Over the years, Walt Disney World has added more and more special events to its calendar to bring in visitors. Times that were previously known for low crowds now see much higher attendance due to the array of races, parties, and festivals scheduled throughout the year. Halloween at Magic Kingdom now lasts two months, and Christmas begins before Thanksgiving.
The easiest way to find out which of the below events affect crowds is to subscribe to TouringPlans.com and utilize our accurate Crowd Calendar.
Group Events By:
2017 - 2018 Event Calendar - By Month
September 2017
October 2017
- Aug 31-Nov 13: Epcot International Food & Wine Festival at Epcot
- Oct 1 (Sun): Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom
- Oct 3 (Tue): Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom
- Oct 5 (Thu): Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom
- Oct 5 (Thu): Sukkot
- Oct 6 (Fri): Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom
- Oct 9 (Mon): Columbus Day
- Oct 9 (Mon): Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom
- Oct 10 (Tue): Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom
- Oct 12 (Thu): Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom
- Oct 12 (Thu): Shemini Atzeret
- Oct 13 (Fri): Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom
- Oct 15 (Sun): Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom
- Oct 17 (Tue): Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom
- Oct 19 (Thu): Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom
- Oct 19 (Thu): Utah Education Association Convention
- Oct 20 (Fri): Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom
- Oct 20 (Fri): Utah Education Association Convention
- Oct 22 (Sun): Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom
- Oct 24 (Tue): Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom
- Oct 26 (Thu): Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom
- Oct 27 (Fri): Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom
- Oct 27 (Fri): Nevada Day
- Oct 29 (Sun): Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom
- Oct 31 (Tue): Halloween
- Oct 31 (Tue): Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom
November 2017
- To Be Announced: Holiday (Christmas) Activities
- Aug 31-Nov 13: Epcot International Food & Wine Festival at Epcot
- Nov 1 (Wed): Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom
- Nov 2-5 (Thu-Sun): Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend
- Nov 7 (Tue): Election Day
- Nov 9 (Thu): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Nov 9 (Thu): New Jersey Education Association Convention
- Nov 10 (Fri): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Nov 10 (Fri): New Jersey Education Association Convention
- Nov 11 (Sat): Veterans Day
- Nov 12 (Sun): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Nov 14 (Tue): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Nov 16 (Thu): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Nov 17 (Fri): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Nov 18 (Sat): Dapper Day at Disney World
- Nov 19 (Sun): Dapper Day at Disney World
- Nov 19-Dec 30: Epcot International Festival of the Holidays at Epcot
- Nov 23 (Thu): Thanksgiving
- Nov 26 (Sun): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Nov 28 (Tue): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
December 2017
- To Be Announced: Holiday (Christmas) Activities
- Nov 19-Dec 30: Epcot International Festival of the Holidays at Epcot
- Dec 1 (Fri): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Dec 2-9: Pop Warner Super Bowl and National Cheer and Dance Championships
- Dec 3 (Sun): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Dec 5 (Tue): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Dec 7 (Thu): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Dec 8 (Fri): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Dec 10 (Sun): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Dec 12 (Tue): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Dec 13 (Wed): Hanukkah
- Dec 14 (Thu): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Dec 15 (Fri): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Dec 17 (Sun): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Dec 19 (Tue): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Dec 21 (Thu): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Dec 22 (Fri): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Dec 24 (Sun): Christmas Eve
- Dec 25 (Mon): Christmas Day
- Dec 31 (Sun): New Year's Eve
January 2018
- To Be Announced: Epcot International Festival of the Arts at Epcot
- To Be Announced: Holiday (Christmas) Activities
- To Be Announced: NFL Pro Bowl Week
- To Be Announced: Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend
- Jan 1 (Mon): New Year's Day
- Jan 15 (Mon): Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
February 2018
- To Be Announced: Epcot International Festival of the Arts at Epcot
- To Be Announced: Princess Half Marathon Weekend
- Feb 4 (Sun): Super Bowl Sunday
- Feb 13 (Tue): Mardi Gras
- Feb 14 (Wed): Ash Wednesday
- Feb 14 (Wed): Valentine's Day
- Feb 19 (Mon): Presidents Day
March 2018
- To Be Announced: Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival at Epcot
- Mar 1 (Thu): Purim
- Mar 17 (Sat): St. Patrick's Day
- Mar 30 (Fri): Good Friday
- Mar 31 (Sat): Cesar Chavez Day
- Mar 31 (Sat): Passover
April 2018
- To Be Announced: Disney After Hours at Magic Kingdom
- To Be Announced: Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival at Epcot
- To Be Announced: Grad Nite at Typhoon Lagoon at Typhoon Lagoon
- To Be Announced: Star Wars Half Marathon - The Dark Side
- Apr 1 (Sun): Easter Sunday
- Apr 2 (Mon): Easter Monday
May 2018
- To Be Announced: Disney After Hours at Magic Kingdom
- To Be Announced: Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival at Epcot
- To Be Announced: Grad Nite at Typhoon Lagoon at Typhoon Lagoon
- May 5 (Sat): Cinco De Mayo
- May 13 (Sun): Mother's Day
- May 20 (Sun): Shavuot
- May 28 (Mon): Memorial Day
June 2018
- To Be Announced: Gay Days Orlando
- To Be Announced: Sounds Like Summer at Epcot
- Jun 17 (Sun): Father's Day
July 2018
- To Be Announced: Independence Day Activities
- To Be Announced: Sounds Like Summer at Epcot
- Jul 4 (Wed): Independence Day
August 2018
- Nothing scheduled
