The Mesa Arizona Temple gardens will welcome visitors for the 2026 Christmas lights display Nov. 27 through Dec. 30, continuing a Valley holiday tradition that began in 1979.
The free event runs nightly 5-10 p.m. at 101 S. LeSueur in Mesa. The temple grounds feature hundreds of thousands of twinkling lights illuminating palm and citrus trees, cacti, hedges, shrubs and flower beds. The display attracts more than 1 million visitors annually, making it one of the Southwest’s largest Christmas lighting displays, according to a release…