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Travelers are preparing for their 2025 vacations, and the Universal Orlando Resort is helping by announcing seasonal events and experiences for this year, including opening dates for the popular Universal Mardi Gras and Halloween Horror Nights.
For those who love New Orleans, Universal Orlando will host Universal Mardi Gras: International Flavors of Carnaval, running from February 1 through March 30. The event will boast international cuisine, parades with floats, and live concerts.
Halloween Horror Nights returns to the Florida theme park earlier than ever before on select nights, beginning August 29 through November 2. Travelers will face haunted houses, scare zones, live entertainment, exclusive merchandise, and themed food/drink offerings.
The winter holidays have become popular at Universal Orlando, with the Holidays at Universal events kicking off November 21 and running daily through December 31. The Christmas experiences include Christmas in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, meetings with the Grinch, decorations around the destination, and holiday-themed food and beverage offerings.
Other events scheduled for 2024 include the all-new Universal Volcano Bay Nights on select nights in April and May, the return of Butterbeer Season on March 1, and Back to Hogwarts at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter this fall.
Universal is also hosting holiday festivities at Universal CityWalk and select hotels. The Florida theme park shared its upcoming 2025 event dates and theme park experiences below:
- January 24 and 25: Rock the Universe
- February 1 – March 30: Universal Mardi Gras
- April 19, 26 and May 3, 10, 17: Universal Volcano Bay Nights
- August 29 – November 2 (select nights): Universal Halloween Horror Nights
- November 21 – December 31: Holidays at Universal
This article originally appeared in TravelPulse.
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