What events are happening in Orlando in 2027?

This page lists, month by month, the Orlando events with official dates published as of October 6, 2026. Each event has its own article with the details. This is the summary you can hold against your travel dates. When a 2027 date is not out yet, we show the 2026 date as a reference.

What events are still coming up in Orlando in late 2026?

There is still time to catch the end of Halloween season, EPCOT’s Food and Wine Festival and the whole holiday season. The table runs in calendar order.

Event	Dates	Where	Ticket
runDisney Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend	October 22 to 25, 2026	Walt Disney World	Race registration
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party	Select nights through October 31 (all sold out)	Magic Kingdom	Separate
Howl-O-Scream	Select nights through October 31	SeaWorld Orlando	Separate
Halloween Horror Nights	Select nights through November 1	Universal Studios Florida	Separate
Halloween Spooktacular	Select dates through November 1	SeaWorld Orlando	Included
Brick or Treat	Select dates through November 1	LEGOLAND Florida	Included
SeaWorld Christmas Celebration	Select dates, November 6 to January 4	SeaWorld Orlando	Included
Disney Jollywood Nights	Select nights, November 7 to January 5, 2027	Hollywood Studios	Separate
Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party	Select nights, November 8 to December 22	Magic Kingdom	Separate
Holidays at Universal	November 14, 2026 to January 3, 2027	Universal parks	Included
EPCOT Food and Wine Festival	Through November 21	EPCOT	Included
Florida Classic (FAMU vs. Bethune-Cookman)	November 21, 3:30 p.m.	Camping World Stadium	Game ticket
LEGOLAND Christmas Bricktacular	Select dates, November 21 to January 3	LEGOLAND Florida	Included
EPCOT Festival of the Holidays	November 27 to December 30	EPCOT	Check with Disney
Pop-Tarts Bowl	December 29, 5:30 p.m.	Camping World Stadium	Game ticket
Kids’ New Year’s Eve	December 31	LEGOLAND Florida	Included

Sources: Disney, Universal, SeaWorld, LEGOLAND and Florida Citrus Sports, checked in October 2026.

To choose between the scare events, read is Halloween Horror Nights worth it and is Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party worth it. The food festival has its own guide in when is the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival. For the end of the year, see is Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party worth it, Christmas in Orlando and New Year’s Eve in Orlando.

What events are happening in Orlando from January to March 2027?

Early 2027 has the most confirmed dates of the year so far: college football, a marathon, two EPCOT festivals, Mardi Gras, a rodeo and the Daytona races.

Event	2027 dates	Where	Ticket
Citrus Bowl (SEC vs. Big Ten)	January 2, noon	Camping World Stadium	Game ticket
Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend	January 6 to 10	Walt Disney World	Race registration
Three Kings Celebration and Ocean Discovery Days	January, exact days not announced yet	SeaWorld Orlando	Included
EPCOT Festival of the Arts	January 15 to March 1	EPCOT	Included
Rock the Universe (Christian music)	January 22 and 23, worship service Sunday the 24th	Universal Studios Florida	Separate
Rolex 24 at Daytona	January 28 to 31	Daytona International Speedway	Event ticket
Universal Mardi Gras	February 6 to March 27	Universal Studios Florida	Check with Universal
Seven Seas Food Festival	Select dates, February to May	SeaWorld Orlando	Included
Mardi Gras at SeaWorld	February 9	SeaWorld Orlando	Included
Silver Spurs Rodeo	February 18 to 21	Silver Spurs Arena, Kissimmee	Event ticket
Daytona 500	February 21	Daytona International Speedway	Event ticket
Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend	February 25 to March 1, 2027	Walt Disney World	Race registration
EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival	March 10 to May 31	EPCOT	Included
St. Patrick’s Day	March 17	SeaWorld Orlando	Included

Sources: Disney, Universal, SeaWorld, Florida Citrus Sports, Silver Spurs Rodeo, Daytona International Speedway and IMSA.

A few details that change the plan:

• Marathon Weekend. The races run inside Walt Disney World and bring runners and their families to the area. Registration and challenges are covered in how the runDisney Marathon Weekend works.
• Long weekends. Per the OPM, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, January 18, 2027, and Presidents’ Day (Washington’s Birthday) is Monday, February 15. The Daytona 500 falls the following Sunday, February 21, and the Silver Spurs Rodeo runs that same weekend.
• EPCOT festivals. Festival of the Arts ends March 1 and Flower and Garden starts March 10, so the park has no festival for about a week in between. Details in when is the EPCOT Festival of the Arts and when is the EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival.
• Mardi Gras and Easter. Universal’s Mardi Gras runs through March 27, the day before Easter Sunday, which falls on March 28, 2027, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory.
• Daytona. The Rolex 24 and the Daytona 500 take place in Daytona Beach, on Florida’s east coast, not in Orlando. Plan the drive into your race day.

