Come explore the interactive Visitors' Center, enjoy the peaceful temple grounds, and attend free community events hosted throughout the year, including the Festival of Lights, in December.
With nightly Christmas concerts, international nativities and Christmas trees, and over 500,000 Christmas lights that illuminate the temple grounds, the annual Festival of Lights at the Washington DC Temple returns from December 4, 2025 to January 1, 2026. The lights will turn on each night at 4:30 PM and turn off at 8:45 PM. This tradition is a great way to focus on and remember the Savior, Jesus Christ, during the busy holiday season.
Free timed parking passes are required to park in Festival of Lights parking lots. Please reserve your parking pass today!
You can get Church materials and clothing at the distribution center. There is a large selection of Bibles, copies of the Book of Mormon, and Triple Combinations. We also have hymn books, “Come Follow Me” and self-reliance manuals, children’s story books, Church magazines, small pictures, and more.
The Washington D.C. Temple was the first Latter-day Saint temple to be built on the East Coast of the United States. Completed in 1974, it is the third-largest temple in the world.
Visitors from all over the world come to this sacred site for its beauty and religious significance. Members of the Church gather inside the temple for sacred religious ceremonies that bring them closer to God, while tourists come to view the temple grounds and enjoy the Visitors’ Center. There is something for everyone at the Washington D.C. Temple.
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