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:
2016 - 2017 Event Calendar - By Month
October 2016
November 2016
- To Be Announced: Holiday (Christmas) Activities
- To Be Announced: Merry Members Mixers 2016 at Epcot
- Sep 14-Nov 14: 2016 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival at Epcot
- Nov 3-6 (Thu-Sun): Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend
- Nov 7 (Mon): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Nov 8 (Tue): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Nov 10 (Thu): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Nov 11 (Fri): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Nov 11 (Fri): Veterans Day
- Nov 12 (Sat): Dapper Day at Disney's Hollywood Studios at Disney's Hollywood Studios
- Nov 12 (Sat): Dapper Day at Epcot at Epcot
- Nov 13 (Sun): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Nov 15 (Tue): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Nov 18 (Fri): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Nov 24 (Thu): Thanksgiving
- Nov 27 (Sun): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Nov 29 (Tue): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
December 2016
- To Be Announced: Holiday (Christmas) Activities
- To Be Announced: Merry Members Mixers 2016 at Epcot
- To Be Announced: Pop Warner Super Bowl and National Cheer and Dance Championships
- Dec 1 (Thu): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Dec 2 (Fri): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Dec 4 (Sun): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Dec 6 (Tue): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Dec 8 (Thu): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Dec 9 (Fri): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Dec 11 (Sun): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Dec 13 (Tue): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Dec 15 (Thu): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Dec 16 (Fri): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Dec 18 (Sun): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Dec 22 (Thu): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
- Dec 24 (Sat): Christmas Eve
- Dec 25 (Sun): Christmas Day
- Dec 31 (Sat): New Year's Eve
January 2017
- To Be Announced: Holiday (Christmas) Activities
- Jan 1 (Sun): New Year's Day
- Jan 4-8 (Wed-Sun): Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend
- Jan 16 (Mon): Martin Luther King Junior Day
February 2017
- To Be Announced: Princess Half Marathon Weekend
- Feb 5 (Sun): Super Bowl Sunday
- Feb 14 (Tue): Valentine's Day
- Feb 20 (Mon): Presidents Day
- Feb 28 (Tue): Mardi Gras
March 2017
- To Be Announced: Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival at Epcot
- Mar 1 (Wed): Ash Wednesday
- Mar 17 (Fri): St. Patrick's Day
April 2017
- To Be Announced: Disney Early Morning Magic at Magic Kingdom
- To Be Announced: Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival at Epcot
- To Be Announced: Star Wars Half Marathon - The Dark Side
- Apr 7 (Fri): Grad Nite at Typhoon Lagoon at Typhoon Lagoon
- Apr 14 (Fri): Good Friday
- Apr 16 (Sun): Easter Sunday
- Apr 17 (Mon): Easter Monday
- Apr 21 (Fri): Grad Nite at Typhoon Lagoon at Typhoon Lagoon
- Apr 28 (Fri): Grad Nite at Typhoon Lagoon at Typhoon Lagoon
May 2017
- To Be Announced: Disney Early Morning Magic at Magic Kingdom
- To Be Announced: Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival at Epcot
- May 5 (Fri): Cinco de Mayo
- May 14 (Sun): Mother's Day
- May 29 (Mon): Memorial Day
June 2017
- To Be Announced: Gay Days Orlando
- To Be Announced: Sounds Like Summer at Epcot
- Jun 18 (Sun): Father's Day
July 2017
- To Be Announced: Independence Day Activities
- To Be Announced: Sounds Like Summer at Epcot
- Jul 4 (Tue): Independence Day
August 2017
- Nothing scheduled
September 2017
- Sep 4 (Mon): Labor Day
- Sep 8 (Fri): Night Of Joy
- Sep 9 (Sat): Night Of Joy
