Disneyland Festival of Holidays is the central piece of the Disneyland holidays celebration in Disney California Adventure park. The celebration brings together entertainment and food offerings throughout Disney California Adventure park that celebrate Christmas/Navidad, Diwali, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Three Kings Day.
The 2025 Disney California Adventure Festival of Holidays runs from November 14, 2025 through January 7, 2026. Festival of Holidays menu with all of the food items available, a look at the various entertainment offerings, and tips based on our recent Festival of Holidays visit.
The festival is a refreshing example of how the size of a Disney Park allows for the specific spotlight of multiple cultures without being reductive. The variety of offerings during the Festival of Holidays is a great foil to the more traditional Victorian-esque Disneyland Christmas celebration throughout the rest of the resort. The Festival of Holidays at Disney California Adventure begins at the same time as the rest of the Holidays at the Disneyland Resort.
This article has been checked for accuracy for 2025 and updated with all currently available information. Some of the information from previous years has been kept here to give you a sense of what will likely be offered in 2025.
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Disneyland Festival of Holidays 2025 Food Items and Menu
One of the highlights of the festival is the Festival of Holidays marketplace. Throughout Disney California Adventure there are eight different food booths with a variety of food and drink items for purchase. The booths (example seen in the photo above) are the same ones used for the Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival. These booths are placed up and down the parade corridor between the Buena Vista Street entrance area of the theme park and Pixar Pier. The festival also extends to some participating food and beverage locations in the park.
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While the 2025 Disney Festival of Holidays foods have not yet been announced, you can see details about the foods from last year for reference.
New items this year include Sticky Toffee Pudding Macaron and Al Pastor Pork & Pineapple Slider! The beef brisket slider at Winter Sliderland which has become a staple is back, but many of the others are gone from past years including the Twix Chocolate Tart. We like to see Disney continue to give their chefs the flexibility to refresh these menus and try new things. The Holiday Mash Bowl is another new item this year that looks like it will be a hit as it leans into holiday favorite items like turkey, cranberry sauce, and mashed potatoes.
Over the years of covering the festival we have gotten to know the head chef for the festival and manager over the entire area. They and their teams work tirelessly to try the mix of unique and fun flavors that make up these dishes. They’ll tell you it’s a plum gig to get to try all the different varieties that come to the festivals, but we know that it’s hard work to deliver flavors that will be popular with guests and push the boundaries.
To experience the festival, you can either purchase items individually or purchase a Sip and Savor pass which is $63 and gives you 8 coupons that you can redeem at booths throughout the festival. There is also a four coupon option for $32. I typically use one card to share with an entire group. The pass is a lanyard with digital coupons that can be redeemed when a Cast Member scans your pass and you enter a 4-digit code. For more on the pass including the Magic Key discount information, see our specific section below on the Disney California Adventure Sip and Savor pass here.
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Now, let’s get into the festival of holidays food items at Disney California Adventure…
Disney California Adventure Festival of Holidays 2025 Menu Food and Drinks
While the 2025 Disney Festival of Holidays foods have not yet been announced, you can see the foods from last year for an idea of what to expect.
For all the other food offered at Disneyland during the holiday period, read our guide to 2025 Disneyland Christmas food.
