Festival Thanks

Thank you for making the 2023 Christmas Festival of Lights a great success!

Thank you to our performers who brought us such wonderful music every night.

Thank you to our volunteers. Without you, the Festival could not happen.

Thank you to our sponsors who helped us produce the event.

And a huge thank you to all of you who came to the Festival and supported us this year. We hope you had a wonderful time.

Auld Lang Syne

The Grotto Carolers perform "Auld Lang Syne" on the final night of the 2021 Christmas Festival of Lights.

Please enjoy this special performance from inside The Grotto's Chapel of Mary.

Hours of Operation: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Upper Gardens admission is sold until 3 p.m. due to darkness.

Sunday Masses

8 a.m.

10 a.m.

12 noon

Chapel of Mary

Complete Mass Schedule

Recitation of the Rosary: 11:30 a.m.

Gift Shop: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

New Year's Day at The Grotto

Mass (English): 10 a.m.

Mass (Tagalog): 12 noon

The Grotto will be open regular hours (9 a.m. - 5 p.m.) on New Year's Day. Upper Gardens admission will be sold until 3 p.m. due to darkness.

Centennial Approaches

The Grotto will celebrate its 100th Anniversary in 2024. Stayed tuned next week for more details about a year's worth of commemorative events.

To kick the year off, The Grotto is partnering with the American Red Cross to collect 100 units of blood at our three-day blood drive in our Conference Center next month.

Save the dates:

Monday, Jan. 8

Tuesday, Jan. 9

Wednesday, Jan. 10

All times are 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

To register to donate blood at on one of these dates, click here.

The Grotto Gift Shop has a wide variety of books, cards, statuary, Rosaries, jewelry, home decor and yummy treats, including The Grotto's Saint Drogo Coffee.

Gift Shop Hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.