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Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Mount Rushmore Evening Lighting Ceremony

Tuesday, June 10 - Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Next Event:
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Dates & Times for June 2025
June 10, 2025
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Venue

13000 Highway 244,
KeystoneSD 57751
The Evening Lighting Ceremony at Mount Rushmore National Memorial is held beginning the Friday before Memorial Day through September 30 each year. From May through early August, the ceremony starts nightly at 9 p.m., and from early August through September 30, it starts nightly at 8 p.m. From October through May, there is no ceremony, but the sculpture is illuminated nightly at sunset. See the website for specific details.