EPCOT Candlelight Processional 2026 Narrators and Dates

The full 2026 line-up is in, so here's which celebrity is reading on which night, when the show runs, and how to lock in a guaranteed seat.

Walt Disney World has confirmed the celebrity narrator line-up for the 2026 EPCOT Candlelight Processional, the nightly retelling of the Christmas story staged at the America Gardens Theatre from 27 November to 30 December. Thirteen narrators have been named so far, from Gary Sinise and Whoopi Goldberg to Neil Patrick Harris, Henry Winkler and Eva Longoria, with two December dates still to be announced.

Each narrator takes a short run of dates rather than the whole season, so the night you visit decides who you'll see. Here's the confirmed schedule: 27–28 November – Auli'i Cravalho 29 November–1 December – Gary Sinise 2–3 December – To be announced 4–5 December – Whoopi Goldberg 6–7 December – Robin Roberts (new) 8–9 December – Jason Kelce (new) 10–12 December – Neil Patrick Harris 13–14 December – To be announced 15–16 December – Lauren Daigle 17–19 December – Ralph Macchio 20–21 December – Henry Winkler 22–23 December – Lacey Chabert (new) 24–25 December – Jodi Benson 26–27 December – Simu Liu 28–30 December – Eva Longoria Robin Roberts, Jason Kelce and Lacey Chabert are the three narrators new to the Candlelight stage this year.

The Candlelight Processional is a retelling of the Christmas story, read by a celebrity narrator and set to live music. This is its 55th year at Walt Disney World and its 32nd at EPCOT, where it runs as part of the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays. Each performance pairs the narration with a 51-piece orchestra, the Voices of Liberty and a choir of more than 150 Disney cast members and community singers, working through classic carols and holiday favourites.

The show runs nightly from 27 November to 30 December at the America Gardens Theatre in the World Showcase. There are three performances a night, at 4.45pm, 6.30pm and 8pm local time. Standard seating is first-come, first-served and fills quickly, so arriving well before your chosen showtime is the safest way in without a dining package. If you're still building your dates, our Orlando trip planning page can help you slot a Candlelight night into the wider trip.