Yosemite Bracebridge Dinner

Yosemite Valley, CA · Holiday

When: December 8–18, 2026
Where: The Ahwahnee (Majestic Yosemite Hotel) · Yosemite Valley · CA
Cost: Not confirmed
Status: Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule

The Bracebridge Dinner reenacts a 17th-century English Christmas feast across six formal performances each December at the Ahwahnee hotel in Yosemite Valley, with actors in costume serving a multi-course meal. First staged in 1927, it is one of the longest-running holiday traditions in any US national park. Tickets sell out months in advance.

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