A Twist on Tradition (Available Nov. 15 through Jan. 6)
- Barbecue Pulled Pork Cornbread Bake with creamy slaw (New)
- Turkey Galantine Croissant Muffin Slider with herb mayo and cranberry marmalade (New)
- Berry Pomegranate Paloma: Blanco Tequila, blueberry purée, lime, cranberry and pomegranate juices, and agave syrup topped with Fresca and garnished with a chile-lime rim and orange wheel
Brews & Bites (Available Nov. 15 through Jan. 6)
- Chicken Chicharrón with basmati rice, herb chutney and masala drizzle (New)
- Passion Fruit Rose Lassi: Passion fruit nectar, yogurt, and rose and honey syrups garnished with a rose petal (New)
- Stone Brewing Company Pilsner (New)
- Garage Brewing Co. Churro Ale
- Naughty Sauce Noble Ale Works Golden Stout (New)
- Dust Bowl Brewing Company Winter Wonder IPA (New)
- LA Bodega Jamaica Hard Seltzer (New)
- Green Cheek Beer Co. Hops for the Holidays IPA (New)
- Altamont Beer Works Juice Above the Clouds Double IPA (New)
- Great Notion Brewing Single Stack Stout (New)
- Boulevard Brewing Co. Quirk Cranberry Apple Cinnamon Hard Seltzer
- Holiday Beer Flight (New)
- LA Bodega Jamaica Hard Seltzer
- Green Cheek Beer Co. Hops for the Holidays IPA
- Altamont Beer Works Juice Above the Clouds Double IPA
- Great Notion Brewing Single Stack Stout
- Festive Beer Flight (New)
- Stone Brewing Company Pilsner
- Garage Brewing Co. Churro Ale
- Dust Bowl Brewing Company Winter Wonder IPA
- Naughty Sauce Noble Ale Works Golden Stout
Favorite Things (Available Nov. 15 through Jan. 6)
- Sticky Toffee Pudding Macaron: Mickey-shaped chocolate macaron filled with vanilla buttercream, date cake, and salted toffee sauce (New)
- Braised Pork Belly Adobo with garlic rice
- Spiced Coconut Cocktail: Dark rum, spice tea, coconut purée, and evaporated and condensed milks garnished with nutmeg and a wafer stick (New)
Grandma’s Recipes (Available Nov. 15 through Jan. 6)
- Barbacoa Tamal de Res with Oaxaca cheese, tomatillo salsa and crema
- Cookie Dough Yule Log filled with chocolate chip cookie dough and white chocolate mousse, covered with chocolate buttercream (New)
- Café de Olla Cold Brew: Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Co. Mexico Origin Coffee, low fat and condensed milks, house-made spiced syrup with star anise, clove, and cinnamon, topped with a chocolate dulce de leche sweet cream, and garnished with a mini-pan dulce (New)
Holiday Duets (Available Nov. 15 through Jan. 6)
- Chorizo Queso Fundido Mac & Cheese with tortilla crunch (New)
- Savory Kugel Mac & Cheese with herb breadcrumbs, sour cream, and chives
- The Holiday Duet: A half portion of each mac & cheese
- Cranberry Christmas Mule: Gin, elderflower & ginger liqueurs, cherry purée, cranberry & lime juices, topped with a citrus hard seltzer and garnished with a lime wedge gummy (New)
Winter Sliderland (Available Nov. 15 through Jan. 6)
- Al Pastor Pork & Pineapple Slider on corn brioche (New)
- Beef Brisket Slider with smoked onions and horseradish ketchup on a pretzel roll
- Cookies and Cream Hazelnut Hot Cocoa: Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Co. hot chocolate with cookies and cream flavors, melted chocolate, hazelnut purée, and Irish cream syrup garnished with strawberry whipped cream (Non-alcoholic beverage) (New)
- Jelly Donut Punch: Apricot Nectar, house-made raspberry and strawberry jam syrup, cookie butter, and lemon juice garnished with a skewered powdered sugar donut hole (Non-alcoholic beverage) (New)
- Hazelnut Cookie Hot Cocoa Cocktail: Cookies and cream hazelnut hot cocoa with Irish cream liqueur (New)
- Hot Butter Pecan Bourbon Cocktail: Bourbon, apple cider, butter, and butter pecan syrups garnished with a bitters apple butter pecan foam (New)
Merry Mashups (Available Nov. 15 through Jan. 6)
- Holiday Mash Bowl: Chicken, cheddar mashed potatoes, and turkey gravy with cranberry stuffing crunch (New)
- M&M’S Peanut Butter Fudge Cake: Chocolate fudge cake filled with peanut praline and M&M’S Peanut Butter Minis, glazed with salted peanut butter, and topped with vanilla Chantilly crème (New)
- Glacier Margarita: Blanco tequila, blue curaçao, coconut syrup, lime and white cranberry juice, and rosemary syrup garnished with champagne bubble candies on a skewer
Additional Locations Throughout Disney California Adventure Park
Aunt Cass Café (Available Nov. 15 through Jan. 7; mobile order available)
- Pumpkin Spice Bread Pudding with a graham cracker crust topped with pumpkin cheesecake filling, whipped cream, graham cracker crumble, and an espresso brown sugar sauce (New)
Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta (Available Nov. 15 through Jan. 7; mobile order available)
- Holiday Pizza: Roasted turkey with roasted butternut squash, cranberries, arugula, fig jam, and cranberry sauce (New) (Available by the slice or a whole pie)
