2026 EPCOT Candlelight Processional Dining Packages: Reservations Open October 14
Planning to see the Candlelight Processional at EPCOT this holiday season? Mark your calendar: reservations for the 2026 Candlelight Processional Dining Packages open Wednesday, October 14.
The EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays presented by AdventHealth returns November 27 through December 30, 2026, with the Candlelight Processional performed nightly at the America Gardens Theatre. The show combines a celebrity narrator, live orchestra, the Voices of Liberty and a mass choir for a retelling of the Christmas story. Performances are scheduled for 4:45 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. each night.
What Is Included In a Candlelight Processional Dining Package?
A Candlelight Processional Dining Package combines a meal at a participating EPCOT restaurant with guaranteed seating for one Candlelight Processional performance later that same day.
At most participating restaurants, the package includes:
- An entrée and dessert, or a full buffet where applicable
- A nonalcoholic beverage, or an alcoholic beverage for guests 21 and older
- One guaranteed seat per person for your reserved Candlelight Processional show time
Spice Road Table has a slightly different package format that includes two small plates, a shared tagine and shared dessert platter.
Disney currently lists 15 EPCOT restaurants offering advance-reservation dining packages, including Le Cellier Steakhouse, Garden Grill Restaurant, Akershus Royal Banquet Hall, Shiki-Sai: Sushi Izakaya, Via Napoli Ristorante e Pizzeria, Rose & Crown Dining Room and several others. Package prices vary by restaurant.
A limited number of same-day dining packages may also be available at Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Drafts & Barbecue.
Do You Need a Candlelight Processional Dining Package?
A dining package is not required to attend the Candlelight Processional. However, seating for guests without a package is first-come, first-served and subject to availability. Dining package guests use a separate queue and are guaranteed a seat, although seating within that section is still first-come, first-served.
That can make the package especially appealing if you are visiting on a popular narrator date and would rather spend less of your EPCOT day waiting in a standby line.
Why It’s So Hard to Book (and What You Can Do)
Dining Packages for the Candlelight Processional get completely booked up quickly every year. Between limited seating, on-site guest booking advantages, and high repeat demand, open spots for the most popular narrators vanish within hours.
But cancellations happen — especially as holiday plans change. That’s where MouseWatcher comes in.
Set up a MouseWatcher alert for your preferred restaurant and date, and we’ll monitor Disney’s system 24/7. The moment a matching reservation becomes available, you’ll get a text and/or email notification so you can book it before it disappears again.
MouseWatcher alerts include unlimited notifications at no additional cost. So if another guest snags an open time before you can, we’ll automatically keep looking and will keep sending notifications when reservations become available.
Plan Ahead, Stress Less
The Candlelight Processional is a highlight of EPCOT’s holiday season — timeless, moving, and uniquely Disney. Even if dining packages are currently sold out, don’t give up.
With MouseWatcher alerts, you can let us do the searching while you enjoy the season.
Set your alert now! 👇🏼
Akershus Royal Banquet Hall
Biergarten Restaurant
Chefs de France
Coral Reef Restaurant
Garden Grill Restaurant
La Crêperie de Paris
La Hacienda de San Angel
Le Cellier Steakhouse
Nine Dragons Restaurant
Rose & Crown Dining Room
Shiki-Sai: Sushi Izakaya
Spice Road Table
Teppan Edo
Tutto Italia Ristorante
Via Napoli Ristorante e Pizzeria
2026 Candlelight Processional Dining Package reservations open Wednesday, October 14.
The EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays and Candlelight Processional run November 27 through December 30, 2026.