Atlanta Botanical Gardens: Holiday Lights Tickets Are on Sale Now!

 

It's that time of year again!  Tickets go on sale today.  This year, each  night's Guest capacity will be limited, so get your tickets early!

Tickets go on sale October 1 for the 10th annual Garden Lights, Holiday Nights presented by Invesco QQQ, Atlanta’s favorite seasonal tradition.

 

This year’s show, presented November 14 – January 16, will provide a far more intimate experience than in years past with plenty of “room to glow."  That’s because in an effort to promote social distancing during the pandemic, nightly guest capacity will be extremely limited with all timed tickets available only online, and masks and social distancing will be required.  Visitors to what’s traditionally an enormously popular event will be able to spread out among the Garden’s 33 acres for what could be their most enjoyable experience ever at Garden Lights, Holiday Nights.

In 2011, when the Garden decided after years of planning to launch a holiday light show, the result was not only the start of a new wintertime attraction for guests but also a holiday tradition for both Atlantans and tourists from throughout the Southeast.

 

“This show has been in the planning stages for years because we wanted it to be unique and innovative – an elegant winter wonderland,” Mary Pat Matheson, the Garden’s President & CEO, said 10 years ago.  “The intent is to throw a sparkling veil over the landscape, transforming how people perceive gardens, particularly the trees.”

Since then, nearly 1.5 million guests  have passed through the Visitor Center and into the Garden to stroll the Canopy Walk, gaze at Ice Goddess, roast some s’mores, marvel at the model trains, dance to the Orchestral Orbs and grab a selfie at the Poinsettia Tree.  Families and grandparents. Teens and date-nighters.  Tour groups and office partiers. 

If it sounds like a crowd, it was. That, however, was before a pandemic struck the country last spring, and phrases like “keep your distance,” “wear a mask,” and “wash your hands” became the new normal.  This year’s light show will emphasize all of those safety measures and much more to ensure visitors enjoy a worry-free experience. 

To celebrate the show’s anniversary, here are 10 things to look forward to:

– Mark your calendars for October 1 when tickets go on sale at atlantabg.org.  Look for a timed-ticketing system much like is used for visiting the Garden during regular daytime hours.

 

 

 – Look for all new colors – emphasizing purple, green, and aqua – as the Garden purchases new LED lights every three years. 

– Check out your favorite giant plant sculptures from the current exhibition, Alice’s Wonderland Reimagined costumed in lights instead of annuals, such as the Red Queen, the White Rabbit, and the Phoenix.

– Don’t miss Ice Goddess’s new locks.  Her chilly blues, silvers, and whites have been warmed up in a nod to spring and the promise of hope.

– Enjoy a new soundtrack at Nature’s Wonders, the vertical, musical light display descending over the Canopy Walk.  Depictions of volcanic eruptions, summer thunderstorms, and tranquil sunrises are choreographed with nostalgic classics.

 

 

– Reminisce with perennial show favorites like the Great Lawn’s Orchestral Orbs.  Be ready to capture those little ones dancing on video!

– Grab a hot chocolate and head over to Alston Overlook for taking in the Holiday Model Trains.

– Document your annual visit with that traditional photo in from of the Orchid Center’s Poinsettia Tree.  Don’t blink and say “cheese!"

– Toast the holidays with a libation in the Skylights Lounge while drinking in commanding views of the city.
 
– Satisfy hungry appetites after all that walking with dinner at Longleaf restaurant (reservations recommended).

For more information, visit atlantabg.org.

Garden Lights, Holidays Nights is presented with support from The Home Depot Foundation and Georgia Power.

The mission of the Atlanta Botanical Garden is to develop and maintain plant collections for display, education, research, conservation and enjoyment. The Garden, located at 1345 Piedmont Ave. NE. For more information visit atlantabg.org or phone 404-876-5859.

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Share this:     Tickets on sale! Garden Lights, Holiday Nights dazzles with new colors, displays Tickets are on sale for Atlanta’s favorite holiday tradition, Garden Lights, Holiday Nights, featuring a spectacular new high-tech display and all new cool-colored lights sure to enthrall visitors of all ages. In the new “Nature’s Wonders” display, guests will be dazzled by cutting-edge technology that allows lights -- all suspended from the grand treetops of Storza Woods – to be choreographed to music and sound effects during the seventh annual show presented nightly November 11 – January 7.  The display features a massive theatre stage-like curtain of vertical lights forming a wall of brilliant colors that can be programmed to music and special sound effects. “You’re going to hear lots of oohs and aahs over a display that’s inspired by the fascinating phenomena of the natural world – its land, water, and sky – rendered dramatically through light and sound,” said Mary Pat Matheson, the Garden’s President & CEO.  “It’s definitely going to be the talk of the light show and something new for people to be excited about!” “Nature’s Wonders” includes more than 1,000 vertically hung strands of multi-colored lights in 16-, 32-, and 64-foot lengths suspended from the tops of the woods’ tallest hardwoods.  And because the curtain-like screen extends over the Canopy Walk and the valley below, it can be experienced from multiple vantage points. The special effects created by synchronized light, music, and sound will portray the wonders of nature – including ocean waves, thunderstorms, snowfalls, rainbows, sunrises/sunsets, meteor showers, and more.  Much of the music will be classical crowd pleasers inspired by nature, including some holiday-themed ones. Elsewhere in the Garden, look for a return of perennial favorites like the Great Lawn’s dancing “Orchestral Orbs”, towering cone trees, giant candles, the serene Ice Goddess, and enveloping “Tunnel of Light” – most emphasizing all-new cooler hues of green, blue, and teal. In addition, the Holiday Model Trains will be chugging and the Glow Bar hopping, while s’more-roasting firepits and cash bars will take the chill off both kids and kids at heart.  Round out the evening by reserving a table at Longleaf restaurant or grab some takeout at the Quick Café.  Planning a party?  For private rentals, call 404-591-1555. For ticket information and other details, visit atlantabg.org.

