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In 2014, Disboard poster Geemo started a thread that listed the major conventions, events, and school breaks at or near DLR. Dis'ers seemed to find the thread helpful, so a 2015 version, a 2016 version, a 2017 version, and a 2018 version were created. This is a continuation of those threads, but for 2019!
This is NOT an official Calendar, for reference only. This is also not an all inclusive list, but I will do my best to keep it up to date. Please let me know if you hear of anything to add to the list.
Post #1: Events, Activities, and Holidays At/Around/Near Disneyland Resort
Post #2: School Breaks/Recesses
Post #3: Other Dates
Last updated: September 6, 2018
Events, Activities, and Holidays At/Around/Near Disneyland Resort
January 2019 (Check-In)
Jan 1 (Tue): Rose Parade and Rose Bowl
Jan 5 (Sat): Last Day of Signature AP & Deluxe AP Holiday Blockout Period
Jan 6 (Sun): Three Kings' Day Celebration in DCA [Exact Days TBD]
Jan 6 (Sun): Last Day of Christmas/Holiday Season (likely including A Christmas Fantasy Parade, Believe...In Holiday Magic Fireworks, WoC: Season of Light, Festival of Holidays, Viva Navidad, and Haunted Mansion Holiday [reopen: TBD])
Jan 6 (Sun): Last Day of SoCal AP & SoCal Select AP Holiday Blockout Period
Jan 6 (Sun): Last Day of Christmas/Holiday Season
Jan 21 (Mon): Martin Luther King Junior Day
Jan 24-27, 2019 (Thu-Sun): NAMM Show (Anaheim Convention Center)
*Last Day for It's a Small World Holiday
*Start of Lunar New Year Celebration in DCA
February 2019 (Check-In)
Feb 3 (Sun): Superbowl
Feb 5 (Tue): Lunar New Year
Feb 8 (Fri): DCA's 17th Anniversary
Feb 14 (Thu): Valentine's Day
Feb 18 (Mon): Presidents Day
Feb 22-24 (Fri-Sat): Spirit Nationals (Anaheim Convention Center)
*Micechat Gumball Rally
*Celebrate Gospel in DCA
March 2019 (Check-In)
Mar 5 (Tue): Mardi Gras
Mar 5-9, 2019 (Tue-Sat): Natural Product Expo West 2019 (Anaheim Convention Center)
Mar 16-17 (Sat-Sun): USA All-Stars Championship (Anaheim Convention Center)
Mar 17 (Sun): St. Patrick's Day
Mar 29-31, 2019 (Fri-Sun): WonderCon 2019 (Anaheim Convention Center)
*DCA Food & Wine Festival
*Mini-Gay Days
*Orange County Restaurant Week
April 2019 (Check-In)
Apr 12 (Fri): Start of SoCal Select AP Spring Blockout [through 4/21]
Apr 13 (Sat): Start of SoCal AP Spring Blockout [through 4/21]
Apr 13-14 (Sat-Sun): Spring Dapper Day
Apr 21 (Sun): Easter
Apr 21 (Sun): Last Day of SoCal Select and SoCal AP Spring Blockout
May 2019 (Check-In)
May 5 (Sun): Cinco De Mayo
May 12 (Sun): Mother's Day
May 27 (Mon): Memorial Day
May 31 (Fri): Start of SoCal Select AP Summer Blockout in DL
Grad Nites: May 10, 11, 17, 18, 21, 22, 28, 29, & 31
*Taste of Anaheim (Not a Disney Event, but Some DTD Restaurants Participate)
June 2019 (Check-In)
Jun 1 (Sat): Start of SoCal AP Summer Blockout in DL
Jun 6 (Thu): Start of SoCal Select AP Summer Blockout in DCA
Jun 16 (Sun): Father's Day
Jun 21 (Thu): Start of Deluxe AP Summer Blockout in DL
Jun 28 (Fri): Start of SoCal AP Summer Blockout in DCA
Grad Nites: Jun 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, & 14
*VidCon (Anaheim Convention Center)
July 2019 (Check-In)
Jul 4 (Thu): Fourth of July
Jul 17 (Wed): Disneyland's 63rd Anniversary
August 2019 (Check-In)
Aug 18 (Sun): Last Day of Deluxe AP Summer Blockout in DL
Aug 18 (Sun): Last Day of SoCal AP Summer Blockout in DCA
Aug 23-25, 2019 (Fri-Sun): D23 Expo (Anaheim Convention Center) (Disboard Thread)
Aug 25 (Sun): Last Day of SoCal AP Summer Blockout in DL
*Last Day of SoCal and SoCal Select AP Summer Blockout
*CHOC Walk in the Park
September 2019 (Check-In)
Sep 2 (Mon): Labor Day
*Start of HalloweenTime (2018 Disboard Thread)
*Start of Día de los Muertos (DL and DCA)
October 2019 (Check-In)
Oct 14 (Mon): Columbus Day
Oct 31 (Thu): Halloween, End of HalloweenTime
*Gay Days
*Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen Haunted Gingerbread House Workshops
*UEA Convention (Many/Most Utah schools out of session)
November 2019 (Check-In)
Nov 11 (Mon): Veterans' Day
Nov 28-29 (Thu-Fri): Thanksgiving
*BlizzCon (Anaheim Convention Center)
*Dapper Day Fall Soiree
*Start of Christmas/Holiday Season (2018 Disboard Thread)
*Holiday Parade Filming
December 2019 (Check-In)
Dec 22-30 (Sun-Mon): Hanukkah
Dec 25 (Wed): Christmas
Dec 26-Jan 1 (Wed-Tue): Kwanzaa
Dec 31 (Mon): New Year's Eve