Disney ¡Viva Navidad! at Paradise Garden Grill (Available Nov. 15 through Jan. 7; mobile order available)
- Chilaquiles Carnitas Torta: Red chilaquiles, refried beans, avocado spread, queso fresco, pickled onions, and a fried egg served with chips (New)
- Esquite Loaded Chips: Chile lime chips smothered in corn kernels, cotija cheese, chile-lime seasoning, and crema (New)
- Plant-based Huarache with soy-based chorizo beans and seasoned steak tips with lettuce, cheese, avocado crema, and tomatillo salsa served with Spanish rice and refried beans topped with nopales pico de gallo (Plant-based)
- Chile Verde Chicken Flautas topped with avocado spread, shredded lettuce, crema, queso fresco, tomatillo salsa, and pickled onions served with Spanish rice and refried beans
- Al Pastor Tacos: Pineapple-achiote-marinated pork with avocado spread and tomatillo salsa, served with Spanish rice and refried beans, and topped with queso fresco
- Chocolate Cake Flan: Layer of flan on chocolate cake with caramel
- Ponche de Frutas: Traditional Mexican cold fruit punch (Non-alcoholic beverage) (New)
- Ponche Cocktail: Traditional Mexican Cold Fruit Punch with Tequila (New)
Cappuccino Cart (Available Nov. 15 through Jan. 6; mobile order available)
- Cinnamon Caramel Apple Bundt Cake drizzled with salted caramel and filled with cream cheese frosting (New)
- Peanut Butter Mocha Cold Brew: Mocha cold brew, peanut butter whip, and peanut butter drizzle
- Peanut Butter Mocha Cocktail: Mocha cold brew with peanut butter whiskey, peanut butter whip, and peanut butter drizzle
Churros near Redwood Creek Challenge Trail and Willie’s Churros at Buena Vista Street (Available Nov. 15 through Jan. 6)
- Peanut Butter-Marshmallow Churro topped with marshmallow crème, peanut butter sauce, and chocolate chips
Churro near Goofy’s Sky School and Señor Buzz Churros on Pixar Pier (Available Nov. 15 through Jan. 6)
- Popcorn Tin Churro: White cheddar popcorn dust and caramel sauce topped with buttered popcorn (New)
Churro at Hollywood Land (Available Nov. 15 through Jan. 6)
- Dutch Apple Churro: Dusted with cinnamon and holiday spices, drizzled with Dutch apple sauce, and garnished with holiday sprinkles
Clarabelle’s Hand-Scooped Ice Cream (Available Nov. 15 through Jan. 6; mobile order available)
- Holiday Confetti Cake with Häagen-Dazs Peppermint Bark Ice Cream, chocolate drizzle, whipped cream, and sprinkles (New)
Cocina Cucamonga Mexican Grill (Available Nov. 15 through Jan. 6; mobile order available)
- Fried Arroz Con Leche: Rolled in cinnamon sugar served with a dulce de leche whip and a dulce de leche drizzle (New)
- Spicy Jamaica Agua Fresca (Non-alcoholic beverage) (New)
- Spicy Jamaica Cocktail: Tequila with spicy Jamaica and tamarind chamoy (New)
Corn Dog Castle (Available Nov. 15 through Jan. 6)
- Holiday Stuffing Corn Dog dipped in seasoned corn batter, fried to a golden brown, and topped with cranberry-mustard sauce (New)
Sonoma Terrace (Available Nov. 15 through Jan. 6; mobile order available)
- Pan Con Pollo: Braised chicken, spiced tomato sauce, mayonnaise, and mustard dressing on a French bread roll served with pickled vegetable slaw
- Unsung Brewing Chocolate Snowball Imperial Blonde Ale (New)
Outdoor Vending Locations (Available Nov. 15 through Jan. 6)
- Mickey-shaped Gingerbread Cookie: Soft gingerbread cookie with sprinkles
- Cotton Candy Pink: Vanilla-flavored cotton candy
Smokejumpers Grill (Available Nov. 15 through Jan. 6; mobile order available)
- Hearty Loaded Fries: Crinkle-cut fries smothered with sausage country gravy and topped with fried chicken, shredded cheese, and green onions (New)
- Santa Hat Shake in a marshmallow and coconut-rimmed cup topped with whipped cream and marshmallows (New)
Studio Catering Co. (Available Nov. 15 through Jan. 7; mobile order available)
- Korean Fried Chicken Slider: Korean fried chicken topped with gochujang sauce, kimchi coleslaw, and pickled onions served on sweet Hawaiian bread (New) (Available Nov. 15 through Jan. 7)
- Kinderpunsch with apple cider, hibiscus, and a cherry (Non-alcoholic beverage) (Available Nov. 15 through Jan. 6)
Disney Popcorn Buckets and Novelties
Gold Glitter Mickey-shaped Jingle Bell Glow Cube to add on to your beverage (New) (Limit two per person, per transaction); Available at the following locations:
- A Twist on Tradition
- Brews & Bites
- Favorite Things
- Grandma’s Recipes
- Holiday Duets
- Merry Mashups
- Winter Sliderland
Silver Glitter Mickey-shaped Jingle Bell Glow Cube to add on to your beverage (New) (Limit two per person, per transaction); Available at the following locations
- A Twist on Tradition
- Brews & Bites
- Favorite Things
- Grandma’s Recipes
- Holiday Duets
- Merry Mashups
- Winter Sliderland
2025 Festival of Holidays Food Locations Map
We will post a new visual of the map for 2025 once we visit Disneyland for the start of the holiday season!
