. Ginger-Molasses Cookie (Experimental Prototype Cookies of Tomorrow)
3. Salted Caramel Spaceship Earth Cookie (Experimental Prototype Cookies of Tomorrow)
4. Holiday Sugar Cookie (Connections Café)
5. Cranberry-Oatmeal Cookie (Holiday Hearth Desserts)
6. Hazelnut Linzer Cookie (Bavaria)
7. Chocolate Cookie (American Holiday Table)
8. Mickey-shaped Almond Black and White Cookie (L’Chaim!)
9. Maple Leaf Shortbread Cookie (Yukon)
10. Coffee-Mocha Cookie (Mele Kalikimaka)
11. Cinnamon-spiced Chocolate Crinkle Cookie (Nochebuena Cocina)
12. Peanut Butter Cookie (Sunshine Seasons)

Photos with Santa Claus and Santa Goofy

Take photos with Santa Claus at CommuniCore Hall from November 28 to December 24 at 10am, 11:30am, 1pm, 2:30pm, and 4pm.

Visit Santa Goofy at the Odyssey Pavilion for a photo from November 28 to December 30 at 11:30am to 3:30pm and 4:10pm to 7:10pm.

JOYFUL! A Celebration of the Season

Watch the JOYFUL! ensemble perform Gospel, R&B, and holiday songs at CommuniCore Plaza Stage from November 28 to December 30 at 2pm, 3:05pm, 4:05pm, and 5:10pm. 

Olaf’s Holiday Tradition Expedition Scavenger Hunt

Look for the holiday traditions that Olaf has gathered and lost around the World Showcase!  Maps and stickers for the scavenger hunt can be purchased for $11.99 plus tax at Creations Shop and Disney Traders.  After finding all of the holiday traditions and marking the map with the stickers, redeem your completed map for a prize at Creations Shop, Disney Traders, or World Traveler at International Gateway.  

Storytellers Throughout the World Showcase

• Las Posadas Celebration with Mariachi Cobre – Mexico Pavilion
• A Mischievous Magical Barn Santa – Norway Pavilion
• Chinese Lion Dancer and Zi-Zhu Trio – China Pavilion
• La Befana, the Kind-hearted Witch – Italy Pavilion
• Daruma Storyteller – Japan Pavilion
• Hanukkah Storyteller – Between Morocco and France Pavilions
• Père Noël – France Pavilion
• Father Christmas – United Kingdom Pavilion
• Canadian Holiday Voyageurs – Canada Pavilion

Candlelight Processional

Listen to the story of Christmas with celebrity narrators, a 50-piece orchestra, and full choir at America Gardens Theatre.  Performances take place at 5:00pm, 6:45pm, and 8:15pm.  The narrators for the 2024 Candlelight Processional are:

• November 28 to 29 – Constance Wu
• November 30 – Jordan Fisher
• December 1 to 2 – Jordan Fisher
• December 3 to 4 – Susan Egan
• December 5 to 6 – Ashley Eckstein
• December 7 to 8 – Ralph Macchio
• December 9 to 10 – Leslie Uggams
• December 11 to 13 – Marlee Matlin
• December 14 to 15 – Henry Winkler
• December 16 to 17 – Lauren Daigle
• December 18 to 19 – Gary Sinise
• December 20 to 22 – Brendan Fraser
• December 23 to 24 – Luis Fonsi
• December 25 to 26 – Joel David Smallbone
• December 27 to 28 – Brie Larson
• December 29 to 30 – Sheryl Lee Ralph

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Helpful Tips for the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays

Holiday Kitchens

• Check out the holiday kitchen menus in advance to plan your trip around the World Showcase.  This way, you can prioritize the dishes you would like to try, so you don’t fill up too quickly!
• If you don’t feel like carrying around the festival passport to view the menus, you can also find a digital version of the festival guide in the My Disney Experience app.  
• Some of the items are marked as plant-based or gluten/wheat-friendly on the menus.  However, if you have other dietary concerns, speak to a cast member before placing your order.  
• Bring your own bottle of water or a reusable bottle that you can fill at locations like Connections Eatery.  The Holiday Kitchens sell bottled water, but most if not all are unable to provide the free cups of ice water you typically find at quick service dining locations.  
• Holiday Hearth Desserts is located in the Odyssey, so it’s a nice indoor spot for warmer days.  There are also tables and chairs, which make for much more comfortable dining spots than the traditional EPCOT trash can.  

Holiday Cookie Stroll

• For the Holiday Cookie Stroll, you do not need to get one of each cookie to get your completer cookie.  You can purchase more than one of the same cookie, and it will still qualify as another stamp on your passport. 
• If you are doing the Cookie Stroll solo or you simply have lots of dishes you would like to try, bring a container to save your cookies for later.  It’s always fun to have some extra treats when you go home! 

Candlelight Processional

• The Candlelight Processional is a holiday tradition for many families, and seats can fill up.  With more popular celebrity narrators, you may need to line up early for a seat.  For a guaranteed seat to a performance, you can reserve a Candlelight Processional Dining Package that includes lunch or dinner at a select EPCOT restaurant and a guaranteed seat at American Gardens Theatre for each person on the dining reservation.

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It’s not too late to plan your trip for the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays!  Check out some great Confirmed Reservations from the DVC Rental Store.