2026 Holidays at Universal Orlando

[Brian G.]

Holidays at Universal Orlando Resort will run from November 14 through January 3 and welcome the return of holiday traditions inspired by pop culture’s beloved stories and characters - including Christmas in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Grinchmas, and Universal’s Holiday Parade featuring Macy’s

Universal Orlando reveals Dates for Resort-Wide Events in 2026

Universal Orlando has announced its lineup of events and experiences for 2026, providing guests with a preview of seasonal events, hotel offerings, and other limited-time celebrations scheduled throughout the year. Here’s a look at the events & experiences that await throughout the year.

www.insideuniversal.net

 

[Mad Dog]

Holidays at Universal Orlando Resort will run from November 14 through January 3 and welcome the return of holiday traditions inspired by pop culture’s beloved stories and characters - including Christmas in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Grinchmas, and Universal’s Holiday Parade featuring Macy’s

Wow. They're going back to the previous schedule. Interesting move.....Good improvement move for marketing. The past few years
they weren't making an announcement until a couple months before the season started, or in one year's case, just a couple weeks before.
I was trying to decide what to do the week before, or the week after, the first week in November vacation I booked at Royal Pacific. I was
thinking of WDW for a week before or after. I got a great rate 6 months ago for RP before they jacked the rates up.

Universal made my decision easy. I'll do the second week in November at Universal and tack on another three days so I can catch
Macy's & Grinchmas at Universal. Universal gains. I'll bet other tourists will start booking now also. I could never understand why
Universal waited until the last minute to post in the past. Bottom line, congrats to whoever made the push for early notification dates.
That's just good business philosophy.

 

[Jwhee]

Just saw the tweet about them casting for this parade, what’s wild is it’s almost 10 years old. I think it’s time to replace, or add a unit

 

[Mad Dog]

Just saw the tweet about them casting for this parade, what’s wild is it’s almost 10 years old. I think it’s time to replace, or add a unit

I dunno. Parade is just about perfect. It's actually better than the NYC original that's lost its Christmassy feeling. Adding a unit would be a plus though.

 

[Jerroddragon]

A Wicked Float would be cool with the emerald city as the main float....if you can have Elphaba flying around it that would be dope

 

[Mad Dog]

A Wicked Float would be cool with the emerald city as the main float....if you can have Elphaba flying around it that would be dope

Yes !!!

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Just saw the tweet about them casting for this parade, what’s wild is it’s almost 10 years old. I think it’s time to replace, or add a unit

I think the entertainment team is looking at some other projects rn.

 

[Mad Dog]

I think the entertainment team is looking at some other projects rn.

An added new Holiday event would be nice....ie. a Christmas Lagoon show.....

 

[maxairmike]

Just saw the tweet about them casting for this parade, what’s wild is it’s almost 10 years old. I think it’s time to replace, or add a unit

I think some refreshes/additions would be good (although it very nearly runs into itself with its current length, so not sure they could add more than one, maybe 2 units without removing something), but it definitely doesn’t need to be replaced. Honestly, it’s my 2nd favorite parade behind Boo to You here in Florida.

 

[Jwhee]

I think some refreshes/additions would be good (although it very nearly runs into itself with its current length, so not sure they could add more than one, maybe 2 units without removing something), but it definitely doesn’t need to be replaced. Honestly, it’s my 2nd favorite parade behind Boo to You here in Florida.

Ah, not replace the parade, but rather swap out one of the IP's

 

[Mad Dog]

No Universal Orlando Informer weekend for November 2026. Good, now hopefully Universal won't be closing the parks at 7:00 PM to accommodate their 'party', like they did last year. Also, better rates for hotels probably since they won't clog up the hotels with the super discounts they get....OI members are very upset.

 

[Patrokls]

Was randomly(drunkenly) checking the week I have off in November (15-21) and kinda booked a trip. $797 at Aventura although I will have to renew my pass still less than rack rate.

 

[Mad Dog]

Looks like after their customer complaints, IU now has a Nov. date when the Holiday Season begins....so I switched to the last week in October, coupled with the first week in November at RP, to get away from the mess their meetups create for regular tourists, like cut park hours and crowded hotels.

 

[Brian G.]

Universal Orlando's 2026 Holidays celebration is set to return this November, bringing back beloved seasonal traditions and introducing new holiday experiences at Epic Universe.

Universal Orlando Announces 2026 Holiday Celebration, Featuring New Seasonal Experiences at Epic Universe - Inside Universal

Universal Orlando has announced the return of its destination-wide holiday celebration, running from November 14, 2026, through January 3, 2027. This year's

www.insideuniversal.net

 

[Jerroddragon]

This is someone what about the quarter 2 thread but, I think Universal needs to update its Holiday stuff more. I know some of the epic stuff is new but at the other parks it a copy of last year.
I think they should invest in at the very least a new Castle show for the Holidays

 

[Parkscope Joe]

This is someone what about the quarter 2 thread but, I think Universal needs to update its Holiday stuff more. I know some of the epic stuff is new but at the other parks it a copy of last year.
I think they should invest in at the very least a new Castle show for the Holidays

They had to drop Mannheim Steamroller due to the age of the conductor, I’d like to see them do a replacement for that.

 

[Brian G.]

New Epic stuff is a start, but it's also a start because they HAVE to.

I think a new float for the parade isn't a big ask.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

New Epic stuff is a start, but it's also a start because they HAVE to.

I think a new float for the parade isn't a big ask.

Earl float

 

[Legacy]

Earl float