Your Year-Round Guide to Thrills, Festivities, and Unforgettable Fun

Calling all witches, wizards, thrill-seekers, and Butterbeer enthusiasts – Universal Orlando Resort just dropped its 2025 event calendar, and it’s stacked with reasons to plan your next getaway. From iconic seasonal spectacles to brand-new after-hours adventures, next year promises nonstop excitement across the parks, hotels, and Universal CityWalk. Let’s break it all down so you can start plotting your perfect trip.

Theme Park Events: Where the Magic (and Mayhem) Happens

Whether you’re here for pulse-pounding scares or festive cheer, 2025 delivers:

🎭 Universal Mardi Gras: International Flavors of Carnaval
Feb. 1 – Mar. 30

• Eat: Globe-trot with your taste buds – international food stalls are back, dishing up bold flavors from New Orleans to Tokyo.

• Dance: Live concerts feature heavy hitters like T-Pain and Joe Jonas.

• Parade: Catch beads, doubloons, and dazzling floats nightly.

🎃 Halloween Horror Nights
Select Nights: Aug. 29 – Nov. 2

• New for 2025: The scares start earlier than ever! Brace for haunted houses inspired by films and twisted original tales, plus sinister scare zones and killer merch.

🎄 Holidays at Universal
Nov. 21 – Dec. 31

• Wizarding World Christmas: Snow-capped Hogsmeade, festive spells, and holiday-themed Butterbeer.

• Grinchmas: Meet the Whos (and the Grinch!) in Seuss Landing.

🌋 Universal Volcano Bay Nights
Select Nights in April & May

• New Event: Dive into the Waturi culture after dark. Details are hush-hush, but expect tropical beats, exclusive eats, and glowing nighttime vibes.

🍺 Butterbeer Season
Mar. 1 – May 31

• Sweet Alert: Limited-time Butterbeer treats drop in Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley. (Butterbeer churros, anyone?)

📚 Back to Hogwarts
Fall 2025

• Potterheads Rejoice: Celebrate the start of term with house pride merch, special shows, and maybe even a Sorting Hat selfie.

Universal CityWalk: Nightlife, Bites, and Vibes

The party doesn’t stop at park close. CityWalk’s 2025 lineup includes:

• Mardi Gras After Party: Keep the beads flying at Red Coconut Club (renamed Cursed Coconut Club for the season).

• St. Patrick’s Day: Green beer and live tunes at Pat O’Brien’s.

• Summer Live Music: Free concerts under the stars.

• Dead Coconut Club: HHN’s spinoff bar returns with eerie cocktails.

Hotel Happenings: Level Up Your Stay

Why sleep when you can experience? Book these hotel-exclusive events:

🍹 Wantilan Luau at Loews Royal Pacific Resort

• Saturday Nights: Hula dancers, fire performers, and a Polynesian feast.

🎸 Acoustic Brunch at Hard Rock Hotel

• Sundays: Live music + Southern comfort food (think shrimp & grits, bourbon pancakes).

🍷 Harbor Nights at Loews Portofino Bay Hotel

• Dates: Feb. 14, Apr. 25, Oct. 17, Nov. 28

• Vibes: Italian wines, opera singers, and sunset views over the harbor.

🎉 Holiday Dining

• Easter, Mother’s Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, NYE: Special menus at Hard Rock, Sapphire Falls, and more.