Grinchmas at Universal Studios Hollywood
Grinchmas 2025
2025 is not announced. Everything below is either the pattern or the last confirmed cycle, labeled as such — see the main Grinchmas page for how the event works.
Last confirmed cycle · Checked July 2026
2025 into 2026 season, stated at the level we can support: the season ran from around the end of November into the first days of January at Universal Studios Hollywood, included with admission, with the Grinchmas stage show and character meets on a daily schedule and the Wizarding World castle projection show each evening. We have not re-verified the opening and closing days or the performance counts for that cycle.
What is different in 2025
- The season again ran from around the end of November into the first days of January, included with regular park admission.
- The Grinchmas stage show, the Upper Lot tree, and the Grinch and Max meets returned on a daily entertainment schedule rather than running continuously.
- Christmas in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter ran alongside it, with the castle projection show several times each evening.
How the event works
This part does not change year to year, so it is kept in one place.
The pattern
- Typically starts
- late November or early December
- Typically ends
- the first days of January
- Nights
- ~37 (30–45)
- Nights of the week
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Hours
- Every operating day in the window, during regular park hours. The decoration is up throughout; the stage show, the tree lighting, and the character meets sit on a daily entertainment schedule with a limited number of performances.
The permanent version of all this
Height requirements, ride mechanics, accessibility detail, and permanent dining live on our evergreen guide, our year-round sister site. They do not change with the season, so we do not repeat them here.