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Holiday in the Gardens 2026
Holiday Dining Events
Celebrate the season with us — from Thanksgiving feasts to Christmas brunches to a New Year's Eve party. Choose your holiday below.
Give Thanks
Thanksgiving Dining
Thanksgiving Day: November 26, 2026 · Four ways to feast
Convention Center - Expo A
Thanksgiving Brunch
10:30 am – 3:00 pm
Leave the cooking to us this Thanksgiving! Graze your way through Moody Gardens' grandest feast of the season — a chilled Gulf seafood bar, holiday carving station, chef-crafted entrées, and a dessert display piled high with seasonal pies — plus complimentary mimosas, Bloody Marys, and valet parking. Reserve your family's seating today!
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Shearn's Seafood & Prime Steaks
Shearn's Thanksgiving Brunch
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Make it a Thanksgiving to remember at Shearn's — a four-course meal featuring your choice of butter-basted turkey breast or herb-crusted bison prime rib, capped off with some delicious spiced pumpkin cheesecake.
*Regular Shearn's menu will be available
*Regular Shearn's menu will be available
Café in the Park
Plated Thanksgiving Lunch
11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Celebrate Thanksgiving with an elegant plated lunch at Café in the Park inside the Moody Gardens Hotel, featuring your choice of prime rib, roasted turkey breast or salmon, capped off with a dessert duo of chocolate cake and New York-style cheesecake.
Café in the Park
Thanksgiving Dinner Buffet
4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Celebrate Thanksgiving with a holiday buffet at Café in the Park inside the Moody Gardens Hotel, featuring chef-selected entrées like crab-stuffed Gulf redfish and maple-sage roasted turkey, a carving station, and a spread of seasonal pies and holiday desserts.
Be merry
Christmas Dining
December 12 – 28 · eakfasts, show dining, Christmas Eve & Day
Character Breakfasts
Moody Ballroom
Breakfast with Santa
Dec 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
Seatings 8:30 & 10:00 am
Santa is trading his sleigh for a seat at breakfast! Join him inside the Frances Anne Moody Ballroom at Moody Gardens Hotel for North Pole favorites — from the Elf's omelet station to Santa's pancake and waffle workshop — plus a hot chocolate station and sweet holiday treats. Every reservation includes a souvenir photo with Santa!
Holiday Show – Upgraded Concessions & Add-ons · Dec 19 – Jan 2
Shearn's Seafood & Prime Steaks
Plated Holiday Special
Opens 4:00 pm
When purchasing your 'A Very Electric Christmas' holiday show tickets, you may add a prepaid dining experience at Shearn's Seafood & Prime Steaks before or after your selected performance.
Café in the Park
Pre- & Post-Show Buffet
Reservations 4:00 & 4:30 pm
When purchasing your 'A Very Electric Christmas' holiday show tickets, you may add a prepaid dining experience at Café in The Park before or after your selected performance.
Christmas Eve · Dec 24
Café in the Park
Christmas Eve Buffet
4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Gather with family and friends on Christmas Eve for a festive buffet featuring holiday favorites, chef-inspired selections and seasonal desserts at Café in the Park. This welcoming holiday dining experience offers a delicious way to celebrate the season at Moody Gardens Hotel.
Shearn's Seafood & Prime steaks
Plated Christmas Eve Dinner
4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Celebrate Christmas Eve or Christmas Day at Shearn's with a four-course holiday feast — crown rack of lamb or pan-seared duck breast, capped with white chocolate cranberry bread pudding.
*Regular Shearn's menu will be available
*Regular Shearn's menu will be available
Christmas Day · Dec 25
Convention Center - Expo A
Christmas Day Brunch
10:30 am – 3:00 pm
Christmas Day calls for a feast worthy of the season! Join us at the Moody Gardens Convention Center for a grand holiday brunch featuring a chilled Gulf seafood bar with oysters and snow crab, made-to-order omelets, chef-selected entrées, carving stations, and a Christmas dessert display sure to delight. Gather the whole family — the holiday spread does the rest!
Café in the Park
Christmas Day Plated Lunch
11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Enjoy Christmas Day with a plated lunch at Café in the Park, located inside the Moody Gardens Hotel. This holiday meal features a classic Caesar salad, your choice of beef tenderloin, herb and citrus roasted turkey breast or pan-seared Gulf snapper, served with whipped potatoes, Christmas stuffing, roasted asparagus and a dessert trio.
Café in the Park
Christmas Day - Evening Buffet
4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Keep Christmas Day cozy and delicious at Café in the Park inside the Moody Gardens Hotel! This holiday buffet serves up chef-crafted entrées — from pan-seared Gulf snapper to beef tenderloin — plus a seasonal carving station and a festive finish of holiday cookies, petite fours, and sweet treats.
Shearn's Seafood & Prime steaks
Plated Christmas Day Dinner
4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Celebrate Christmas Eve or Christmas Day at Shearn's with a four-course holiday feast — crown rack of lamb or pan-seared duck breast, capped with white chocolate cranberry bread pudding.
*Regular Shearn's menu will be available
*Regular Shearn's menu will be available
Ring It In
New Year's Dining
December 31 · Ring in the New Year!
Shearn's Seafood & Prime Steaks
New Year's Eve Dinner
December 31, 2026
Romance meets culinary excellence. Indulge in an extraordinary evening with breathtaking views of Galveston Bay and the evening's fireworks show.
