EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2024: Entertainment Schedule for Storytellers, Santa, and Candlelight Processional

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2024 Epcot International Festival of the Holidays

Posted: Friday November 29, 2024 7:15am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The 2024 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays begins today at Walt Disney World and is packed with entertainment across the park. Here’s a full guide of the entertainment showtimes you can catch throughout the day:

Candlelight Processional

Showtimes: 5:00 pm, 6:45 pm, 8:15 pm. Celebrity performer line-up.
Experience the retelling of the Christmas story with a celebrity narrator, choir, and orchestra.

Neil Patrick Harris Candlelight Processional 2023

Meet Santa Claus

Location: Odyssey Pavilion
Times: 11:00 am, 12:30 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:30 pm, 5:00 pm
Get a chance to meet Santa and share your holiday wishes.

2022 Epcot International Festival of the Holidays - Santa Clause meet and greet

Holiday Storytellers

EPCOT Holiday Storytellers 2021 - Father Christmas United Kingdom pavilion

Mexico Pavilion - Las Posadas Celebration

Times: 11:05 am, 11:55 am, 12:45 pm, 2:45 pm, 3:50 pm, 4:55 pm
Celebrate Mexican holiday traditions with music and dance.

Norway Pavilion - A Mischievous Magical Barn Santa

Times: 11:40 am, 12:30 pm, 1:35 pm, 2:30 pm, 4:20 pm, 5:20 pm, 6:10 pm, 7:00 pm
Enjoy the humorous tale of a magical barn Santa.

China Pavilion - Chinese Lion Dancer

Times: 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:00 pm, 4:00 pm
Marvel at this vibrant celebration of good fortune.

China Pavilion - Si-Zhu Trio

Times: Check the pavilion for updates.

Italy Pavilion - La Befana

Times: 11:15 am, 12:15 pm, 1:00 pm, 1:55 pm, 3:30 pm, 4:15 pm, 5:00 pm, 5:40 pm
Hear the tale of Italy’s kind-hearted witch who brings gifts to children.

Japan Pavilion - Daruma Storyteller

Times: 10:45 am, 11:45 am, 12:45 pm, 1:35 pm, 2:35 pm, 4:15 pm, 5:00 pm, 5:45 pm
Learn about the Japanese New Year tradition of the Daruma doll.

Hanukkah Storyteller (Between Morocco and France Pavilions)

Times: 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm, 1:50 pm, 2:50 pm, 3:45 pm, 5:05 pm, 5:50 pm, 6:30 pm
Celebrate the story and traditions of Hanukkah.

France Pavilion - Père Noël

Times: 10:00 am, 11:05 am, 12:10 pm, 12:50 pm, 2:20 pm, 3:25 pm, 4:30 pm, 5:15 pm
Enjoy the story of Père Noël as he shares French holiday traditions.

United Kingdom Pavilion - Father Christmas

Times: 11:45 am, 12:35 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:20 pm, 3:50 pm, 4:50 pm, 5:35 pm, 6:40 pm
Delight in the tale of Father Christmas and learn about the traditions of the UK.

Canada Pavilion - Canadian Holiday Voyageurs

Times: 2:20 pm, 3:30 pm, 4:35 pm, 5:35 pm, 6:25 pm, 7:30 pm
Celebrate Canadian holiday traditions with lively music and stories.

CommuniCore Plaza Stage

JOYFUL! A Celebration of the Season

Times: 1:05 pm, 2:10 pm, 3:15 pm, 4:20 pm
Enjoy gospel and R&B performances celebrating Christmas and Kwanzaa.

Holiday decor in EPCOT's World Celebration Gardens

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nickys1 hour ago

Clearly not many wanted to pay the up charge.

HauntedPirate1 hour ago

The Epcot Christmas loop is very good, it should be played throughout the park. My second favorite behind the DHS loop in the park.

networkpro1 hour ago

Lighter crowds, seems the Bavarian and Hawaiian booths are the most popular. Both IMHO are delicious. I just miss Spaten Optimator, but the Köstritzer is a very good alternative.

networkpro3 hours ago

I'll let you know in a few.minutes

Brian3 hours ago

Today should be busy. Nice weather, first day APs are unblocked after a holiday, holiday weekend, Christmas party at MK, etc.

Tony the Tigger3 hours ago

They’re waiting for me to arrive. 😆

networkpro3 hours ago

It's pretty light attendance on day 2 of festival of the holidays. Nary a soul eating off of trashcans.

wdwfan223 hours ago

I agree and was happy to see that the Christmas loop was playing this year.

ToTBellHop4 hours ago

Happy that the Epcot Christmas loop has returned to the front of the park since it’s my favorite park Christmas loop. Pinar is great but there is such a thing as too much of a good thing. Cookie stroll gift this year is a mix to make your own cookies at home. Interesting choice.

Chi8414 hours ago

What video? I thought you were upset that MVMCP sold out.

HauntedPirate14 hours ago

Stop being so mean towards WDI. They’re doing their best!!!

HauntedPirate14 hours ago

Now? I’m not angry. I’ve been jaded since late September, 2005. Empty suits with bad ideas and “yes men” have that effect. Oddly, no one cared if I was “being mean” about $lappie. 🤔 For the record - I was not “being mean” towards the random WDI person being featured in a video. I was making fun of the video itself, and the reason it exists at all when it’s showing someone completely not doing what they actually do. But if you all like phony videos because it makes you feel “closer to WDI”, have fun.

bmr159118 hours ago

On another note, did I hear correctly that “Favorites of Festivals Past” has literally zero food from past festivals??

James Alucobond19 hours ago

What is odd is that festival decor was central to the concept art. They knew it needed to be there to complete all of the spaces within and around the gardens, but they've delivered on basically none of it. Everything has been ill-fitting, wrong-sized stuff shifted from other locations around the park.