Field Trip to the Mormon Temple – Festival of Lights!!!

Photo by MamaGeek

Name of Trip:  Mormon Temple – Festival of Lights!!! 

Date & Time: Saturday December 16th, 6 p.m.

Leader: Catherine Honigsberg

Location/Address/Link:  9900 Stoneybrook Dr,  Kensington, MD

wiki/Washington_D.C._Temple

Carpool Location/Time:  No Carpool – Meet at the crèche display (Live Nativity) at the Mormon Temple at 6:00 p.m.

Directions to Mormon Temple:  Near Beltway between Connecticut and Georgia. 

From Silver Spring, travelling north on Georgia Ave. toward Beltway, take Seminary Rd (north) off Georgia; becomes Capitol View Ave; then go left on Stoneybrook Dr.  

Google Maps Directions

Bring:

Tripod (it’s night), standard and wide angle lenses would be good, weather appropriate clothes. 

Overview:

Since 1978 the temple has annually hosted the Festival of Lights at the Visitors’ Center, officially running from December 2 to January 1. This impressive temple and its surrounding grounds shine brightly with more than 650,000 sparkling holiday lights. Each night, a different local musical group performs a live concert in a state-of-the-art theater.  All events are free!  Visitors are welcome to explore the Mormon Temple grounds and the Visitors’ Center, and see a life-sized outdoor nativity scene, an indoor exhibit of international crèches, and Christmas trees in international themes.  See the link for many inspiring photographic compositions:  dctemplelights.lds.org

Cost: free for members

Afterwards: Suggestions welcome for drinks /food after the shoot