Seasons eatings! The long-awaited EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays kicked off on November 26th and runs through December 30th. And of course, that means there are lots of new special food and drinks to enjoy!

This year is made even more magical with some added EARidescent shimmer of Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary! There are 14 Holiday Kitchens spread throughout World Showcase for guests to explore and indulge in festive nibbles and sips. And, there are returning favorites as well as new fare to discover. After last year’s slightly scaled-down version, WDW is bringing back all sorts of goodies this time around. And did we mention Candlelight Processional has returned?!

The Holiday Cookie Stroll is also back this year for some sweet scavenger hunt fun. The Festival Passport lists the five official Holiday Cookie Stroll locations, and each stop will offer a delicious cookie for purchase and a stamp for your Festival Passport. Once you’ve collected all five stamps, bring your Festival Passport to the Holiday Sweets & Treats Holiday Kitchen to receive a 50th-anniversary celebration cookie! Guests can even complete the Holiday Cookie Stroll at their leisure – you can even bring back your stamped Festival Passport to EPCOT at any time during the festival to complete the stroll.

Over at the American Adventure Rotunda, EPCOT pastry chefs have recreated the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, and The American Adventure building in miniature gingerbread versions.

Festival Entertainment

Travel around the World Showcase and immerse yourself in holiday entertainment inspired by cultures from around the world. 

Holiday Storytellers have returned! World Showcase countries share their legends and lore of the season with several showings throughout the day.

Las Posadas Celebration – Mexico Pavilion – ¡Feliz Navidad! Join the fun and pageantry of Las Posadas with dancers, piñatas and the music of Mariachi Cobre.

A Mischievous Barn Santa – Norway Pavilion – Celebrate the season with laughter as a mischievous Barn Santa visits Sigrid, an unsuspecting Christmas storyteller.

Chinese Lion Dance – China Pavilion – Catch a glimpse of this colorful performance that brings good fortune and happiness in the Lunar New Year.

La Befana – Italy Pavilion – Come hear the tale of La Befana, the kind-hearted witch who visits sleeping young children on the Eve of the Epiphany.

Santa Claus – The American Adventure Pavilion – Get ready for Christmas with Santa Claus now through December 24. Whether you know him as St. Nick, Père Noël or Father Christmas, a visit with jolly Santa Claus brings good cheer to the season.

Daruma Storyteller – Japan Pavilion – Hear the fascinating story of the Daruma doll and the Japanese customs of the New Year!

Hanukkah Storyteller – Between Morocco and France Pavilions – Join us along the World Showcase promenade, where a storyteller recounts traveling abroad to explore the diverse music and traditions of Hanukkah around the world.

Père Noël – France Pavilion – Visit with Père Noël and rediscover the magic of Christmas through the letter of a delightful child.

Father Christmas – United Kingdom Pavilion – See Father Christmas as he rings in the season, sharing the traditions of the United Kingdom and good cheer.

Canadian Holiday Voyageurs – Canada Pavilion – Explore holiday customs from the various regions of Canada on a musical tour of the Great White North with the Canadian Holiday Voyageurs.

JOYFUL! A Celebration of the Season – Showcase Plaza Stage – Experience the joy of gospel and rhythm and blues as the JOYFUL! ensemble performs holiday music in celebration of Christmas and Kwanzaa.

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Candlelight Processional has triumphantly returned this year. Each night of the festival, a celebrity narrator recounts the Christmas story, with music performed by a 50-piece live orchestra and sung by a mass choir. For 2021, the choir completely consists of Disney Cast Members, led by the Voices of Liberty.

Festival Merchandise

Frozen fans – this collection is for you! This year’s holiday festival merchandise is all about Olaf and Sven – with a little bit of Spaceship Earth. Shades of blue and white snowflakes invoke those wintery feels (and maybe warm hugs?)! You can find this EPCOT-exclusive collection at the Port of Entry, the Creations Shop, and Festival Marketplaces around the World Showcase.