Weather and crowds for these months are in Orlando in January, Orlando in February and Orlando in March.

What events are happening in Orlando from April to June 2027?

Spring has fewer new events and more of the ones already running. Flower and Garden continues through May 31, and SeaWorld packs its Latin programming into May.

Event	2027 dates	Where	Ticket
runDisney Springtime Surprise Weekend	April 8 to 11, 2027	Walt Disney World	Race registration
Cinco de Mayo	May 5	SeaWorld Orlando	Included
Viva La Música	May, exact days not announced yet	SeaWorld Orlando	Included
Electric Ocean (night lights and music)	May to September	SeaWorld Orlando	Included
MegaCon Orlando (comics, gaming and pop culture)	May 20 to 23	Orange County Convention Center	Event ticket

Sources: Disney, SeaWorld and MegaCon Orlando.

Spring break and Easter week move park crowds more than any of these events do. See spring break in Orlando and Easter in Orlando. Memorial Day 2027 is Monday, May 31, so the long weekend comes right after MegaCon, not on top of it.

What already has a date from July to December 2027?

Very little so far. As of October 2026, the parks had published only the month, or nothing at all, for the second half of 2027. Disney, Universal and SeaWorld announce their Halloween and holiday events a few months ahead. Until then, use the 2026 dates as a reference.

Event	2027	2026 reference
Red, White and BOOM, at LEGOLAND Florida	July 4	July 4
EPCOT Food and Wine Festival	Dates not announced yet	August 27 to November 21
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party	Dates not announced yet	Select nights, August 7 to October 31
Halloween Horror Nights	Dates not announced yet	Select nights, August 28 to November 1
Halloween Spooktacular	August to October, exact days not announced yet	August 29 to November 1
Howl-O-Scream	September and October, nights not announced yet	September 11 to October 31
runDisney Wine and Dine	Dates not announced yet	October 22 to 25
Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party	Dates not announced yet	Select nights, November 8 to December 22
SeaWorld Christmas Celebration	November to January, exact days not announced yet	November 6 to January 4
Holidays at Universal	Dates not announced yet	November 14 to January 3

Sources: Disney, Universal, SeaWorld and LEGOLAND. LEGOLAND has also confirmed LEGO Festival for 2027, with no dates yet.

July 4, 2027 falls on a Sunday, and the federal holiday is observed Monday, July 5. Plans for that weekend are in the 4th of July in Orlando. Rocket launches are left out of this calendar because their dates shift often. How to follow them is in how to watch a rocket launch from Orlando.

Are there Orlando Magic or Orlando City games in 2027?

Yes, though soccer is on a new calendar. The Orlando Magic play their NBA regular season from October 21, 2026 to April 11, 2027, with home games at the Kia Center in downtown Orlando. The last regular season home game is set for April 9.

Orlando City plays a short 2027 season that MLS calls the Sprint Season. The league says it starts in February, each club plays 7 home and 7 away matches, and the playoffs and MLS Cup are in May. Team schedules are not out yet. The next season starts in July 2027 and ends in May 2028, on the same rhythm as the European leagues.

Which events are included with park admission?

Most of the events in these tables come with a regular ticket. The nighttime parties are the exception.

• Included: the EPCOT festivals (Festival of the Arts, Flower and Garden and Food and Wine, with food paid separately), the SeaWorld calendar events except Howl-O-Scream, the LEGOLAND events and Holidays at Universal.
• Separate ticket: Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party, Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, Disney Jollywood Nights, Halloween Horror Nights, Howl-O-Scream and Rock the Universe.
• Registration: runDisney races.

If an event is the reason for the trip, lock in that ticket before you book flights or start the drive. Disney reports that every 2026 Halloween party night sold out.

In practice: put the fixed dates on the calendar first, like a race weekend, the rodeo or a Disney party, and then spread the park days around them. If your dates are flexible, the stretch from January 15 to March 1 lines up Festival of the Arts, Universal Mardi Gras and the Silver Spurs Rodeo.

To fit the event into the rest of the trip, read when is the best time to visit Orlando and browse vacation homes near Disney or near Universal.