14 Celebrity Narrators ANNOUNCED for 2024 EPCOT Festival of the Holidays Candlelight Processional

It is almost Halloween, which means that Disney World is already starting to think about Christmas.

EPCOT Christmas Tree

While the EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival might be happening right now, soon after it ends, EPCOT will host the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays. During EPCOT’s festivals, live entertainment can be found around the park, most prominently at the America Gardens Theatre located in the World Showcase. During the Festival of the Holidays, you will discover the Candlelight Processional, where celebrity narrators share the story of Christmas along with live music.

Unlike Disneyland, which has one speaker for the Candlelight Processional that takes place each year during the first weekend of December, EPCOT hosts its Candlelight Processional multiple times a night throughout the entire festival and rotates speakers.

2023 Candlelight Processional

The showtimes are adjusted this year and will take place three times a night at 5:00 PM, 6:45 PM, and 8:15 PM. This year, there will be new celebrity narrators and a lot of returning faces.

Auli’i Cravalho at Candlelight 2021

This year’s narrators are as follows:

- 11/29 – 11/30 Josh Gad
- 12/1 – 12/2 Nico Santos (New)
- 12/3-12/5 Chrissy Metz
- 12/6 – 12/7 Whoopi Goldberg
- 12/8 – 12/10 Tituss Burgess (New)
- 12/11 – 12/12 Brendan Fraser
- 12/13 – 12/14 Ralph Macchio (New)
- 12/15 – 12/16 Gary Sinise
- 12/17 – 12/18 Neil Patrick Harris
- 12/19 – 12/21 Pat Sajak
- 12/22 – 12/23 Gloria Estefan
- 12/24 – 12/26 Edward James Olmos
- 12/27 – 12/28 Sterling K Brown
- 12/29 – 12/30 Jodi Benson

While anyone with a valid park ticket is welcome to find standard seating for the show, if you want to guarantee your seat, you can book a Candlelight Processional Dining Package, which always allows you to dine at an EPCOT restaurant and get reserved seating for a show of your choosing, subject to availability.

Dining Package Badge

This package includes options for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and you can start booking packages on October 29th.

Candlelight Processional 2023

We are so excited to see Disney World transform into a winter wonderland as the Halloween season comes to a close. Stay tuned to AllEars to stay up to date with all the holiday fun coming to Disney World this holiday season.