Holiday Kitchens

And now for why we’re here… the food!

Here’s a look at all of the featured food for EPCOT’s 2021 International Festival of the Holidays:

Mele Kalikimaka (Near Port of Entry)

Food Items:

• Kālua Pork with Okinawa Purple Sweet Potatoes and Mango Salad
• Lomi Lomi Salmon with Tomatoes, Onions, Salmon Roe, Yuzu-Mayonnaise, and Yucca Chips (Gluten/Wheat Friendly)
• Haupia: Hawaiian Coconut Pudding with Candied Macadamia Nuts and Coconut

Beverages:

• Hawaiian Pale Wheat Ale (New Item)
• Sparkling Pineapple Wine, St. Petersburg, FL
• Melon Breeze with Spiced Rum

Chestnuts & Good Cheer Holiday Kitchen (Near Disney Traders)

Food Items:

• Cinnamon-glazed Almonds (Gluten/Wheat Friendly; (New Item)
• Cinnamon-glazed Cashews (Gluten/Wheat Friendly; New Item)
• Cinnamon-glazed Pecans (Gluten/Wheat Friendly; New Item)
• Fire-roasted Chestnuts (Gluten/Wheat Friendly; New Item)

Beverages:

• AMERICAN HERITAGE Gourmet Hot Cocoa (Non-alcoholic; New Item)
• T.G. Lee Eggnog (nonalcoholic)
• Sweet Nutty Stout, Orlando (New Item)
• AMERICAN HERITAGE Gourmet Hot Cocoa with Peanut Butter Whiskey, Whipped Cream, and Candied Nuts (New Item)
• T.G. Lee Eggnog with Peanut Butter Whiskey (New Item)

Holiday Sweets & Treats (Near Port of Entry):

Food Items:

• Peppermint Sundae: Chocolate ice cream, whipped cream, and peppermint candy (Gluten/Wheat Friendly)
• Exclusive Redemption Cookie (Holiday Cookie Stroll)

Beverages:

• Hot Cocoa (nonalcoholic)
• Chocolate Peppermint Shake featuring Twinings Peppermint Cheer Tea (nonalcoholic)
• Eggnog White Porter
• Coquito Beer (New Item)
• S’mores Black Lager (New Item)
• Hot Cocoa with assorted alcoholic cordials
• Chocolate Peppermint Shake featuring Twinings Peppermint Cheer Tea and Whipped Cream Vodka
• Beer Flight

Holiday Hearth Desserts (Near Port of Entry)

Food Items:

• Red Velvet Mini Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
• Salted Caramel Spaceship Earth Cookie
• Snowball Cookies 
• Peppermint Bark(Gluten/Wheat Friendly)
• Mouse Crunch 
• Gingerbread Cookie (Holiday Cookie Stroll)

Beverages:

• Hot Cocoa (nonalcoholic)
• Cinnamon Apple Cider (Non-alcoholic; New Item)
• Cocoa Candy Cane: Hot cocoa with peppermint schnapps

Refreshment Port (Near Canada)

Food Items:

• Coquito Soft-Serve Waffle Cone (New Item)
• Turkey Poutine – French fries with turkey gravy, cranberry relish, and crispy onions

Beverages:

• Cranberry Hard Cider (New Item)
• Pumpkin Spice Ginger Cocktail (New Item)
• Coquito Soft-serve with Spiced Rum (New Item)

Yukon Holiday Kitchen (Canada)

Food Items:

• Seared Scallops with Parsnip Silk, Apple Chutney, and Hazelnut Croquant
• Beef Bourguignon with Crushed Potatoes
• Maple Bûche de Noël: Maple mousse and cranberry rolled in gingerbread chiffon cake
• SNICKERS-Doodle Cookie made with SNICKERS bar pieces (Holiday Cookie Stroll; New Item)

Beverages:

