Overview
- Walt Disney World announced the 2026 Candlelight Processional schedule Tuesday, September 8, 2026, publishing named narrators for most nights of the EPCOT Festival of the Holidays.
- The festival runs from November 27 to December 30, 2026, and performances at America Gardens Theatre are scheduled nightly at 4:45 p.m., 6:30 p.m., and 8:00 p.m. EST.
- Several new celebrity narrators appear on the published lineup, including Robin Roberts, Jason Kelce, and Lacey Chabert, alongside returning names such as Neil Patrick Harris, Whoopi Goldberg, and Eva Longoria.
- Candlelight Processional dining packages that include a meal at select EPCOT restaurants plus reserved seating will be available to book beginning October 14, 2026, though guests are advised to arrive early for the best views within reserved sections.
- The production pairs a 51-piece orchestra, the Voices of Liberty, and a choir of more than 150 Disney cast members and community singers, and a few performance dates remain listed as To Be Announced so the lineup may still be updated before the festival.