Join us for the 48th Annual Washington DC Temple Visitors' Center Festival of Lights!

2025 年 12 月 4 日 – 2026 年 1 月 1 日 |下午 4:30 – 8:45

斯托尼布鲁克大道9900号 | 马里兰州肯辛顿,邮编20895

Free Timed Entry Parking Passes Required for Every Car

游客中心开放时间:
每日上午 10:00 至晚上 9:00

The Festival of Lights features over 500,000 Christmas lights outside,
and an international créche display and decorated Christmas trees inside the Visitors’ Center.

There will be holiday performances in the Visitors’ Center auditorium December 4-24, beginning at 6:30 PM.

圣诞彩灯

Festival of Lights is open from December 4, 2025, to January 1, 2026.  Lights are on from 4:30 PM to 8:45 PM each evening.  A marked pathway around the lights is available for viewing and should take 20 minutes to complete.  After viewing the lights, guests are invited to enter the Visitors’ Center to see an exhibit of nativities from around the world and beautifully decorated Christmas trees.

Performance Schedule

All events are free and open to the public.

Auditorium etiquette:  Saving seats is 不是 allowed for any performance.

Out of respect for those performing, please remain seated for the entire performance.

Performances may be viewed online through this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5585483458?pwd=f9cD8p0xM7Y3iiFvfbNM2irkSjurSJ.1

演出

Ranging from vocal performances to brass and string orchestras and from country to classical music, the lineup for the 2025 Festival of Lights is spectacular. Each performance will be held in the Washington DC Temple Visitors’ Center Auditorium.

Free timed entry parking passes are required this year, so please reserve a pass for your car and come early for performances.  For 6:30 performances, a 5:30 parking pass is recommended. Performance attendee cars will be allowed to remain in the parking lot until 7:45. For 5:00 performances, a 4:00 parking pass is recommended and cars will be allowed to remain in the parking lot until 6:15. Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

Click Here to see a printable list of this year’s performance schedule. 

Doors open 30 minutes prior to each performance.

圣诞树

游客中心内陈列着装饰精美的圣诞树。您可以了解其他文化如何庆祝救世主耶稣基督的诞生,并欣赏来自世界各地的装饰品。.

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from nearby church congregations decorate the trees, which each highlight a scriptural theme. Watch a video that shows the sparkling trees from last year’s Festival of Lights.

Parking

A free timed entry parking pass is required for each car to park in either the adjacent Temple or Stake Center parking lots after 4:00 PM from December 4, 2025 to January 1, 2026.

Parking Details

Please see the map for the location of the Washington DC Temple Visitors’ Center and adjacent parking lots. Parking attendants at each entrance will admit cars to parking lots after the parking pass is displayed via smartphone or printed copy.  No street parking is allowed on Stoneybrook Drive, which leads to the Festival of Lights, and this rule will be strictly enforced. If you are driving north on Stoneybrook, the first entrance on the left is the Temple parking lot, and the second entrance is the Stake Center parking lot.   

寺庙停车场 – 9900 Stoneybrook Dr.

Stake Center parking – 10000 Stoneybrook Dr.                           

每个周末以及十二月下半月,交通都非常拥堵。为了避开高峰期,请考虑在周一至周四或十二月上半月前来。.

All buses will be permitted entrance to the Temple parking lot to drop off guests, returning at an appointed time to pick up guests.  There is no bus parking available.

Restrooms are available in the Visitors’ Center and in the two parking lots. There is a drinking fountain in the Visitors’ Center.

耶稣诞生场景展示

法语单词 托儿所 用来描述圣诞节期间展出的一种独特的耶稣诞生场景。这些场景描绘了耶稣基督的诞生,自13世纪起在基督教世界广受欢迎。本次展览展出了超过100件此类作品。 托儿所 from countries all around the world. For a sneak peak, watch a short video of the 2024 crèche display.

Festival of Lights History

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自 1977 年以来,灯光节一直是华盛顿特区圣殿游客中心的圣诞传统。.

