Where will Temple Square Christmas lights be located this year?

SALT LAKE CITY — Ongoing construction at Temple Square will not stop The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ 58-year-old tradition of lighting up Temple Square for Christmas; however, it will alter where people can see them again this holiday season.

Church officials said this week that they plan to flip on the lights for the first time Friday afternoon, although there will be no formal ceremony again this year. Instead, there are four “Lights On at Temple Square Concerts” that will be held at the Tabernacle this weekend:

• “Christmas Is Here” with vocalists Melinda Kirigan-Voss and Brian Stucki, accompanied by Jared Pierce (6 p.m. Friday)
• “The Gift of Christmas” with Thurl Baily (7:30 p.m. Friday)
• “Feliz Navidad!” featuring Senxao playing Christmas classics in Spanish (6 p.m. Saturday)
• “Season of Light” featuring Lark & Spur (7:30 p.m. Saturday)

All four concerts are free to attend.

The lights will illuminate the area from 3:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. every evening and from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. every morning between Friday and New Year’s Day.

For those looking to view the lights this year, the immediate area outside of the Salt Lake Temple remains closed or has limited access, which is the case for most of Temple Square, according to the church’s latest closure map … 

Please read Carter Williams‘ complete story at KSL.com.