Check Out the FIRST Candlelight Processional at the 2023 EPCOT Festival of the Holidays!

The holidays are here and one of our favorite events at Disney World is happening now!

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It’s a great time to visit the resort, thanks to all the beautiful holiday decorations, the holiday food, and the EPCOT Festival of the Holidays. Well, if you ARE visiting the EPCOT Festival of the Holidays, we’ve got an important reminder for you: Don’t miss out on the Candlelight Processional!

If you’ve never seen the Candlelight Processional, you’re in for a treat. This is a much-loved EPCOT tradition that brings in a live choir with a celebrity narrator to tell the story of Christmas.

Candlelight Processional time! pic.twitter.com/7p6TOSleT1

— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) November 24, 2023

It’s a must-see experience! This year’s celebrity narrators include Brendan Fraser, John Stamos, Neil Patrick Harris, Chrissy Metz, Joey McIntyre, and more!

Candlelight Processional

Today, we got to see Chrissy Metz narrate!

Chrissy Metz

Attending the Candlelight Processional is free, but if you want a guaranteed seat, you might want to book a dining package. Dining packages are still available to reserve in advance. A dining package gets you lunch or dinner at a select EPCOT restaurant and guaranteed seating for one of the three Candlelight Processional events, held at 5:15PM, 7PM, and 8:30PM each evening.

Choir

The table service dining package includes your choice of an appetizer, entree, dessert, and non-alcoholic, non-specialty beverage from the chosen restaurant’s menu or one full buffet where applicable. Participating restaurants and prices are as follows:

Akershus Royal Banquet Hall
Adult $71 / Child $45 – Breakfast
Adult $83 / Child $53 – Lunch and Dinner

Biergarten Restaurant
Adult $65 / Child $37

Coral Reef Restaurant
Adult $78 / Child $32

Garden Grill
Adult $63 / Child $40 – Breakfast
Adult $78 / Child $50 – Lunch and Dinner

Le Cellier
Adult $104 / Child $42

Rose & Crown Dining Room
Lunch: Adult $66 / Child $29

Spice Road Table
Adult $55 / Child $24
Includes 2 small plates and one nonalcoholic beverage per person, plus a tagine and dessert platter for your party to share

You can also get a same-day dining package at Regal Eagle Smokehouse for $41 if you’re willing to take your chances. Dining packages are limited, so you’ll need to check at that restaurant as soon as possible on the day you visit EPCOT. When we visited EPCOT today, the Regal Eagle same-day dining packages were already sold out by 11:40AM.

Regal Eagle Candlelight Processional Dining Package

Again, this is such a fan-favorite event that fills up really quickly.

The queue has already started to form for the Candlelight Processional tonight! ✨ pic.twitter.com/elUBlrBMm9

— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) November 24, 2023

You’ll have a blast, so make sure to get that guaranteed seat if you can!

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— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) November 24, 2023

Stay tuned to DFB for more updates from this year’s Festival of the Holidays.

Click here to learn more about the EPCOT Festival of the Holidays.

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