Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween PartyOrlando
select nights through October 31, 7 to midnight (in the park from 4)
Trick or treating all over Magic Kingdom in costume, the Boo to You parade, the Hocus Pocus villain show and Halloween fireworks.
Fall in Orlando and Tampa1 things
The ones people drive in from other counties for. Most of them run the whole season, so you don't have to pick a weekend yet.
The little stuff, by town0 things
The city Halloween parties and the trunk or treats and the free stuff. Cities post their 2026 dates late, so anything marked "check the date" gets fixed the second it's announced.
The cities post these in early November. Check back.
For the rest of your list
These don't need an address, tap them and they go on your list with everything else.
Christmas in Orlando and Tampa4 things
The Disney Christmas party dates are out, the rest show last year's windows until they post. Disney party nights sell out, so buy early.
Mickey's Very Merry Christmas PartyOrlando
25 select nights, November 8 to December 22, 7 to midnight
The Christmas parade with Santa, Frozen at the castle, the Christmas fireworks and free cookies and cocoa after the park closes.
ICE! at Gaylord PalmsKissimmee
mid November into early January · check the date
A giant room kept at 9 degrees full of hand carved ice sculptures, plus a huge tree that lights up, so bring the coats you never use in Florida.
Christmas Town at Busch GardensTampa
mid November into early January · check the date
Miles of lights all over the park, the Holly Jolly Express train, Rudolph, Santa and fireworks on some nights.
Christmas in the Wild at ZooTampaTampa
select nights late November through December · check the date
Glowing light trails at the zoo with Santa and the animals.
Town Christmas stuff
The town stuff, and I'll add the tree lightings as the cities post them in November.
Christmas in Sanford
Asian Lantern Festival at Central Florida Zoo
select nights starting in November · check the date
Giant glowing lantern animals all over the zoo at night.
Christmas in Tampa
Winter Village at Curtis Hixon Park
late November into early January · check the date
An outdoor ice rink in Florida, right on the river downtown, with holiday shops.
Victorian Christmas Stroll
late November through December · check the date
The old Plant Museum decorated like an 1890s Christmas.
For the rest of your Christmas list
This is the at-home stuff, tap them and they go on your list with the lights and the train.
put it on the wall
Turn your Christmas picks into a real bucket list
Tap the lights and the trains and the town stuff you want and pick the Christmas design you like, and I'll hold onto your picks. The Christmas lists are coming soon, and the second they're up your picks drop straight into the slots.
Good any weekend0 things
The stuff that doesn't need a date, for the Saturday when nothing's going on.
Orlando and Tampa fall and Christmas questions
When is Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party in 2026?
25 select nights from November 8 to December 22, 2026 at Magic Kingdom.
When is Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party in 2026?
Select nights from August 7 through October 31, 2026. Halloween night sold out first.
who's writing this
Hi, I'm Amy.
We roadschool six kids out of a van. I'm just a mom with a Ford Transit and a lot of opinions about corn mazes, so if something on here is wrong, or your town's party is missing, email me at hello@bellebucket.com and I'll fix it.
put it on the wall
Turn your picks into a real bucket list
Tap the ones you want and I'll drop them onto whichever fall design you pick, then you add your own stuff (birthdays, carving pumpkins, whatever your family does). It prints big, like 24x36 big, and it hangs on the wall all season.