The annual re-enactment of the 1846 Mormon pioneers’ exodus from Nauvoo will be held on Saturday, February 4, 2012 starting at 8:00 a.m. with a continental breakfast in the Family Living Center, followed, at 9:00 a.m., by a procession of horse-drawn wagons and carriages, military units, and pedestrians along a parade route leading from the Cultural Hall down “The Trail of Hope” to a memorial kiosk at the edge of the Mississippi. By tradition, many marchers will wear badges carrying the names of ancestors who were part of the original migration. A short memorial service will take place at the end of the parade near the edge of the Mississippi River.

The operating schedule for Historic Nauvoo for December 24th will be from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. All sites will be closed on Christmas Day, December 25th.