Christmas Festival of Lights
Open Nightly
Hours and Admission

5 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. (Grounds close at 10 p.m.)
Online Advance Sales Pricing

General Admission: $14
Child (3-11): $7
Ages 2 and under: FREE (will require a ticket for capacity control)

At the Gate Pricing (no cash sales)

General Admission: $16
Child (3-11): $8
Ages 2 and under: FREE (will require a ticket for capacity control)

Value Nights

We are pleased to offer 8 value nights during the first two weeks of the Festival:
Monday, Nov. 29 – Thursday, Dec. 2
Monday, Dec. 6 – Thursday, Dec. 9


Covid Protocol


About the Festival

This year’s Festival will look a little different due to the ongoing pandemic. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to produce a safe but fun Festival.

The Grotto’s Christmas Festival of Lights features over two million lights and hosts nightly indoor holiday concerts performed by many of the region’s finest schools, churches, and civic choirs. The Festival reflects the special season of hope that Christmas offers.

Continuous entertainment for all ages is offered in The Grotto’s plaza area, including outdoor caroling, puppet shows, and an assortment of musical guests.

Parking on site and on adjacent streets is free, but we encourage you to come early if you wish to enjoy a particular concert.

Please bring a non-perishable food item for SnowCap.

Choir Schedule

We are still in the process of confirming our slate of performances for the 2021 Festival. Due to the pandemic, there may be fewer performers this year. However, we plan to fill the Chapel with music throughout the Festival.


Thank you to our sponsors
Daily Prayer
Mary, Mother of Divine Hope, pray for us!
 
O Mary, Mother of Hope, guide and strengthen your children who are struggling with the difficulties and disappointments of life. Help us to keep our trust in God and never despair of His help, no matter how great our suffering may be.
 
You who stood by the Cross of Jesus, be with us in our times of sorrow, and through your motherly intercession, give us the hope and courage to struggle on in the face of all life’s sorrows.
 
Grant that, through your prayers and intercession, we may always live as good citizens of this world, with our hearts fixed on the world to come, and so receive what we look forward to in faith, the fulfillment of all our hope. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.

Fr. Vidal Martinez, OSM
Today at The Grotto
Garden Hours: 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Upper Gardens admission sold until 2:30 p.m.

Christmas Festival of Lights Hours: 5 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Grounds close at 10 p.m.
Daily Mass

12 noon in the Chapel of Mary

Recitation of the Rosary

Daily recitation of the Rosary at The Grotto will take place everyday, one half hour before each Mass. On Friday's, we pray the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows of Mary (Servite Rosary).
Bible Study Livestream

Saturdays: 9:15-10 a.m.

All are welcome to the weekly Bible Study Livestream with Fr. Edgar Benedi-an, OSM. For more information, please click the button below.
Priest's Office Hours

Monday - Saturday
10 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

The Servite Friars gladly await your request for confession, spiritual guidance and blessing of articles. You may also set up an appointment for a blessing with the relic of St. Peregrine. The office is located at the Visitor Center.
The Grotto Gift Shop
Gift Shop Hours: 9 a.m. - 10 p.m.

The Grotto Gift Shop has a wide selection of books, candles and other items for Advent.
30 Seconds of Peace
Click on the video and take a moment to relax and experience the serenity of the sanctuary.

Today, spend a moment in the Meditation Chapel, where even a cloudy day creates a peaceful backdrop.

A Stroll in the Sanctuary
with Father Vidal
Join Fr. Vidal Martinez, OSM, Rector of The Grotto, for a daily stroll through the garden.

Today, the sun seeps through the forest which surrounds The Grotto.

Contact a Friar
The Servite Friars (from left to right)

Father Vidal Martinez, OSM, Rector: FatherVidal@thegrotto.org
Father Ignatius Kissel, OSM: FatherIgnatius@thegrotto.org
Father Leo Hambur, OSM: FatherLeo@thegrotto.org
Father Edgar Benedi-an, OSM: FatherEdgar@thegrotto.org