• Frozen Coffee (nonalcoholic)
• Maple Cinnamon Coffee Beer
• Maple Cookie Blonde Ale (New Item)
• Peanut Butter & Banana Porter (New Item)
• Icewine, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
• Red Wine, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
• Frozen Coffee with Whisky
• Beer Flight

L’Chaim! Holiday Kitchen (Between France and Morocco)

Food Items:

• Pastrami on Rye with House-made Pickles and Deli Mustard
• Smoked Salmon Potato Latke (Gluten/Wheat Friendly)
• Potato Latkes (Gluten/Wheat Friendly; Plant-based)  
• Sufganiyot: Mini jelly-filled donuts
• Black and White Cookie (Plant-based; Holiday Cookie Stroll)  

Beverages:

• Hanukkah Beer
• Blue Cosmo Cocktail

Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina

Food Items:

• Grilled Kebabs with Carrot-Chickpea Salad and Garlic Aïoli (New Item)
  • Lamb Kefta (Gluten/Wheat Friendly)
  • Harissa Chicken (Gluten/Wheat Friendly)
• Stone-baked Moroccan Bread with Hummus, Fig Tapenade, and Zhoug Dip
• Almond-spiced Cake with Ginger Mousse, Orange Ganache, and Sesame Tuile (New Item)

Beverages:

• Lavender Apple Hard Cider (New Item)
  • Ginger Tumeric Hard Cider
  • Spicy Nutmeg Hard Cider
  • Fig Cocktail with Sparkling Wine, Fig Vodka, and Cranberry Juice (New Item)
  • Cider Flight

American Holiday Table

Food Items:

• Slow-roasted Turkey with BEN’S ORIGINAL Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, and Cranberry Sauce
• Holiday Pot Pie with Jackfruit, Mushrooms, Carrots, Peas, Onions, and Puff Pastry (Plant-based)
• Pumpkin Gingerbread Cheesecake with Cranberry Whipped Cream and Candied Pumpkin Seeds   
• Chocolate Crinkle Cookie made with DOVE Dark Chocolate (Holiday Cookie Stroll)

Beverages:

• Bright White Ale
• Eggnog White Porter
• Peppermint Chocolate Stout
• Regional White Wine
• Regional Red Wine
• Beer Flight

Bavaria Holiday Kitchen (Germany)

Food Items:

• Pork Schnitzel with Mushroom Sauce, Spätzle, and Braised Red Cabbage
• Cheese Fondue in a Bread Bowl with Steamed Baby Vegetables and Marble Potatoes
• Linzer Cookie (Holiday Cookie Stroll)

Beverages:

• Hard Apple Cider
• German-style Gold Lager (New Item)
• Doppelbock Beer
• Regional Riesling
• Glühwein: House-made hot spiced wine
• Beer Flight

Refreshment Outpost:

Food Items:

• Coconut-Pineapple Cake with DOLE Whip (New Item)

Beverages:

• Midnight Lager (New Item)
• Nairobi Coffee Dark Beer (New Item)

The Donut Box (Near Test Track)

Food Items

• Pumpkin Cake Donut with Pumpkin Spice Icing (New Item)
• Holiday Donut with Coconut and Crisp Pearls (New Item)
• Chocolate Peppermint Donut (New Item)
• Eggnog-Cream-filled Donut with Cinnamon Icing and Crumbled Gingersnap Cookies (New Item)

Beverages:

• Gingerbread Milkshake (nonalcoholic)
• Gingerbread Stout (New Item)
• Gingerbread Milkshake with Whipped Cream Vodka

Le Marché de Noël Holiday Kitchen (France)

Food Items:

• Napoleon de Saumon Fumé en Brioche: Smoked salmon napoleon with layers of smoked salmon, dill mousse, and crème fraîche mousse served in brioche (New Item)
• Dinde Forestière, Patates Douces Rôties: Turkey with bacon, mushrooms, and onions in a mustard cream sauce served with roasted sweet potatoes (New Item)
• Bûche de Noël Chocolat Blanc, Framboise: Chocolate Christmas log with chocolate biscuit, white chocolate mousse, raspberry cream, and chocolate fudge coating (New Item)