*First Day of SoCal Select AP Holiday Blockout
*First Day of SoCal AP Holiday Blockout
*First Day of Deluxe AP Holiday Blockout
*First Day of Signature AP Holiday Blockout
*Candlelight Processional (usually first weekend in December)
*Raver Days
*Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen Holiday Gingerbread House Workshops
*TubaChristmas
2020
<TBD>
Notes
The AP Blockout Calendar underwent major changes in 2019, with separate blockout dates for DL and DCA. In general, there are fewer blockout dates for DCA regardless of the pass and more for DL. Major blockout periods (Spring Break, Summer, and Christmas) are in the list above, but now denote if they are for DL or DCA (or both if nothing is specified). Check out the Blockout Calendar for the latest information:
https://disneyland.disney.go.com/passes/blockout-dates/
This list does not include all of the conventions/events scheduled at the Anaheim Convention Center. It is only a partial listing. A full listing is available on the Anaheim Convention Center Calendar.
http://www.anaheim.net/calendar.aspx?CID=26,
In terms of the conventions, for the most part, it doesn't seem like the conventions necessarily increase crowds in the parks. Large conventions are more likely to impacts availability at area hotels/motels and crowds in DTD (primarily in the evenings). There maybe some impacts of the days immediately before or after the conventions, but only a few conventions seem to actually result in Dis'ers reporting higher than expected crowds in the parks themselves. So, while large (or at least ones that look large on the calendar) conventions are listed in the calendar above, it does not mean that the parks will be busier than expected.
The Honda Center may also host events that could impact crowds at Disneyland.
http://www.hondacenter.com/events/
Tom Bell maintains a list of Disneyland Events on wdwinfo.
http://www.wdwinfo.com/disneyland/events.html
There are a number of unofficial park days that happen throughout the year. Some are fairly large and can impact park crowds (e.g., Gay Days), while others (most) are fairly small and most guests won't notice that they are occurring.
http://unofficialparkdays.com/calendar/
*Starred events have historically began/occurred in that month, but the dates for 2019 have not yet been announced.
This is NOT an official Calendar, for reference only. This is also not an all inclusive list, but I will do my best to keep it up to date. Please let me know if you hear of anything to add to the list.
Post #1: Events, Activities, and Holidays At/Around/Near Disneyland Resort
Post #2: School Breaks/Recesses
Post #3: Other Dates
Last updated: September 6, 2018
Events, Activities, and Holidays At/Around/Near Disneyland Resort
January 2019 (Check-In)
Jan 1 (Tue): Rose Parade and Rose Bowl
Jan 5 (Sat): Last Day of Signature AP & Deluxe AP Holiday Blockout Period
Jan 6 (Sun): Three Kings' Day Celebration in DCA [Exact Days TBD]
Jan 6 (Sun): Last Day of Christmas/Holiday Season (likely including A Christmas Fantasy Parade, Believe...In Holiday Magic Fireworks, WoC: Season of Light, Festival of Holidays, Viva Navidad, and Haunted Mansion Holiday [reopen: TBD])
Jan 6 (Sun): Last Day of SoCal AP & SoCal Select AP Holiday Blockout Period
Jan 6 (Sun): Last Day of Christmas/Holiday Season
Jan 21 (Mon): Martin Luther King Junior Day
Jan 24-27, 2019 (Thu-Sun): NAMM Show (Anaheim Convention Center)
*Last Day for It's a Small World Holiday
*Start of Lunar New Year Celebration in DCA
February 2019 (Check-In)
Feb 3 (Sun): Superbowl
Feb 5 (Tue): Lunar New Year
Feb 8 (Fri): DCA's 17th Anniversary
Feb 14 (Thu): Valentine's Day
Feb 18 (Mon): Presidents Day
Feb 22-24 (Fri-Sat): Spirit Nationals (Anaheim Convention Center)
*Micechat Gumball Rally
*Celebrate Gospel in DCA
March 2019 (Check-In)
Mar 5 (Tue): Mardi Gras
Mar 5-9, 2019 (Tue-Sat): Natural Product Expo West 2019 (Anaheim Convention Center)
Mar 16-17 (Sat-Sun): USA All-Stars Championship (Anaheim Convention Center)
Mar 17 (Sun): St. Patrick's Day
Mar 29-31, 2019 (Fri-Sun): WonderCon 2019 (Anaheim Convention Center)
*DCA Food & Wine Festival
*Mini-Gay Days
*Orange County Restaurant Week
April 2019 (Check-In)
Apr 12 (Fri): Start of SoCal Select AP Spring Blockout [through 4/21]
Apr 13 (Sat): Start of SoCal AP Spring Blockout [through 4/21]
Apr 13-14 (Sat-Sun): Spring Dapper Day
