When it comes to the holidays, there’s no shortage of festivities to partake in around Disney World.

You can watch a holiday parade, gaze at festive fireworks, and party with characters at Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party in Magic Kingdom. Or, you can enjoy decorations, stories, music, and cuisine from various cultures, courtesy of the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays! And, just like any EPCOT festival, the park will be jam-packed with these unique offerings. So, to help you keep track of everything there is to enjoy, here is our list of everything we know about EPCOT’s Festival of the Holidays!

EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays begins November 25th, 2022, and there’s a lot to look forward to! Just take a look at everything we know so far:

Holiday Kitchens

Enjoy in the flavors of the season by grabbing any of the bites and drinks sprinkled throughout EPCOT! You’ll be able to find these offerings at the festival’s Holiday Kitchens, A.K.A. food booths.

The Holiday Kitchens provide you with tastes of festive foods from various cultures, and we definitely recommend stopping by some (or all) of them — you won’t regret it! We’ve already found out which booths will be at the festival this year, including a lot of returning booths like the American Holiday Table and Bavaria Holiday Kitchen.

And, there will also be a new booth — Nochebuena Cocina, which will be located near Port of Entry. This spot will have holiday-themed plant-based offerings! We’ll let you know as soon as we find out the menus for the food booths.

Click here to see ALL of the Holiday Kitchens coming to the festival this year!

Candlelight Processional

Over at the America Gardens Theatre, you can find the Candlelight Processional. This popular offering features a celebrity narrator and choir, and occurs on select nights throughout the festival.

We now know ALL of the celebrity narrators that will be at the processional this year! They include people like Simu Liu from Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Whoopi Goldberg, Neil Patrick Harris, Angela Bassett, and more. You can take a look at the FULL list and dates right here!

This offering also comes with a dining package again this year!  Here’s a look at the pricing and locations (Note that the pricing has increased from last year):

• Biergarten Restaurant: $65 per adult; $37 per child (increased $3 per adult and $2 per child from 2021)
• Coral Reef Restaurant: $74 per adult; $30 per child (increased $5 per child from 2021)
• Garden Grill Restaurant: $71 per adult; $46 per child
• Le Cellier Steakhouse: $100 per adult; $39 per child (This is a new option for the dining packages this year!)
• Rose & Crown Dining Room: $64 per adult; $28 per child (increased $1 per adult and $3 per child from 2021)
• Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Drafts and Barbecue: $40 per adult; $40 per child (same-day dining packages only)
• Spice Road Table: $52 per adult; $23 per child (same-day dining packages only)

Regal Eagle Smokehouse and Spice Road Table dining packages will also be available for same-day dining packages only. You’ll need to visit the restaurant to check for availability on the day of to book your spot. Reservations for the rest of the restaurants open on October 6th, 2022.

The dining package comes with a holiday meal at an EPCOT restaurant (an appetizer, entrée, and dessert, or a full buffet where applicable, and a non-alcoholic drink). Of course, it also provides guaranteed seating to the Candlelight Processional, which is a huge benefit, as seating can be scarce.

Click here to learn more about the Candlelight Processional Dining Packages!

Holiday Cookie Stroll

Are you excited about the return of this offering? WE ARE! To partake in this fun activity, guests need to grab a free festival passport, which provides the list of Holiday Kitchens.

Tucked inside the passport, you’ll find a Holiday Cookie Stroll page with empty spaces available. Every time you purchase a cookie, you’ll collect a stamp in those empty spaces. Once all of the spaces are filled with stamps, you’ll show the completed page to a different booth to get a free prize! You can try new cookies to fill each of those spots, or try the same cookie every single time (we’re not judging — there are some cookies we’d eat over and over again too).

Some of the cookies include the new Nochebuena Cocina‘s Alfajores, Yukon Holiday Kitchen’s SNICKERS®-Doodle Cookie, and L’Chaim! Holiday Kitchen’s Black and White Cookie.

See the FULL LIST of cookies and locations right here!

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Holiday Overlay

For the first time, we’ll get to experience a holiday overlay for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. Instead of the classic hits we’re used to hearing, the ride will be playing a “mash-up of seasonal jams.” 

We’re excited to see what songs will be chosen!

Click Here To Learn More About EPCOT’s International Festival of the Holidays!

Festival of the Holidays Storytellers

Festival of the Holidays Storytellers are returning this year! You can catch these narrators throughout the World Showcase sharing holiday traditions and stories from around the globe. Some returning storytellers include Las Posadas Celebration at the Mexico Pavilion, A Mischievous Magical Barn Santa at the Norway Pavilion, and the Chinese Lion Dancer at the China Pavilion.

Santa Claus will also be coming back to EPCOT!

He’ll be joining the Storytellers and you’ll be able to find him at the Odyssey Pavilion. This is a great chance for the kiddos to give him their last-minute gift requests!

Click here to see the FULL LIST of Holiday Storytellers at EPCOT this year!

Olaf’s Holiday Tradition Expedition Scavenger Hunt

Olaf’s Holiday Tradition Expedition Scavenger Hunt is also coming back this year! It features a search for Olaf statues hidden throughout EPCOT’s World Showcase. Once you find all the Olaf statues around the park, you’ll get a prize!

You can buy Olaf’s Holiday Tradition Expedition Scavenger Hunt map for $9.99 at Creations Shop, Port of Entry and World Traveler at International Gateway.

See More About Olaf’s Scavenger Hunt Here

JOYFUL!

If you’re going to the festival this year, you’ll also get a chance to see JOYFUL! in the World Showcase Plaza! This ensemble will perform Gospel, R&B, and holiday songs daily at 2:40 PM, 3:45 PM, 4:50 PM and 6:10 PM.

And that’s everything we know so far! We’ll continue to update you as new information comes in. In the meantime, check out our reviews from last year’s Holiday Kitchens. Or check out what the Candlelight Processional looked like last year.

Click here to see ALL of the entertainment announced for Festival of the Holidays

And, as always, stay tuned to DFB for the latest Disney news!

Are you visiting during the holiday season this year? Let us know in the comments!