The Festival of Holidays food locations are located all across Disney California Adventure. Below, you can see a map of where each location is. If you’re going to a certain ride, or if you have several food items you are picking up, it’s helpful to know where each marketplace and participating location is so that you can grab food on the way to wherever you are heading. See the map for the Festival of Holidays food locations below:
Disney California Adventure Festival of Holidays 2025 Sip and Savor pass
How much is the 2025 Festival of Holidays Sip and Savor pass?
Last year’s Festival of Holidays Sip and Savor Pass was $63 for regular park guests and discounted to $58 for Disneyland Magic Keyholders. That comes out to tabs costing you about $7.88 for regular guests and about $7.25 for Magic Key Holders. There was also a $32 option for a 4-coupon pass.
If you were to purchase items individually they typically cost about $5-6 per item for sweets and $8 for savory items. Thus, the Sip and Savor pass is really only worth it if you are planning on eating mainly savory items.
Where can you buy the Sip and Savor pass at Disney California Adventure?
Though you’ll see a large line to purchase the Sip and Savor pass at the specific booths labeled selling the Sip and Savor passes, you do not have to wait through the inevitable line that will have formed here. The Sip and Savor passes are sold at locations throughout Disney California Adventure.
Sip and Savor passes are sold at:
- Elias & Co.
- Festival Gifts
- Festive Food Marketplace
- Julius Katz & Sons
- Seaside Souvenirs
- Sip and Savor Cart
Best Food We Tried at Disney California Adventure Festival of Holidays
Each year during the Disney Festival of Holidays, we sample the food at the various holiday marketplaces across the park and note any standout dishes.
There are often returning favorites from previous years (like the Beef Brisket Slider pictured above) as well as new items each year to try. We will update this section with our favorites from the 2025 Disney Festival of Holidays marketplaces once we try them.
In the meantime, see our review of the best and worst Disney Festival of Holiday foods ranked from last year.
Key Disneyland Festival of Holidays Food Tips
- The Festival of Holidays booths each have their own lines to order food. What most don’t realize is that you can actually order all of the food items that you want from the festival from one of the booths rather than going to each individual booth to order. So, you should take a look at our above guide and mark down what items you are most interested in and then order them all at the same time from one booth. You’ll then be given a receipt with the items listed out. Don’t lose this receipt. You’ll use it redeem all of your food items from the various booths as you are ready to eat them. As you pickup items, the Cast Member at the pickup line will cross out the item. At the other Festival of Holidays booths you’ll proceed directly to the pickup lines and skip the growing ordering lines.
- Share food items with other members of your party. It’s worth looking at the offerings ahead of time to see what interests you and take into account if your party is composed of heavy or light eaters. During this trip, we had two lighter eaters, so we shared items through the Sip and Savor pass and got several meals out of it. If you are sharing with another member of your party and feel like you need more after redeeming all of your tabs, you can always make a la carte purchases.
- If you do decide to mix utilizing the Sip and Savor pass and a la carte purchases, make sure you use the Sip and Savor pass for higher-price items and save your a la carte purchases for less expensive items.
- Look at the Festival of Holidays foods map before starting to walk anywhere! If you’re going to pick up multiple items, you might find that you accidentally passed one marketplace on the way to another and need to walk back in the other direction. Or, you might be headed to a ride with a marketplace of interest located nearby or on the way. Before you start picking up items, see where the marketplaces are located on the map so that you can effectively plan your route and save some walking.
