Nauvoo Entertainment

One of the great attractions to Nauvoo, especially in the summer, is the number and variety of entertainment options available.  Of course, throughout the year the restored homes and many other venues are available.  A complete list of the entertainment options is available at this website: Historic Nauvoo: Official Website.  This website also has information about the historic homes and other places to visit in Nauvoo.

The Temple from the Pageant Stage

The Nauvoo Pageant and, this year, the British Pageant have been presented on alternating nights Tuesday through Saturday.  The average attendance at these pageants has been just over 3,000 people per night.  The pageants are held at the Pageant Stage which is just below the temple.

The Nauvoo Pageant

Joseph Smith teaching children

The Nauvoo Pageant was held on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday nights. 

Stage Presentation of the Temple

This pageant is the story of the people who came to  Nauvoo and the building of the city and Temple ... ending on their leaving Nauvoo as the result neighboring persecution and the death of the prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum in June 1844.

The Nauvoo Temple

The Nauvoo Temple was completed in 1846 after the death of Joseph Smith.

The British Pageant

The British Pageant was held on Wednesday and Friday evenings.  Many member of the cast were from Great Britian.

This pageant tells the story of the spreading of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Great Britain in the 1840's.  It reflects the impact on families of the gospel being taught, the efforts of many to join the members of the church in Nauvoo, and the events the provided the way for the gospel to be taught in these countries. 

Stories are told of individual families and the challenges and sacrifices they made to travel to America to join with the saints.




The pageants (Nauvoo and British) tie together the events that led to the migration of thousands of people to Nauvoo in the 1840's.