Annual events at Universal Orlando – complete insider’s guide

These pages cover the current and upcoming annual events at Universal Orlando, including Halloween Horror Nights, Christmas at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Grinchmas and Universal’s Holiday Parade, A Celebration of Harry Potter, and Universal Studios’s Mardi Gras!

Use the navigation links to learn more about each event.

Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights 2017

Thanksgiving 2017 at Universal Orlando

Holidays 2017: Grinchmas, Universal’s Holiday Parade, Wizarding Christmas, & more

New Year’s Eve 2017 at Universal Orlando

A Celebration of Harry Potter 2018

Mardi Gras 2017 at Universal Studios Florida

Rock the Universe 2017 – Coming Soon

Please note that the list above includes Universal’s annual events. For a list of special events and other celebrations that may be happening soon, visit our updates page.

Does Universal still film productions at the theme parks?

When Universal Studios Florida was originally opened, the park was home to a large amount of film and TV production. However, over the years, the number of these shoots has dwindled.

But the streets of Universal Studios are designed like backlots, with many different building facades, so occasionally you may catch a production in progress – during one of our trips, for instance, we caught the filming of a Food Network commercial.