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Holiday Date Ideas in Orlando
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items Fun holiday date ideas in and near Orlando for the 2026 season, split into paid activities, free activities, and theme parks. Every pick has the dates and price in the description so you can plan around your budget. Prices are per person and were che...
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$35 to $56 per adult depending on the night. Select nights Nov 20 to Jan 3. A walk-through light show with a 50-foot snowman, disco ball trees, a 60-foot poinsettia tunnel and holiday cocktails. Timed tickets are online only at dazzlingorlando.com.
Dazzling Nights at Leu Gardens
ICE! tickets are about $33 to $44 depending on the date, plus $38 parking. Nov 13 to Jan 3. This year's ICE! is Polar Express themed with 2-story ice slides (they give you a parka, it's 9°F inside). Please wear closed toed shoes, idk why I decided to...
Christmas at Gaylord Palms (ICE! + Snow Tubing)
About $27 per person (last season's price, this year's isn't posted yet). Select nights Nov 13 to Jan 17, 6 to 10pm. A ¾-mile walk through giant glowing lanterns, calmer than the theme parks. There's an adults-only night on Dec 10!
Asian Lantern Festival at the Central Florida Zoo
$35 per person for a 1-hour skate session. Nov 25 to Jan 2. Central Florida's outdoor ice rink at the Ritz-Carlton/JW Grande Lakes. For a cute date, book the Fire Pit Experience (skating, a cocktail, charcuterie and s'mores). The Winter Wonderland Ma...
Outdoor Ice Skating at Grande Lakes
About $5 per person to get in last year (some activities and cabanas cost extra). Usually select dates in December up to Christmas, so check wekivaisland.com for this year's dates. Holiday lights and snow on the river, and you can grab drinks at the ...
Winter Wonderland at Wekiva Island
No price for entry, you just pay for your drinks. Dec 4 to 20, during Lake Nona's Oh, What Fun! holiday festival. A Christmas pop-up bar for holiday cocktails, then walk the festival at Lake Nona Town Center.
Fa La La La Bar Pop-Up at Lake Nona Wave Hotel
Free Activities
Free, and parking at Disney Springs is free too. Nov 13 to Jan 6. Walk around and find all the themed Christmas trees (grab a free map at the shops), then get hot cocoa or dinner. An easy, no-ticket date night.
Christmas Tree Stroll at Disney Springs
Free to walk around (resort parking can cost extra unless you have a dining reservation there). Mid-Nov through early Jan. Hop between decorated Disney resort lobbies like the Grand Floridian, then grab a drink at one of the lounges. Hop on the monor...
Disney Resort Hotel Lobby Hopping
Free. Nightly Nov 28 to Dec 31, with “snow” falling every hour from 6 to 9pm. Grab dinner in Celebration Town Center and stay for the snowfall by the lake.
Now Snowing in Celebration
Free. Friday, Dec 4, at Lake Eola Park downtown. The city's big tree lighting with a holiday market and Santa. Grab dinner in Thornton Park or downtown after.
City of Orlando Tree Lighting at Lake Eola
Free. Christmas in the Park tree lighting Dec 3, Winter on the Avenue (carolers + jazz) Dec 4, the Christmas Parade Dec 5 and the Holiday Boat Parade at Dinky Dock Dec 12. Park Ave is lit up all season, so pair any of these with dinner on the Avenue.
Winter Park Holidays (Park Ave + Boat Parade)
Free. Dec 5 to Jan 1 in Altamonte Springs. Walk the lake boardwalk past 100+ light displays, then grab dinner or drinks at Uptown Altamonte right on the water.
Light Up the Holidays at Cranes Roost Park
Free. Light Up Mount Dora is Nov 21, when the whole downtown gets lit up, and the Christmas Parade and Lighted Boat Parade on Lake Dora are Dec 5. About 45 minutes from Orlando, so make it a day trip with antique shops and dinner downtown.
Light Up Mount Dora + Lighted Boat Parade
Free to walk around (The Wheel and other attractions cost extra). The 50-foot tree lights up Nov 20 and stays up through early January. Easy to pair with dinner on I-Drive.
I-Drive Holiday Tree at ICON Park
Theme Parks
$189 to $229 per person plus tax, separate ticket (regular park tickets don't get you in). Select nights Nov 8 to Dec 22. A holiday night at Magic Kingdom with the Christmas parade and holiday fireworks. Mid-November dates are the cheapest.
Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party (Magic Kingdom)
$169 to $199 per person plus tax, separate ticket. Select nights Nov 7 to Jan 5. The more grown-up Disney holiday party, with an old Hollywood glam theme. The after-Christmas dates are cheaper and less crowded.
Disney Jollywood Nights (Hollywood Studios)
Included with an EPCOT ticket: $129 to $199 for 1 day plus tax (Florida residents can get Discover Disney tickets from about $64 a day). Food booths are extra. Nov 27 to Dec 30. Eat your way around the world at the Holiday Kitchens and catch the Cand...
EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays
Included with a regular Universal ticket, from $124 for 1 park, 1 day plus tax (prices go up on busy dates). Nov 14 to Jan 3. Grinchmas at Islands of Adventure, the nightly Holiday Parade featuring Macy's at Universal Studios, and holiday decor at Ep...
Holidays at Universal Orlando (Grinchmas + Macy's Parade)
Included with SeaWorld admission (single-day ticket prices change by date, so check seaworld.com for the current deal). Ice skating at Bayside Stadium is $15 extra with skates. Select dates Nov 6 to Jan 4. A 70-foot tree on the lagoon, snowfall, the ...
SeaWorld's Christmas Celebration