The Salt Lake Temple is still under construction, but the new Temple Square Visitors’ Center is open for tours — and while the first free reservations were quickly taken, a new batch has just been made available.
Free tickets for the center’s new, immersive “Inside a Temple” tour will be released every two weeks, beginning Monday, June 1, 2026. The reservation window has also been extended, meaning guests can claim spots up to 75 days in advance.
A limited number of tickets were originally made available in April but were all reserved within hours.
The latest batch of reservations is nearly sold out, but limited spots remain. More tickets will be released on June 15, following the biweekly schedule. The official Temple Square app also sends notifications when new reservations are available.
Tickets can be reserved on the app or at TempleSquare.org, and admission is free. Tours are held daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., with tours offered every 10 minutes and lasting approximately 30 minutes.
Anyone is welcome to attend the tour.
What can you expect from the Temple Square Visitors’ Center?
The “Inside a Temple” tour takes guests through full-scale replicas of the sacred rooms within all temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This includes:
- A welcome desk
- A baptistry
- An instruction room
- A sealing room
- A celestial room
In operating temples, these rooms function as places of learning and worship. Here, Latter-day Saints learn about the gospel of Jesus Christ and perform sacred ordinances for themselves and in honor of deceased loved ones.
The tour also features several videos that explain the purpose and meaning of temple worship.
The visitors’ center additionally features a mechanical scale replica of the Salt Lake Temple and an interactive exhibit of temples around the world. Guests can also see sacred artwork, including a replica of Bertel Thorvaldsen’s “Christus” statue, which the church has adopted as a symbol.
“The center’s interactive exhibits … show how temples are sacred spaces rooted in faith, family, service and promises to God,” a press release from the Church of Jesus Christ states.
The center is accessible to wheelchairs and strollers. Audio assistance at the Temple Square Visitors’ Center is available in English, French, Mandarin, Portuguese and Spanish, and experiences will soon also be available in American Sign Language.
When does the Salt Lake Temple reopen?
Guests can return to Temple Square next year to tour the actual Salt Lake Temple, which has been under construction with massive renovations since 2019.
The official Salt Lake Temple Celebration is scheduled from April 5, 2027, through Oct. 1, 2027. Guests can reserve tours for the Salt Lake Temple Open House starting Sept. 1, 2026.