New Year's Eve events at Temple Square
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Free entertainment and activities are available for adults, youth and children of all ages at Temple Square as part of New Year's Eve on Temple Square. Passes are required for other downtown New Year's Eve events.
Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011
9 a.m.- 9 p.m.
Three featured exhibits:
A Book of Mormon Celebration for Children
LeConte Stewart: The Soul of Rural Utah
Pieces of Me: Quilted Expressions of Human Ties
Location: Church History Museum
4 p.m.-9 p.m.
Living history activities
Location: Church History Museum
5 p.m.-6 p.m.
Sing-along of favorite children's songs
Location: Assembly Hall
5 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Family activities including FamilySearch scavenger hunts, souvenir photos, handprint family trees and activity jars
Location: FamilySearch Center at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building
Friday, Dec. 30, 2011
9 a.m.-9 p.m.
Three featured exhibits:
A Book of Mormon Celebration for Children
LeConte Stewart: The Soul of Rural Utah
Pieces of Me: Quilted Expressions of Human Ties
Location: Church History Museum
4 p.m.-9 p.m.
Living History activities
Location: Church History Museum
5p.m.-6 p.m.
"Let's Move It, interactive, creative movement for children with dance instructors Merilee Averett and Sandi McCleary
Location: Relief Society Room at Joseph Smith Memorial Building
5 p.m.-6 p.m.
Family History Jeopardy! Game: Hands-on for ages 12 and up; game begins at 5 p.m.
Location: FamilySearch Center at Joseph Smith Memorial Building
5 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Family activities including FamilySearch scavenger hunts, souvenir photos and handprint family trees
Location: FamilySearch Center at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building
7 p.m.-9 p.m.
Winter Wonderland Concert featuring various classical musicians
Location: Assembly Hall
Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011
10 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Three featured exhibits:
A Book of Mormon Celebration for Children
LeConte Stewart: The Soul of Rural Utah
Pieces of Me: Quilted Expressions of Human Ties
Location: Church History Museum
1 p.m.-5 p.m.
Living History activities
Location: Church History Museum
5 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
Family activities including FamilySearch scavenger hunts, souvenir photos and handprint family trees
Location: FamilySearch Center at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building
5 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
Indexing Competition: The goal is to index 2,012 names by 10:30 p.m.; top indexers win a prize
Location: FamilySearch Center at Joseph Smith Memorial Building
5 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Sing-along of Broadway show tunes
Location: Assembly Hall
6 p.m.-11:50 p.m.
Variety of Performers
Herbert Klopfer, piano prelude
Choral Collection Advanced Show Choir
TimeRiver5, retro folk quintet
Chad Win, cowboy poetry by a "real" cowboy
The Cadillacs A'Capella, music of the '50s and '60s
Kelly and Laura Griffiths, vocal jazz husband and wife duo
Jim Jensen, accordion favorites
Unstrung, bluegrass band
Brody and Corine Hart family, fiddling, Irish jigs and folk music
Broadway show tunes by pianist Kathryn Pendleton
Midlife Crisis, classic rock 'n' roll band
Buzztones, swing band and vocalists
Location: Joseph Smith Memorial Building
6 p.m.-11:55 p.m.
Variety of Performers
Linda Margetts, organ prelude
Wasatch & District Pipe Band, Celtic and Scottish Tunes
Broadway & Co., show tunes by musical theater professionals
One Clear Voice, Pearl Award-winning singers
Marvin Glodstein, piano; Vanessa Joy and Thurl Bailey, vocalists; and country singer Billy Dean; country to classics variety show
Truman, contemporary pop recording duo
Nashville Tribute Band, country recording group direct from Nashville (joined by country trio Due West)
Location: Tabernacle
