Temple Square in Salt Lake City offers Christ-centered displays and free activities this Christmas season. While renovation continues on the historic Salt Lake Temple, many locations on Temple Square are open to guests.
Below is a schedule of events:
- Christmas Lights. Available at all open areas of Temple Square daily from 6:00-8:00 a.m. and 4:30-10:00 p.m. November 28, 2025 through January 1, 2026.
- Church History Museum. The Giving Machine display in the lobby is available Monday, Friday, and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tuesday—Thursday: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Auditorium features musical performances from community/school groups. The Drawing Room features free activities, including the Light the World tree and take-home Christmas crafts (luminaries from Mexico and parols from the Philippines).
- Conference Center. Christmas-themed large-form artwork throughout the plaza lobby Monday—Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Tours of the building are offered, except during events and closures.
- Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert. December 11-13, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. in the Conference Center featuring Tony Award-winning actress Stephanie J. Block and Broadway and television actor Sebastian Arcelus. Tickets are complimentary but required for entry. The random selection process is now over, but a standby line in the Tabernacle will open 90 minutes before each concert.
- Music and the Spoken Word. Live each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. in the Conference Center. Broadcast is 30 minutes long. Free to the public; no ticket required for entry. A special performance on Sunday, December 14, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. in the Conference Center will feature a guest artist and highlight music from the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square’s Christmas concerts.
- Giving Machines. Kiosks hosted in 126 cities across 21 countries and on six continents. Locations in Salt Lake City include City Creek Center and the Church History Museum.
- Savior of the World Performance. November 20 through December 27, 2025, in the Conference Center Little Theater (excluding Sundays and Mondays). Matinees begin at 2:00 p.m. and evening performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are required for entry. All have been distributed, but a standby line will be available at a marked location inside the Conference Center Plaza level lobby near the west wall portrait gallery.
- Concerts and Nightly Performances. November 30 through December 23, 2025. Various times and locations throughout Temple Square featuring choirs sponsored by schools, missionary, and community organizations, as well as various string, flute, guitar,
No Christmas displays or events will be offered at the Church History Library or FamilySearch Library, but the buildings will remain open as usual.
Learn more in the article “Temple Square 2025: Christmas Celebrations Centered on the Light of Christ.”
See more information on Temple Square operating hours.