Gardaland Magic Winter 2026 at Gardaland: crowd calendar
Gardaland Magic Winter 2026 at Gardaland runs 5 Dec 2026 to 6 Jan 2027 and is forecast moderately busy, averaging 47% crowd level. The quietest date is Tue 8 Dec at 36%, the busiest Tue 29 Dec at 67%.
Quietest date of Gardaland Magic Winter 2026
Gardaland Magic Winter 2026 is forecast moderately busy at Gardaland, averaging 47% crowd level across its 24 dates. The busiest is Tuesday 29 Dec at 67%.
Across its 33 dates the forecast averages 47% crowd level, which is about a normal day for this park. That is 7 points busier than the same weeks measured in 2025 (40%). Expect queues to average around 17 minutes park-wide on a typical date.
Every date, with the forecast
December 2026
- Sat539%~13 min
- Sun641%~14 min
- Mon737%~12 min
- Tue836%~12 min
- Wed9No forecast
- Thu10No forecast
- Fri11No forecast
- Sat1238%~12 min
- Sun1338%~12 min
- Mon14No forecast
- Tue15No forecast
- Wed16No forecast
- Thu17No forecast
- Fri18No forecast
- Sat1939%~13 min
- Sun2039%~13 min
- Mon2136%~12 min
- Tue2236%~12 min
- Wed2342%~14 min
- Thu2441%~13 min
- Fri25No forecast
- Sat2654%~19 min
- Sun2757%~22 min
- Mon2866%~28 min
- Tue2967%~28 min
- Wed3061%~24 min
- Thu3148%~17 min
How the same weeks ran in 2025
Between 5 Dec and 6 Jan 2026 the park measured 40% on average over 22 recorded days. The busiest was Friday 2 Jan at 75%, the quietest Saturday 13 Dec at 14%. These are the same calendar weeks, not necessarily 2025's event dates.
Busiest days, measured
- 1Friday 2 Jan75%
- 2Saturday 3 Jan62%
- 3Saturday 27 Dec60%
- 4Monday 29 Dec60%
- 5Sunday 28 Dec59%
Quietest days, measured
- 1Wednesday 24 Dec14%
- 2Tuesday 23 Dec14%
- 3Monday 22 Dec14%
- 4Saturday 20 Dec14%
- 5Saturday 13 Dec14%
Dates as published by Gardaland; always check the park's own site before travelling. Crowd levels are modelled from this park's own recorded queue times, school and public holidays, day of the week and the weather forecast, and may not always be right. We score every past forecast against what the queues actually did and publish the result in the crowd forecast accuracy ledger.
Frequently asked
When is Gardaland Magic Winter 2026 at Gardaland?
Gardaland Magic Winter 2026 runs 5 Dec 2026 to 6 Jan 2027, on selected dates, which the park has not listed: 33 dates in total. Dates are as published by Gardaland.
What is the quietest date of Gardaland Magic Winter 2026?
Tuesday 8 Dec is forecast the quietest at 36% crowd level. The next best are Mon 21 Dec (36%), Tue 22 Dec (36%), Mon 7 Dec (37%).
What is the busiest date of Gardaland Magic Winter 2026?
Tuesday 29 Dec is forecast the busiest at 67%. The 17 dates that fall in the Christmas (21 Dec to 6 Jan) average 51%.
How busy is Gardaland Magic Winter compared with a normal day at Gardaland?
The event dates average 47% crowd level, about a normal day for this park. The same weeks in 2025 measured 40% on average.

