Walt Disney World has released the schedule and lineup of celebrity narrators for The Candlelight Processional this year.
The processional is part of the EPCOT Festival of the Holidays. The festival starts November 27th, which is also when the Candlelight Processionals start.
It will go through December 30th. This year it is presented by AdventHealth.
There are some celebrity narrators that are new this year and others are returning.
The narrators will tell the story of Christmas accompanied by a mass choir, orchestra trumpets, and Voices of Liberty.
Here is the schedule and lineup of celebrity narrators:
- November 27-28 Auli’i Cravalho
- November 29-December 1 Gary Sinise
- December 2-3 to be announced
- December 4-5 Whoopi Goldberg
- December 6-7 Robin Roberts
- December 8-9 Jason Kelce
- December 10-12 Neil Patrick Harris
- December 13-14 to be announced
- December 15-16 Lauren Daigle
- December 17-19 Ralph Macchio
- December 20-21 Henry Winkler
- December 22-23 Lacey Chabert
- December 24-25 Jodi Benson
- December 26-27 Simu Liu
- December 28-30 Eva Longoria
The schedule is always subject to change.
The narrators who are new this year are Robin Roberts, Jason Kelce, and Lacey Chabert.
The Candlelight Processional is in EPCOT in the America Gardens Theatre.
It will run on the above nights at 4:45pm, 6:30pm, and 8pm.
The narrators tell the Christmas story and put a little bit of their own spin on it.
Seating in the America Gardens Theatre is first come first serve. It typically fills up very fast, especially for certain narrators, so get there early.
If you would like reserved seating, Disney World offers a Candlelight Processional Dining Package that you can book starting October 14, 2026.