EPCOT’s Candlelight Processional dining packages go on sale Wednesday, Oct. 14, from $59 at La Creperie de Paris to $109 at Le Cellier, and day one only reaches shows through Dec. 13.
If you want a guaranteed seat at EPCOT’s Candlelight Processional this year, mark Wednesday, Oct. 14.
That’s when Walt Disney World opens bookings for Candlelight Processional dining packages, which pair a meal at a participating EPCOT restaurant with a reserved seat at one of that day’s shows, according to the Disney Parks Blog. Adult packages run $59 to $109 before tax and tip.
On Oct. 14, though, bookings only reach shows through Dec. 13, according to Disney Tourist Blog. So the back half of the run, including Jodi Benson‘s Christmas Eve and Christmas Day nights, won’t be bookable on day one.
How much are Candlelight Processional dining packages in 2026?
Here’s each restaurant’s price per adult (ages 10 and up) and per child (ages 3 to 9), before tax and gratuity:
Le Cellier Steakhouse: $109 adult, $44 child
Chefs de France: $89 adult, $37 child
Teppan Edo: $89 adult, $40 child
Akershus Royal Banquet Hall: $87 adult, $59 child
Garden Grill: $86 adult, $55 child for lunch or dinner; $73 and $46 for breakfast
La Hacienda de San Angel: $86 adult, $37 child
Shiki-Sai: $85 adult, $40 child
Tutto Italia Ristorante: $85 adult, $36 child
Coral Reef Restaurant: $82 adult, $34 child
Biergarten Restaurant: $75 adult, $40 child
Via Napoli Ristorante e Pizzeria: $71 adult, $33 child
Nine Dragons Restaurant: $70 adult, $30 child
Rose & Crown Dining Room: $68 adult, $31 child
Spice Road Table: $63 adult, $26 child
La Creperie de Paris: $59 adult, $31 child
There’s also Regal Eagle Smokehouse, which sells packages same-day only, at $43 per adult and $26 per child. You can’t book those ahead.
What does a Candlelight dining package cost for a family of four?
We ran the numbers for two adults and two kids. The cheapest route is La Creperie de Paris, at $180. The most expensive is Le Cellier, at $306. That’s before tax and tip on either one.
Akershus is the odd one on the list. Its $59 kids’ price is the highest on the list, and it’s the same as an adult package at La Creperie.
Princess character meals will do that, apparently.
When is the Candlelight Processional, and who’s narrating?
Shows run nightly from Nov. 27 to Dec. 30, at 4:45 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., at the America Gardens Theatre in the American Adventure pavilion. It’s part of the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays.
Every show gets a celebrity narrator, a 51-piece orchestra, the Voices of Liberty and a choir of more than 150 cast members and community singers. This is its 55th year at Walt Disney World and its 32nd at EPCOT, Disney says.
The narrator is usually how people pick a night. Gary Sinise has Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, Josh Groban has Dec. 13 and 14, Jodi Benson has Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and Eva Longoria closes it out Dec. 28 to 30.
Opening weekend, Nov. 27 and 28, is still listed as “to be announced” since Auli’i Cravalho came off the schedule.
Groban fans, take note. His Dec. 13 show falls inside the day-one window, but Dec. 14 will have to wait.
Do you still have to get there early with a dining package?
Yes. The package gets you into the reserved section, but seats inside it are first-come, first-served too, so Disney still suggests showing up early.
Without a package, it’s the standby line. That’s first-come, first-served, and on a big-name night it can mean a long wait with no promise of a seat.
Which EPCOT restaurants have Candlelight Processional packages?
Fifteen take reservations, spread around World Showcase and the front of the park, plus Regal Eagle’s same-day option. Garden Grill is the only one with a breakfast package, which is handy if you’d rather catch the 4:45 p.m. show and still have a night left over.
And if all 15 are booked for your night, Regal Eagle doesn’t take reservations at all. You just have to be there that day.
Article compiled with the help of the Pirates & Princesses newsroom.
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Hat Tips:
Disney Parks Blog (Oct. 6, 2026), the Oct. 14 booking date, show times, orchestra and choir, and the narrator lineup
Disney Tourist Blog (updated Sept. 16, 2026), 2026 package prices by restaurant and the Dec. 13 day-one booking window
Disney Food Blog (Oct. 11, 2026), the booking reminder and restaurant list
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