Fan Fest Nights, Mega Movie Summer and Halloween Horror Nights return in 2026.
Universal Studios Hollywood celebrates the holidays with the return of Christmas in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter which includes live performances by the Frog Choir, The Magic of Christmas at Hogwarts Castle light projection show and all the décor in Hogsmeade Village.
The Universal Studios Hollywood calendar will be bursting with seasonal events from Fan Fest Nights to Halloween Horror Nights to the Christmas winter holidays as the movie theme park looks ahead to 2026 and rolls out its lineup for the year ahead.Fan Fest Nights returns for a second year with the Scooby-Doo x Universal Monsters mash-up plus other experiences dedicated to sci-fi, fantasy, gaming and anime fandoms. Universal Fan Fest Nights will return to Universal Studios Hollywood on select nights from April 23 through May 16. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter will host Butterbeer Season in March, April and May and the Back to Hogwarts event in August and September. The “Jaws” hanging shark photo op returns to Universal Studios Hollywood during Universal Mega Movie Summer. Universal Mega Movie Summer will return to celebrate upcoming blockbuster films and cinematic anniversaries at the Hollywood theme park. Last summer the Mega Movie festival celebrated the Jaws, Back to the Future, Jurassic World, Fast & Furious, How to Train Your Dragon and Wicked film franchises.Halloween Horror Nights 2026 will return with a new lineup of haunted mazes and scare zones along with the Terror Tram on select nights from Sept. 3 through Nov. 1 at Universal Studios Hollywood. Horror Nights 2025 featured marquee mazes dedicated to Fallout, Friday the 13th, Terrifier, Five Nights at Freddy’s and Poltergeist. New mazes for 2026 are expected to be announced during the summer. The separate-admission Horror Nights event is not included with daily admission to Universal Studios Hollywood. A Who-ville singing quartet performs during the Grinchmas celebration at Universal Studios Hollywood. The year wraps up with 2026 Holidays at Universal in November and December and the Eve event on Dec. 31 celebrating the arrival of 2027.MacKenzie Scott donates $63 million to CSUN; her gifts to school now top $103MIf you live in L.A., you can get seven free trees from nonprofit City PlantsLA City Council splits on study for Palisades climate resilience district Moreno Valley man was served 33 alcoholic drinks on Royal Caribbean cruise before fatal confrontation, lawsuit saysKaren Bass: Los Angeles can’t turn back now on homelessness progress
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