On December 3, 2024, Elder Neil L. Andersen, an Apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the Mongolian Ambassador to the United States, Batbayar Ulziidelger, ceremoniously flipped a switch together,  illuminating the grounds surrounding the Temple and Visitors’ Center and symbolically “Lighting the World” for another Christmas season in Washington DC.

阅读更多关于去年亮灯仪式的报道 这里。

On November 28, 2023, for the 46th Annual Festival of Lights, three representatives of different organizations illuminated the temple grounds together. Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Mr. Jaime Ramon T. Ascalon, Jr., the Philippines Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission, and Mrs. Maria Lourdes M. Romualdez, wife of Jose Manuel G. Romauldez, Philippine Ambassador to the United States, joined together and ceremoniously pushed a button, lighting the temple grounds from inside the Visitors’ Center. David Marriot, and his parents, J.W. and Donna Marriott, joined them at the lighting ceremony.

阅读去年亮灯仪式的完整报道 这里。

经常问的问题

All Festival of Lights events and displays at the Washington DC Temple Visitors’ Center are free of charge, but entrance is limited to guests who have a timed parking pass for one of the two available parking lots. Parking is not permitted on the roads leading to the Visitors’ Center.

Absolutely! Everyone is welcome to attend our events. We request that all guests use clean language and treat everyone with respect. We are Christians who do our best to follow the commandments and teachings of Jesus Christ. Whatever your background, you’re invited to join us.  However, be sure to download a parking pass to be given entrance to our parking lots. Parking is not allowed on neighborhood streets.

Wear comfortable clothing to enjoy both indoor and outdoor activities.  Outside, where there is a pathway to view lights and other Christmas displays, we recommend warm coats and comfortable shoes. 

灯光节的所有活动都适合家庭参与,欢迎儿童参加!但是,如果您计划在我们的礼堂观看演出,我们建议您的孩子年龄足够大,能够全程保持就座并集中注意力观看演出;对于任何扰乱演出秩序的孩子,请在接待大厅安抚他们。.

We recommend following the Washington D.C. Temple Visitors’ Center website  for Festival of Lights updates and helpful tips about parking, dress and hours of operation. 

Parking for the Festival of Lights is free, but a parking pass is required to park in one of  two parking lots (Temple parking and Stake Center parking) that are adjacent to the Visitors’ Center, where the event is being held.  Only the driver of each car (and not passengers) must show the parking pass. There will be parking attendants at each parking lot entrance to admit cars to one of the two parking lots after you display your parking pass on a smart phone or paper copy. There is no parking on Stoneybrook Drive which leads to the Festival of Lights, so be sure to get your parking pass. If you are driving north on Stoneybrook, the first entrance on the left is the the Temple parking lot and the second entrance is the Stake Center parking lot.   

寺庙停车场 – 9900 Stoneybrook Dr.

支联会中心停车场 – 10000 Stoneybrook Dr.

Outdoor lights will be turned on at 4:30 and turned off at 8:45 every evening. In addition, within the Visitors’ Center, guests can see an international crèche exhibit, beautifully decorated Christmas trees and December 4-24, performances in our Auditorium, which start at 6:30 PM. The Auditorium doors open 30 minutes prior to performances, but the line to enter for large events may begin earlier.

Pictures and videos of the outdoor lights and the exhibits in the Visitors’ Center are permitted.  For performances, it depends on the event so check individual event listings and listen for any announcements made prior to the performance.

Avoid crowds by coming in early December. Dress for the weather, wear good comfortable shoes, and leave pets at home. Service animals are permitted as long as you bring your certificate. Smoking, drugs, and alcohol are prohibited in parking lots and in the Visitors’ Center.

It depends on how much you like crowds. Smaller crowds are expected on weekdays during the first half of December. Last year, after December 13,  as many as 8,000 – 10,000 guests attended Festival of Lights each evening. Guests are welcome to come to the Visitors’ Center between 10 AM and 4:30 PM to see the exhibits in the Visitors’ Center before the lights are turned on at 4:30 PM.

如果您还有其他疑问,请发送电子邮件至: wdcvisitorscenter@gmail.com。 我们会尽快回复。您也可以致电游客中心。 +1 (301) 587-0144.

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