Spectacular Washington, DC Temple Festival of Lights
Kensington, United States
Light festivals and light art
What it is
A festival of lights illuminating the Washington D.C. Temple grounds in Kensington, Maryland, open nightly in the evenings.
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Dates
The next dates have not been announced yet. We check the official site regularly and update this page when they are.
“Information for the 2026 Festival of Lights has not yet been released.” Before you go
- Where
- Kensington, MD (Washington DC Temple), United States
- Hours
- Lights 4:30 PM to 8:45 PM each evening; Visitors’ Center 10:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M., Mon - Sun (last published season).
- Tickets
- Free entry (Free admission; a free timed entry parking pass is required for cars after 4:00 PM (2025 season).) Ticket page
How we checked
Last checked October 17, 2026 against newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org. Before anything appears here, a separate check fetches each source again and confirms that every date we show is in the quoted text.
Notes from the last check
The Washington D.C. Temple Festival of Lights is verified as operating and free to attend, with its last edition running December 4, 2025 to January 1, 2026; the 2026 dates have not been announced. The series is located in Kensington, Maryland rather than Washington, DC, and the dctemplevisitorscenter.org pages used for most dates state they are not an official Church website.
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