At the Festival of Lights, over 400,000 Christmas lights illuminate the temple grounds to ring in the season and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. The lights will turn on each night at 4:45 PM and go off at 9:00 PM each evening.

Performance Schedule:

December 5

7:00 PM – Polynesian Cousins

December 6

7:00 PM – Scotland AME Zion Choir

December 7

7:00 PM – Devin Toma, Alex, & Jonathan

December 8

5:30 PM – DC Temple Orchestra

7:00 PM – DC Temple Orchestra

December 9

7:00 PM – Greenbelt Concert Band

December 10

7:00 PM – Colesville Interfaith Choir

December 11

7:00 PM – Mutual Agreement Gospel Choir

December 12

7:00 PM – Glorystar Children’s Choir

December 13

5:30 PM – Capital Carillon Handbell Choir

7:00 PM – Capital Carillon Handbell Choir

December 14

5:30 PM – Temple Choir

7:00 PM – Temple Choir

December 15

5:30 PM – SVU Choir

7:00 PM – SVU Choir

December 16

7:00 PM – The Cook Kids

December 18

7:00 PM – White Oak Ringers

December 19

7:00 PM – Ward Family

December 20

5:30 PM – Randy Kartchner

7:00 PM – Randy Kartchner

December 21

5:30 PM – Melinda Baird & Shaundra Culotta

7:00 PM – Melinda Baird & Shaundra Culotta

December 22

5:30 PM – Olney Big Band

7:00 PM – Olney Big Band

December 23

5:30 PM – Todd Family Strings

7:00 pm – Todd Family Strings

December 24

7:00 PM – Darrell & Becky Eyre – Program

December 25

7:00 PM – Missionary Christmas

December 26

7:00 PM – Gene Schaerr Organ

December 27

5:30 PM – Seth & Carrie Castleton Strings

7:00 PM – Seth & Carrie Castleton Strings

December 28

5:30 PM – Pickwick Singers

7:00 PM – Pickwick Singers

December 29

5:30 PM – Washington Dunhuang Guzheng Academy

7:00 PM – Washington Dunhuang Guzheng Academy

December 30

5:30 PM – Baxter Family Bluegrass

7:00 PM – Baxter Family Bluegrass

Fest Date: December 5, 2024 – January 1, 2025

Hours:
Visitors’ Center Hours: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Christmas Lights Hours: 4:45 PM – 9:00 PM

Location: Washington D.C. Temple Visitors Center, 9900 Stoneybrook Drive, Kensington, MD 20891

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