2024 Candlelight Processional Schedule and Dining Packages

Attending the Candlelight Processional is a tradition for many holiday visitors to Disney World. This year’s first Candlelight Processional is on November 29, and the last is on December 30. Dining Packages for the Candlelight Processional can be booked beginning on October 29. Read on for dates and details!

What Is the Candlelight Processional?

In case you’ve never been to Disney World during the winter holidays (which is a lot of people), the Candlelight Processional is a theatrical performance at EPCOT. It’s part of the Festival of the Holidays, which runs from November 29 through December 30, 2024. The show features a mass choir, an orchestra, and a celebrity narrator who performs a re-telling of the Christmas Story.

There is no cost to attend the Candlelight Processional. However, the 40-minute show is very popular and usually has long lines for standby seating. The easiest way to secure a seat is to book a Candlelight Processional Dining Package.

The Candlelight Processional is performed in the outdoor America Gardens Theater at the American Adventure Pavilion. There are three shows a day, at 5:00 pm, 6:45 pm, and 8:15 pm. Valid admission for EPCOT is needed to attend the Candelight Processional, and a park reservation if your ticket requires one.

2024 Candlelight Processional Narrator Schedule

Each performance features a celebrity narrator, and we’ve got three new storytellers this year. They’re marked with a ❇ below.

• Nov 29-30: Josh Gad
• Dec 1-2: Nico Santo ❇
• Dec 3-5: Chrissy Metz
• Dec 6-7: Whoopi Goldberg
• Dec 8-10: Tituss Burgess ❇
• Dec 11-12: Brendan Fraser
• Dec 13-14: Ralph Macchio ❇
• Dec 15-16: Gary Sinise
• Dec 17-18: Neil Patrick Harris
• Dec 19-21: Pat Sajak
• Dec 22-23: Gloria Estefan
• Dec 24-26: Edward James Olmos
• Dec 27-28: Sterling K. Brown
• Dec 29-30: Jodi Benson

Candlelight Processional Dining Packages

There are 15 restaurants at EPCOT offering Candlelight Processional Dining Packages. All but one of them are Table Service locations that accept reservations. All packages, whether reserved in advance or Same-Day packages, include a guaranteed seat to a Candlelight Processional showing held on the same day. The time of the reserved showing will be assigned at the restaurant when the meal is complete.

Prices do not include admission to EPCOT, and a separate theme park reservation is needed if your ticket requires it. Compared to the cost of the meal alone, you’ll find that the extra cost to book the dining package is about $20 per adult and $10 per child.

If you are on the Disney Dining Plan, you can use your credits to pay for the Candlelight Processional Dining Package. Your confirmation email will confirm how many credits are needed for your booking. In 2024, it appears that you’ll need the same number of credits as you would for a regular meal at the same restaurant.

Table Service Candlelight Processional Dining Packages

These packages can be booked online beginning on October 29, 2024. Prices are shown below. Adult prices apply to those aged 10 years and up; listed prices do not include tax and gratuities. Except at Spice Road Table, the package price includes an entree and dessert, or one full buffet/family-style meal, as well as a beverage, which may be an alcoholic beverage if guests are 21 or older. At Spice Road Table, the package includes 2 small plates and one beverage per person, which may be an alcoholic beverage if guests are 21 or older, plus a tagine and dessert platter for your party to share.

If you are on the Disney Dining Plan, you can use your credits to pay for the Candlelight Processional Dining Package. Your confirmation email will confirm how many credits are needed for your booking. In 2024, it appears that you’ll need the same number of credits as you would for a regular meal at the same restaurant.

Same-Day Candlelight Processional Dining Packages

Only one location is offering a same-day dining package this year: Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Drafts & Barbecue in the American Adventure Pavilion. 2024 pricing is $42 (not including tax) for adults and $24 for children. Visit the restaurant on the day of the show you want to attend to ask about availability, which is not guaranteed.