The 2018 schedule of Church-sponsored pageants has been posted at pageants.lds.org. Below is a list of the more popular pageants. For more details and maps, click the headings below:

Mesa Easter Pageant

• March 21-23, March 27-31 in English
• March 24 in Spanish

Experience the story of Jesus Christ’s birth, ministry, selfless death, and miraculous Resurrection through music, dance, and drama. Free tours of the Mesa Arizona Temple Visitors’ Center are offered before and after the pageant. Performances are presented in English and Spanish. Also see Mesa Temple Visitors’ Center. (See related story.)

525 East Main Street
Mesa, Arizona 85204
Phone: 480-964-7164
Time: Pageant begins at 8:00 p.m. and lasts 65 minutes
Admission: Free

Performers participate in the Mesa Easter Pageant on the north lawn of the Mesa Arizona Temple.

Manti—The Mormon Miracle Pageant

• June 14-16, 19-23

Share an evening under the stars and enjoy the beauty of the hills and the magnificence of the Manti Utah Temple while you watch this historical drama. Witness the intertwined stories of the Restoration of the gospel, the Book of Mormon, and the journey of faithful pioneers to the Sanpete Valley. (See related story.)

South Temple Hill
Manti, Utah 84642
Phone: 866-961-9040
mantipageant.org
Time: Gates open at 6 p.m. and pageant begins at 9:30 p.m.
Admission: Free

Performers on the grounds of the Manti Utah Temple during “The Mormon Miracle Pageant.”

Hill Cumorah Pageant

• July 13-14, 17-21

Experience the excitement, drama, and pageantry of America’s largest and most spectacular outdoor theatrical event, which focuses on the Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ. Witness the trials of Lehi’s family and his descendants, the climactic visit of Jesus Christ to the Americas, and Joseph Smith receiving the plates. For more sites in this area, see the Hill Cumorah Visitors’ Center.

603 State Route 21
Palmyra, New York 14522
(315) 597-5851
Time: Starts at 9:15 p.m. and lasts 75 minutes
hcp@rochester.rr.com
Admission: Free

Nauvoo Pageant and British Pageant

• July 10-August 4 (excluding Sundays and Mondays)

Celebrate the restored gospel, the prophetic mission of Joseph Smith, and the legacy of early Latter-day Saints in Nauvoo, Illinois. Enjoy historical vignettes in Old Nauvoo throughout the day and the 1840s Frontier Country Fair pre-show activities at the pageant site before the pageant begins each night. While in the Nauvoo area, drop in at the Nauvoo Visitors’ Center.

A cast and crew of more than 1,100 volunteers will bring early Mormon history in the United States and England to life in two musical productions—the Nauvoo Pageant and the British Pageant. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays feature the Nauvoo Pageant, which tells the story of early Latter-day Saint Church members who, in 1839, fled to Nauvoo to escape religious persecution.

The British Pageant, “Truth Will Prevail,” performed Wednesdays and Fridays, tells the history of early Mormonism in the British Isles. Both pageants feature scripts based on actual journals and historic records from the 1800s, as well as traditional and original music. (See related story.)

Presenting both the Nauvoo and British pageants will allow audiences to view the close and continuing relationship between Mormons in the British Isles and the United States. The faith, devotion, and sacrifice of the nineteenth-century British Church helped make possible the flourishing religious community that was established in Nauvoo.

Mulholland and Main
Nauvoo, Illinois 62354
Phone: 217-453-2429
Time: Fair is open at 7 p.m. and pageant begins at 8:30 p.m.
Admission: Free

Celebrate the restored gospel, the prophetic mission of Joseph Smith, and the legacy of early Latter-day Saints in Nauvoo, Illinois. Enjoy historical vignettes in Old Nauvoo throughout the day and the 1840s Frontier Country Fair pre-show activities at the pageant site before the pageant begins each night. While in the Nauvoo area, drop in at the Nauvoo Visitors’ Center. For more sites in this area, see the Nauvoo Visitors’ Center.

A cast and crew of more than 1,100 volunteers will bring early Mormon history in the United States and England to life in two musical productions—the Nauvoo Pageant and the British Pageant. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays feature the Nauvoo Pageant, which tells the story of early Latter-day Saint Church members who, in 1839, fled to Nauvoo to escape religious persecution. The British Pageant, “Truth Will Prevail,” performed Wednesdays and Fridays, tells the history of early Mormonism in the British Isles.

Clarkston Pageant—Martin Harris: The Man Who Knew

This pageant is not on the 2018 schedule. It is performed every other year. Learn more at www.ClarkstonPageant.org.

Performers participate in the musical production of Martin Harris: The Man Who Knew, a Church pageant in Clarkston, Utah.

Castle Valley Pageant

• August 2–4, 7–11, 2018

Discover Castle Valley, Utah, through an elaborate outdoor historical drama that portrays the settling of the frontier. And don’t miss the Pioneer Village, where guests learn about the crafts necessary for a pioneer settlement to survive, such as blacksmithing, farming with horse-drawn implements, weaving, and spinning.

4785 North Desbee Dove Rd.
Castle Dale, Utah 84513
Admission: Free, no reservation is necessary.
Phone: 435-381-2195