2025 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 28, and the last is on December 30. Dining Packages for the Candlelight Processional can be booked beginning on October 14. 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 28 through December 30, 2025. 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.

2025 Candlelight Processional Narrator Schedule

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

• Nov. 28-29 – Constance Wu ❇
• Nov. 30-Dec. 2 – Jordan Fisher
• Dec. 3-4 – Jennifer Garner ❇
• Dec. 5-6 – Ashley Eckstein
• Dec. 7-8 – Ralph Macchio
• Dec. 9-10 – Leslie Uggams ❇
• Dec. 11-13 – Marlee Matlin
• Dec. 14-15 – Henry Winkler ❇
• Dec. 16-17 – Lauren Daigle ❇
• Dec. 18-19 – Gary Sinise
• Dec. 20-22 – Brendan Fraser
• Dec. 23-24 – Luis Fonsi
• Dec. 25-26 – Joel Smallbone ❇
• Dec. 27-28 – Brie Larson ❇
• Dec. 29-30 – Sheryl Lee Ralph ❇

Long-time attendees might look at that list and notice that Neil Patrick Harris, a perennial participant, is not on it. We expect this is due to his current engagement in a Broadway show (Art) that will be running through the holiday season. He’s a favorite, and hopefully we’ll see him return in the future.

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; you’ll choose your showing when making the reservation.

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. You can also pay for the meal using Disney Dining Plan credits; the number of credits will be the same as the restaurant meal would normally require.

Table Service Candlelight Processional Dining Packages

These packages can be booked online beginning on October 14, 2025. 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.

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. 2025 pricing is $41 (not including tax) for adults and $24 for children, or 1 Quick Service Credit on the Disney Dining Plan. Visit the restaurant on the day of the show you want to attend to ask about availability, which is not guaranteed.