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.

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.

Holiday Storytellers

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.

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larryz2 hours ago

Singing that classic Christmas anthem about... a rock-n-roll groupie???

castlecake2.07 hours ago

Is this something the resort pays for or? Like who decides who gets what? I love how the condiment station is even decorated at this resort lol

Comped7 hours ago

Management choice I'm sure. A welcome one too.

peter114357 hours ago

CBR is the only resort that kept its quick service decor. The only thing they lost was the Sebastian’s Bistro decor

castlecake2.09 hours ago

Somehow CBR is the most decorated thing on property

HauntedPirate1 day ago

Comped1 day ago

I suggested this to a friend of mine who works on LWTL, half jokingly, but about the only real addition they need is to put Santa hats on the various animals throughout the first part of the ride. See how long it takes people to notice.

ToTBellHop1 day ago

Maybe the planter just needs hormone-replacement therapy.

Ayla1 day ago

The inappropriate jokes just write themselves... 😂

wdwmagic1 day ago

Well that ship has sailed unfortunately. There is no way they are going to rip up the center again to install all the infrastructure for any kind of water feature. Best hope is that some worthwhile addition is made to the planter.

Bocabear1 day ago

The Ladyparts planter just needs to go and be replaced with something worthy of that spot. A smaller version of a FON would be great... The area needs some water... It feels dry and dead.

Epcot82Guy1 day ago

I originally thought that, too. I do think it needs something. (Though I think a kinetic Epcot logo in different materials would be better.) The area that really needs the decor are the planters south of the central garden. That area is totally dead! And, a lot more real estate to put things.

HauntedPirate2 days ago

I did hear about that. Truly sad.