Beverages:

• Frozen Hot Chocolate Martini: Vanilla vodka, vodka, chocolate milk, and whipped cream
• Cabernet Sauvignon
• Rosé Sparkling Wine
• Cranberry Mimosa: Sparkling wine with orange juice and cranberry syrup

Tuscany Holiday Kitchen (Italy)

Food Items:

• Mezzelune Croccanti: Crispy half-moon breaded mozzarella-filled ravioli with pomodoro sauce  (New Item)
• Ravioli: Shrimp ravioli in scampi sauce with white wine, garlic, lemon zest, and parsley (New Item)
• Bomboloni alla Cioccolato-Nocciola: Chocolate-filled Italian doughnut with chocolate-hazelnut spread and powdered sugar (New Item)

Beverages:

• Pinot Grigio
• Chianti
• Prosecco
• Sparkling Red Wine
• Moscato
• Italian White Sangria with Prosecco
• Italian Red Sangria with Cabernet Sauvignon
• Italian Margarita with Tequila and Limoncello
• Pilsner

Lotus Blossom Café (China) Food Items:

• House-made Cheesy Crab Wontons

Beverages:

• Fireworks: Tequila gold, vodka, orange juice, and mango syrup

Shi Wasu Holiday Kitchen (Japan)

Food Items:

• Chirashi Sushi Tree: Sashimi-grade tuna, salmon, ikura, and yellowtail with vegetables decorated on an artistic bed of rice to celebrate the holidays
• New Year Celebration Soba: Buckwheat soba noodle in a hot dashi soup with shrimp tempura, fish cake, shiitake mushrooms, and chopped green onion
• Mont Blanc Tart: Matcha mousse tart with a sweet red bean center sprinkled with konpeito sugar candy

Beverages:

• Chocolate Banana Boba: Cocoa, Japanese milky drink, banana syrup, and strawberry popping boba pearls (nonalcoholic; New Item)
• Sparkling Plum Wine (New Item)
• Chocolate Tokyo Banana: Cocoa, Japanese milky drink, banana syrup, and vodka (New Item)
• Pomegranate Draft Lager: Rice lager with hints of pomegranate and lemon (New Item)

Las Posadas Holiday Kitchen (Mexico)

Food Items:

• Giant Tostada de Chorizo: Chorizo served on a giant tostada with chipotle black bean purée, salsa verde, queso cotija, crema mexicana, and pickled onion
• Tamal de Barbacoa: Shredded barbacoa beef in a corn masa topped with ranchera salsa, queso cotija, and crema Mexicana (Gluten/Wheat Friendly; New Item)
• Dulce de Leche Churros sprinkled with cinnamon-sugar

Beverages:

• Cranberry-Cinnamon Margarita: Apple-cinnamon infused mezcal, cranberry juice, orange liqueur, and lime juice with a cinnamon-sugar rim (New Item)
• Horchata Margarita: Tequila blanco, corn whiskey, horchata, and cinnamon horchata rum
• Mistletoe Cerveza: Lager with blackcurrant liqueur (New Item)

Funnel Cake

Food Item:

• Mini Pumpkin Pie Funnel Cake:  Pumpkin funnel cake topped with ice cream, whipped cream, and graham cracker crumbles (New Item)

Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company

Beverage:

• Carolers’ Cold Brew – Joffrey’s French Roast Cold Brew with brown butter toffee, swiss chocolate syrup, and sweet cream topped with whipped cream and TWIX bar pieces (New Item)

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Let’s Hear From You

Epcot is the park for festivals at any time of year, but there’s a lot to celebrate during the International Festival of the Holidays. What stood out to you for all the foods this year? Anything you’re excited to see a return or a new dish that looks particularly good? We’ll be sure to keep you updated on additional experiences throughout the festival.

 

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