Disney California Adventure Festival of Holidays Entertainment
I can’t tell you how refreshing it is to be at Disneyland right now. The entire resort across both theme parks is BUZZING with musical acts and character performances. It feels like there is some live music or performance to see at every moment of your day.
The Festival of Holidays at Disney California Adventure feeds this frenzy of entertainment. There are a number of bands that perform throughout the day, a character cavalcade, and a character street show that you can’t miss.
First up, I’ll share more on what might be my favorite Christmas entertainment that’s part of the festival (it competes for the top spot with A Christmas Fantasy Parade).
Disney ¡Viva Navidad! Street Party During Festival of Holidays
Tucked in the back corner of Disney California Adventure in the Paradise Gardens area the Disney ¡Viva Navidad! celebration is a ~12 minute high energy street party that occurs throughout the day. The show features authentic folklórico dancers, mariachis, Brazilian samba dancers, and drummers. The show also features Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and the three caballeros (Donald Duck, Panchito, and Jose) and two large Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus 12-foot-tall mojiganga puppets.
Throughout the twelve minutes there is a collection of authentic dances and music types. The show artfully mixes together Disney characters and the various music. The dancers are SO impressive and really put a ton of energy out there to give you a great show. Each performer is clad in a beautiful authentic costume. There are floats and bikers darting around the performance area at high speeds which just adds to the energy and excitment.
You can watch the finale of the Disney ¡Viva Navidad! show below.
You can watch the entire show on Youtube here.
The ¡Viva Navidad! area also features character meet and greets with favorite characters (including Mirabel from Encanto), special food items, and other live entertainment. This is a great addition to the Festival of Holidays at Disney California Adventure.
Viewing Area Tip for Disney ¡Viva Navidad!
Right in the middle of the performance area there is a section that is marked off during the lead up to the show because the main float of the show has to turn in that spot and uses the area. Right after the float has turned (happens one minute in), this area opens up and is accessible for guests to view. This is also where the technical leads for the show stand to supervise. As is the rule for most shows, standing right near the director will provide a great central view of all the action.
So, the best way to get a good view for Disney ¡Viva Navidad! is to line up right next to this yellow line and then after the float turns and the Cast Member gives you the go ahead to move forward into this protected section. Stand right in front of Bayside Brews in the shade (the mid day sun can be hot even when in the winter) while you wait. This also allows you to walk up a little closer to showtime and still end up with a front row view.
Other Festival Entertainment – Live Music, Character Cavalcade
Mickey’s Happy Holidays is a character cavalcade that travels the length of the Disney California Adventure parade route featuring toy soldier drummers and some of your favorite Disney characters dressed in holiday gear. You’ll spot some characters that you wouldn’t usually see dressed up for the holidays – Mr. Incredible and Frozone from the Incredibles were sporting red and blue, respectively, Santa hats.
At other moments throughout the day, you’ll also encounter the toy soldier drummers performing in front of Ariel’s Undersea Adventure. These live drummers really bring the energy.
There are also other bands and musical acts representing the various different holidays and cultures that play throughout the event. Those include:
- Mariachi Divas – a supremely talented group of performers that put their own spin on holiday tunes
- Mostly Kosher – Eclectic blend of music that honors Hanukkah with music styles ranging from klezmer and jazz to Latin and rock
- Blue13 Dance Company – The group celebrates Diwali with traditional dances
- Phat Cat Swinger – Big band group that performs swinging holiday music with a twist
- The Mistletoes! – This a cappella vocal group celebrates both Christmas and Kwanzaa through rhythm and soul
- Tina and The Sounds of Celebration! – This group from Latin America fires up the crowd with Salsa, Merengue, Caribbean and Latin Rock music
These music groups provide an awesome atmosphere and are easy to walk up and enjoy at the festival stage in front of World of Color or in the Wine Country terrace area. Check the Disneyland daily entertainment schedule for times during your trip.
Meet Santa at Disney Festival of Holidays
Santa Claus meets guests in Disney California Adventure in the Redwood Creek Challenge Trail. Santa will be here meeting guests until Christmas. That day he has to get back to the North Pole to get ready to deliver presents.
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Can’t wait to try the new African-inspired dishes at the Festival of Holidays at Disneyland! Sounds like they’re really stepping up their culinary game this year 😍