Apr 21 (Sun): Easter
Apr 21 (Sun): Last Day of SoCal Select and SoCal AP Spring Blockout
May 2019 (Check-In)
May 5 (Sun): Cinco De Mayo
May 12 (Sun): Mother's Day
May 27 (Mon): Memorial Day
May 31 (Fri): Start of SoCal Select AP Summer Blockout in DL
Grad Nites: May 10, 11, 17, 18, 21, 22, 28, 29, & 31
*Taste of Anaheim (Not a Disney Event, but Some DTD Restaurants Participate)
June 2019 (Check-In)
Jun 1 (Sat): Start of SoCal AP Summer Blockout in DL
Jun 6 (Thu): Start of SoCal Select AP Summer Blockout in DCA
Jun 16 (Sun): Father's Day
Jun 21 (Thu): Start of Deluxe AP Summer Blockout in DL
Jun 28 (Fri): Start of SoCal AP Summer Blockout in DCA
Grad Nites: Jun 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, & 14
*VidCon (Anaheim Convention Center)
July 2019 (Check-In)
Jul 4 (Thu): Fourth of July
Jul 17 (Wed): Disneyland's 63rd Anniversary
August 2019 (Check-In)
Aug 18 (Sun): Last Day of Deluxe AP Summer Blockout in DL
Aug 18 (Sun): Last Day of SoCal AP Summer Blockout in DCA
Aug 23-25, 2019 (Fri-Sun): D23 Expo (Anaheim Convention Center) (Disboard Thread)
Aug 25 (Sun): Last Day of SoCal AP Summer Blockout in DL
*Last Day of SoCal and SoCal Select AP Summer Blockout
*CHOC Walk in the Park
September 2019 (Check-In)
Sep 2 (Mon): Labor Day
*Start of HalloweenTime (2018 Disboard Thread)
*Start of Día de los Muertos (DL and DCA)
October 2019 (Check-In)
Oct 14 (Mon): Columbus Day
Oct 31 (Thu): Halloween, End of HalloweenTime
*Gay Days
*Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen Haunted Gingerbread House Workshops
*UEA Convention (Many/Most Utah schools out of session)
November 2019 (Check-In)
Nov 11 (Mon): Veterans' Day
Nov 28-29 (Thu-Fri): Thanksgiving
*BlizzCon (Anaheim Convention Center)
*Dapper Day Fall Soiree
*Start of Christmas/Holiday Season (2018 Disboard Thread)
*Holiday Parade Filming
December 2019 (Check-In)
Dec 22-30 (Sun-Mon): Hanukkah
Dec 25 (Wed): Christmas
Dec 26-Jan 1 (Wed-Tue): Kwanzaa
Dec 31 (Mon): New Year's Eve
*First Day of SoCal Select AP Holiday Blockout
*First Day of SoCal AP Holiday Blockout
*First Day of Deluxe AP Holiday Blockout
*First Day of Signature AP Holiday Blockout
*Candlelight Processional (usually first weekend in December)
*Raver Days
*Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen Holiday Gingerbread House Workshops
*TubaChristmas
2020
<TBD>
Notes
The AP Blockout Calendar underwent major changes in 2019, with separate blockout dates for DL and DCA. In general, there are fewer blockout dates for DCA regardless of the pass and more for DL. Major blockout periods (Spring Break, Summer, and Christmas) are in the list above, but now denote if they are for DL or DCA (or both if nothing is specified). Check out the Blockout Calendar for the latest information:
https://disneyland.disney.go.com/passes/blockout-dates/
This list does not include all of the conventions/events scheduled at the Anaheim Convention Center. It is only a partial listing. A full listing is available on the Anaheim Convention Center Calendar.
http://www.anaheim.net/calendar.aspx?CID=26,
In terms of the conventions, for the most part, it doesn't seem like the conventions necessarily increase crowds in the parks. Large conventions are more likely to impacts availability at area hotels/motels and crowds in DTD (primarily in the evenings). There maybe some impacts of the days immediately before or after the conventions, but only a few conventions seem to actually result in Dis'ers reporting higher than expected crowds in the parks themselves. So, while large (or at least ones that look large on the calendar) conventions are listed in the calendar above, it does not mean that the parks will be busier than expected.
The Honda Center may also host events that could impact crowds at Disneyland.
http://www.hondacenter.com/events/
Tom Bell maintains a list of Disneyland Events on wdwinfo.
http://www.wdwinfo.com/disneyland/events.html
There are a number of unofficial park days that happen throughout the year. Some are fairly large and can impact park crowds (e.g., Gay Days), while others (most) are fairly small and most guests won't notice that they are occurring.
http://unofficialparkdays.com/calendar/
*Starred events have historically began/occurred in that month, but the dates for 2019 have not yet been announced.
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