Walt Disney World announced returning entertainment for the 2024 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays and celebrity narrators for the Candlelight Processional.

The 2024 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays presented by AdventHealth will take place November 29 through December 30, 2024.

Holiday Storyteller

Seasonal legends and stories come to life in the World Showcase with holiday storytellers such as the mischievous Barn Santa in the Norway Pavilion, La Befana in the Italy Pavilion, a Chinese Lunar New Year lion, and a Hanukkah Storyteller between Morocco and France.

GLAD! A celebration of the season in a completely new location

GLAD! “A Celebration of the Season” features stirring gospel, R&B and holiday songs. Join the choir at its new location in CommuniCore Plaza, replacing “Celebración Encanto.” The Christmas show takes place four times a day.

Procession by candlelight

The popular Candlelight Processional tells the story of Christmas through a performance featuring a celebrity narrator, a mass choir of Disney cast members and young community singers, a 50-piece orchestra, Herald trumpets and the Voices of Liberty. The game times have been adjusted this year to 5:00 p.m., 6:45 p.m. and 8:15 p.m

Celebrity Narrator

These celebrity storytellers will lead the Candlelight Processional at America Gardens Theater:

• November 29th – November 30th Josh Gad

• 1.12. – 2.12. Nico Santos (NEW)

• 6.12. – 7.12. Whoopi Goldberg

• 8.12. – 10.12. Tituss Burgess (NEW)

• 11.12. – 12.12. Brendan Fraser

• 13.12. – 14.12. Ralph Macchio (NEW)

• 12/15 – 16.12. Gary Sinise

• 17.12. – 18.12. Neil Patrick Harris

• 12/19 – 21.12. Pat Sayak

• 12/22 – 23.12. Gloria Estefan

• 12/24 – 26.12. Edward James Olmos

• 12/27 – 28.12. Sterling K Brown

• 12/29 – 30.12. Jodi Benson

Packages for the candlelight procession

Candlelight Processional Dining packages include a meal at one of fifteen restaurants, from the Garden Grill Restaurant in The Land to Le Cellier Steakhouse in the Canada Pavilion. Packages include breakfast, lunch and dinner options, with guaranteed seating for one of three candlelight processional shows. You can book your dining package from October 29th.

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Shannen Ace