Why We Love EPCOT Festival Holidays 2025
The EPCOT Festival of the Holidays is back from November 28 to December 30, 2025. EPCOT Festival Holidays 2025 once again turns World Showcase into a tasting tour of global traditions. Holiday Kitchens, Cookie Stroll stops, and limited‑time drinks all return, plus plenty of new goodies.
Between bites, you still get the festival favorites. Candlelight Processional lights up the America Gardens Theatre. Holiday Storytellers share traditions from around the world. JOYFUL! brings the music. You can even meet Santa Claus at CommuniCore Hall this year.
With a menu this huge, it can be hard to know where to start. So here are 10 bites and sips we cannot wait to try first at EPCOT Festival Holidays 2025.
1. Prototype Cookie – Experimental Prototype Cookies of Tomorrow
A soft sugar cookie topped with orange‑cranberry icing and dark chocolate. It’s new, bright, and the perfect start to your Cookie Stroll.
2. Red Velvet Cake Pop – Holiday Hearth Desserts
A festival newcomer coated in red velvet flavor and festive sprinkles. Simple, sharable, and a great mid‑World Showcase pick‑me‑up.
3. Figment Holiday Sweater Liege Waffle – Connections Eatery
A gingerbread liege waffle topped with chocolate, blizzard‑style sprinkles, and white chocolate. Figment fans will want this ASAP.
4. BBQ Char Siu Pork Fried Rice – Shanghai Holiday Kitchen
Char Siu pork, Chinese sausage, egg, onion, and sesame deliver bold flavor. A great savory break from all the sweets.
5. Salsiccia e Peperoni – Tuscany Holiday Kitchen
Sweet sausage, roasted peppers, and focaccia make this a warm, hearty holiday dish from Italy.
6. Apple Pie Sundae – Fife & Drum
Vanilla ice cream, warm apple pie filling, caramel, and streusel. Classic American Christmas in a cup.
7. Frozen Gingerbread Eggnog – Regal Eagle Smokehouse
A gingerbread‑spiced, frozen eggnog treat with nutmeg. There’s also a spirited version with Thomas Tew Single Barrel Rum.
8. Slow‑Roasted Turkey – American Holiday Table
Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans, and cranberry sauce. A full holiday dinner without needing a reservation.
9. Pastrami on Rye – L’Chaim! Holiday Kitchen
House‑made pickles, classic mustard, and warm pastrami. A festival favorite that delivers big flavor.
10. Seared Salmon – Yukon Holiday Kitchen
Served with butternut squash purée, maple‑bourbon glaze, and a fennel‑arugula salad. Rich, warm, and perfect for cooler evenings.
Bonus: Red Velvet Cookie Funnel Cake – Funnel Cake Stand
The must‑try extra: red velvet cookie pieces, vanilla ice cream, chocolate syrup, and cream cheese whipped cream on a hot funnel cake. Shareable, photo‑worthy, and impossible to skip.
Festival Flavor Finale
EPCOT Festival Holidays 2025 continues the park’s tradition of blending global traditions with creative food. From cookie stroll favorites to over‑the‑top funnel cakes and clever savory bites, this year’s menus feel both familiar and fresh.
However you build your top 10, consider mixing Cookie Stroll stops, one or two comfort classics, and a few adventurous picks from around World Showcase. Pair it with Candlelight Processional, JOYFUL!, and a Santa visit at CommuniCore Hall, and you have a full EPCOT holiday tradition in one day.
