EPCOT's Holiday Kitchens Open November 27 With Turkey Poutine, Eggnog and Macarons on the Preview List
Disney has posted the Holiday Kitchens page for the 2026 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays, confirming a November 27 to December 30 run and naming four returning stands: Turkey Poutine at La Poutinerie, Creamy Eggnog at Chestnuts & Good Cheer, macarons at Le Marche de Noel and seasonal shakes at Experimental Prototype Cookies of Tomorrow. The full kitchen lineup, menus and prices have not been published yet.
Disney has switched on the Holiday Kitchens page for the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays, confirming the seasonal marketplaces run November 27 through December 30, 2026 and naming four of the kitchens that will be pouring and plating this year. The full lineup is not up yet, but the preview is enough to tell you the festival's most recognisable stands are all coming back.
The Four Holiday Kitchens Disney Has Named
Disney's preview lists one signature item from each of four kitchens, and every one of them is a returning fan favourite rather than a debut:
- Seasonal Shakes from Experimental Prototype Cookies of Tomorrow, the CommuniCore Hall kitchen that has anchored the festival's indoor, non-World-Showcase offerings since the building opened
- Creamy Eggnog from the Chestnuts & Good Cheer Holiday Kitchen
- Turkey Poutine from La Poutinerie, the Canada-facing stand that is usually one of the longest queues on the festival route
- Macarons from the Le Marché de Noël Holiday Kitchen
Disney's own wording on the page is "and so much more," followed by a "check back soon" note where the rest of the lineup will go. In previous years the complete list of kitchens, dishes and prices has arrived through the Disney Eats Foodie Guide a few weeks out from opening day, which is the document worth watching if you are planning around a specific dish.
Key Details
- Festival dates: November 27 to December 30, 2026
- Where: Holiday Kitchens around World Showcase and CommuniCore Hall at EPCOT
- Presented by: AdventHealth
- Cost: Festival entry is included with park admission; food and drink are paid per item
- Full menus: Not yet posted
What the Holiday Kitchens Sit Inside
The kitchens are the food half of a festival that also fills the park with entertainment for those thirty-four days. Spaceship Earth runs its holiday lighting after dark, World Showcase hosts its storytellers, and the Candlelight Processional plays nightly at the America Gardens Theatre with a celebrity narrator, a mass choir and a full orchestra. The Holiday Cookie Stroll also runs off the kitchens themselves: buy a qualifying cookie, collect a stamp in the festival passport, and five stamps earns a bonus treat.
Know Before You Order
Two rules Disney prints on the page are worth knowing before you plan a day around a specific kitchen. Menu items, pricing and hours are all subject to change without notice, so a dish listed in a preview is not a guarantee it will still be there in late December. And alcohol is served only to guests 21 and over with valid identification, with a limit of two drinks per ID, a limit that catches out people trying to carry a round back to a table.
Guests with allergies are directed to speak to a cast member at the kitchen itself rather than relying on the posted menu. Disney's standard caveat applies: allergy-friendly recipes may use highly refined oils and ingredients processed in facilities that also handle allergens, so no item is guaranteed to be completely free of them.
The Next Thing to Watch Is the Foodie Guide
Right now the practical takeaway is a date and four dishes: the Holiday Kitchens open November 27, and Turkey Poutine, Creamy Eggnog, the Le Marché de Noël macarons and the Experimental Prototype Cookies of Tomorrow shakes are all confirmed to be part of it. Everything else (the full kitchen list, the individual menus, the prices, and the thirteen-cookie roster for the Cookie Stroll) is still pending on Disney's side. We will have the complete lineup as soon as it posts.