Holiday Harbor Nights will return to the Harbor Piazza at Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando on Friday, Nov. 27, 2026. The annual Friday-after-Thanksgiving event is for guests ages 21 and older and includes food and wine tastings, live music, an opera performance and the hotel’s Christmas-tree lighting.
General-admission guests can check in at 6:30 p.m. for the 7 to 10 p.m. event. Individual tickets cost $99, plus tax and ticketing fees. The price includes unlimited tastings from the hotel’s restaurants, a selection of Italian wines, Peroni Nastro Azzurro beer, soft drinks and bottled water. Cocktails will be sold separately inside Trattoria del Porto.
The menu includes an antipasto station, Caesar salad, fall squash bisque, ricotta-and-spinach tortellini in pink vodka sauce, chicken Marsala, shrimp and Gulf Coast clams, carved prime rib, and desserts including pumpkin cheesecake, hazelnut cannoli and gelato. Wine offerings include Moscato d’Asti, Prosecco, Vermentino, Pinot Grigio and other Italian selections.
A reserved table for 10 is priced at $999, plus tax and fees, and includes general-admission offerings with a private table near the band. VIP tables range from $298 for two guests to $1,490 for 10 guests, or $149 per person. VIP admission begins with a 6 p.m. check-in and a 6:30 p.m. reception, followed by a six-course plated dinner with wine pairings, reserved seating and table service.
The event is scheduled rain or shine, with an indoor move planned if weather requires it. General-admission tickets include complimentary self-parking or discounted valet parking, though that parking benefit does not apply to overnight hotel guests. Tickets are nonrefundable.
Holiday Harbor Nights takes place at Loews Portofino Bay Hotel, 5601 Universal Boulevard in Orlando. Guests planning a Universal Orlando visit can also explore Universal Orlando ticket options.
