The Candlelight Processional will return to Walt Disney World this holiday season as part of the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays, continuing a long-running tradition with a lineup that includes several new celebrity narrators.
This year marks the Candlelight Processional’s 55th anniversary at Walt Disney World and 32nd year at EPCOT. The performance combines a 51-piece orchestra, the Voices of Liberty, a choir of more than 150 Disney Cast Members and community singers, and a celebrity narrator who delivers a retelling of the Christmas story.
This year’s narrator lineup includes several returning performers as well as three first-time narrators. The announced schedule is:
- November 27 & 28: Auli‘i Cravalho
- November 29 – Dec. 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
Performances will take place at the America Gardens Theatre at 4:45 p.m., 6:30 p.m., and 8:00 p.m.
The Candlelight Processional is included with regular EPCOT park admission. Seating is first-come, first-served.
Guests looking to secure a spot can book a Candlelight Processional Dining Package, which includes a meal at a participating EPCOT restaurant. These packages will be available to book beginning October 14, 2026. Options will vary by restaurant and can include breakfast, lunch, or dinner, along with an entrée and dessert or buffet, and a non-alcoholic or alcoholic beverage for guests 21 and older.
Following the meal, guests with a Candlelight Processional Dining Package will receive a reserved seating badge for their reserved showtime. Although the package guarantees access to a reserved seating area, guests are encouraged to arrive early for the best available view within that section.
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