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 quiet, averaging 33% crowd level. The quietest date is Wed 9 Dec at 6%, the busiest Sat 2 Jan at 58%.
Quietest date of Gardaland Magic Winter 2026
Gardaland Magic Winter 2026 is forecast quiet at Gardaland, averaging 33% crowd level across its 33 dates. The busiest is Saturday 2 Jan at 58%.
Across its 33 dates the forecast averages 33% crowd level, which is quieter than a normal day here at Gardaland. That is 10 points quieter than the same weeks measured in 2025 (43%). Expect queues to average around 13 minutes park-wide on a typical date.
Every date, with the forecast
December 2026
- Sat535%~11 min
- Sun636%~12 min
- Mon736%~11 min
- Tue832%~10 min
- Wed96%~7 min
- Thu106%~7 min
- Fri119%~8 min
- Sat1236%~12 min
- Sun1335%~11 min
- Mon148%~7 min
- Tue157%~7 min
- Wed166%~7 min
- Thu177%~7 min
- Fri189%~8 min
- Sat1936%~12 min
- Sun2036%~11 min
- Mon2130%~9 min
- Tue2226%~8 min
- Wed2340%~13 min
- Thu2444%~15 min
- Fri2511%~8 min
- Sat2649%~17 min
- Sun2750%~18 min
- Mon2857%~22 min
- Tue2952%~19 min
- Wed3050%~17 min
- Thu3146%~15 min
How the same weeks ran in 2025
Between 5 Dec and 6 Jan 2026 the park measured 43% on average over 22 recorded days. The busiest was Friday 2 Jan at 75%, the quietest Monday 8 Dec at 22%. 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 Dec22%
- 2Tuesday 23 Dec22%
- 3Monday 22 Dec22%
- 4Saturday 20 Dec22%
- 5Saturday 13 Dec22%
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 in the 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?
Wednesday 9 Dec is forecast the quietest at 6% crowd level. The next best are Thu 10 Dec (6%), Wed 16 Dec (6%), Tue 15 Dec (7%).
What is the busiest date of Gardaland Magic Winter 2026?
Saturday 2 Jan is forecast the busiest at 58%. The 17 dates that fall in the Christmas (21 Dec to 6 Jan) average 44%.
How busy is Gardaland Magic Winter compared with a normal day at Gardaland?
The event dates average 33% crowd level, quieter than a normal day here. The same weeks in 2025 measured 43% on average.

