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News Release

The 2021 Hill Cumorah and Nauvoo Pageants Are Canceled

In place of these performances in 2021, the Church will broadcast the 2019 Hill Cumorah Pageant

Due to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hill Cumorah Pageant, originally scheduled to have its final season in 2021, has been canceled and will not be held in future years. The Nauvoo Pageant will also not be held in 2021 but will continue in 2022.

In place of these performances in 2021, the Church will broadcast the 2019 Hill Cumorah Pageant. This event will commemorate the contributions of tens of thousands of volunteer participants through the years. The broadcast can be viewed beginning on July 9, 2021, on broadcasts.ChurchofJesusChrist.org. The video will be dubbed in Spanish and Portuguese.

Details about future pageants are below.

Nauvoo Pageant

The annual Nauvoo Pageant is next scheduled for July 5–30, 2022.

British Pageant

The British Pageant will continue every four years under area leadership. The next showing is scheduled for 2022. Specific dates will be released later.

Mesa Pageant

The Mesa Pageant has not been held since renovation of the Mesa Temple began in 2018. After the temple renovation is complete, the pageant will continue annually under area leadership.

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