Atlanta Botanical Gardens - Garden Light Tickets on Sale NOW!

Tickets go on sale October 1 for Atlanta’s favorite holiday tradition, Garden Lights, Holiday Nights, featuring a spectacular new high-tech display and all new cool-colored lights sure to enthrall visitors of all ages.

In the new “Nature’s Wonders” display, guests will be dazzled by cutting-edge technology that allows lights -- all suspended from the grand treetops of Storza Woods – to be choreographed to music and sound effects during the seventh annual show presented nightly November 11 – January 7.  The display features a massive theatre stage-like curtain of vertical lights forming a wall of brilliant colors that can be programmed to music and special sound effects.

“You’re going to hear lots of oohs and aahs over a display that’s inspired by the fascinating phenomena of the natural world – its land, water, and sky – rendered dramatically through light and sound,” said Mary Pat Matheson, the Garden’s President & CEO. “It’s definitely going to be the talk of the light show and something new for people to be excited about!”

“Nature’s Wonders” includes more than 1,000 vertically hung strands of multi-colored lights in 16-, 32-, and 64-foot lengths suspended from the tops of the woods’ tallest hardwoods.  And because the curtain-like screen extends over the Canopy Walk and the valley below, it can be experienced from multiple vantage points.

The special effects created by synchronized light, music, and sound will portray the wonders of nature – including ocean waves, thunderstorms, snowfalls, rainbows, sunrises/sunsets, meteor showers, and more.  Much of the music will be classical crowd pleasers inspired by nature, including some holiday-themed ones.

Elsewhere in the Garden, look for a return of perennial favorites like the Great Lawn’s dancing “Orchestral Orbs”, towering cone trees, giant candles, the serene Ice Goddess, and enveloping “Tunnel of Light” – most emphasizing all- new cooler hues of green, blue, and teal.

In addition, the Holiday Model Trains will be chugging and the Glow Bar hopping, while s’more-roasting fire pits and cash bars will take the chill off both kids and kids at heart.  Round out the evening by reserving a table at Longleaf restaurant or grab some takeout at the Quick Café.  Planning a party?  For private rentals, call 404-591-1555.

For ticket information and other details, visit atlantabg.org.

Garden Lights Tickets Now on Sale!

Tickets on sale now!  Be bedazzled by the sixth annual show Stroll through a winter wonderland of acres of twinkling, glimmering, and flashing lights at Garden Lights, Holiday Nights, November 12 - January 7 at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Tickets are on sale now for the sixth annual in-town holiday tradition featuring new and enhanced displays comprised of millions of low energy-consuming LED lights, including: Towering candles, 21 in three different sizes and varying colors, rising along the Walk of Flames as visitors make their way to the Cascades Garden.  An even larger galaxy of giant stars suspended throughout the treetops of the Southern Seasons Garden, sure to dazzle guests dining at the adjacent new Linton's restaurant.  Masses of additional lights forming swirls of red, orange, and white blanketing the nearly 100-foot-long Tunnel of Light, which debuted at last year's show.  A giant cone tree, 28 feet tall, standing sentinel on the roof of Linton's, along with a 20-foot one at the restaurant's entrance and a 30-foot one reaching for the stars atop adjacent Alston Overlook.  In addition, plenty of old favorites are back as well.  The show's highlight, the Orchestral Orbs, once again will dance to holiday music on the Great Lawn and don't miss the forever-festive Poinsettia Tree inside the Orchid Center.  Have a drink, hot or cold, at the Glow Bar in the Outdoor Kitchen or at one of several cash bars throughout the Garden and join the kids in roasting s'mores over one of the fire pits. The Holiday Model Trains will be chugging their way around the train garden, while adults can grab a selfie under the mistletoe at the Kiss Me Arch. Round out the evening by booking a dinner reservation at Linton's, get a takeout at the Quick Cafe, or grab a snack at the Petite Cafe.  Tickets are on sale at atlantabg.org/gardenlights. Buy early online and save.  Garden Lights, Holiday Nights is sponsored by The Home Depot Foundation with support from the Isdell Family Foundation and Georgia Power. For details, visit atlantabg.org.

Atlanta Botanical Gardens' Garden Lights Returns!

Garden Lights, Holiday Nights

Tickets on Sale October 1!

Tickets go on sale October 1 for the spectacular fifth annual Garden Lights, Holiday Nights at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.

The contemporary holiday light show, set for November 14 - January 9 from 5 - 10 p.m., features nearly 2 million energy-efficient LED lights in blazing reds, brilliant oranges and sizzling yellows.

The newest addition to the show will be the Tunnel of Light, a nearly 100-foot-long immersive corridor of scintillating illumination, leading visitors from the radiant Ice Goddess in the Cascades Garden, beneath the Canopy Walk, and back to the Fern Dell’s hovering galaxy of pulsating stars. More than eight feet high and equally as wide, the tunnel will embrace visitors with an enchanting corridor aglow with yellow, warm white, and red lights. Intricate “woven” patterns will make the tunnel as beautiful when viewed from above on the Canopy Walk as it is from within its arched enclosure.

In addition, the popular Glow Bar in the Outdoor Kitchen will get new décor to freshen the dance-floor ambiance as the deejay spins and bartenders pour libations. Look for the s’mores fire pits to move to a new location in the Levy Parterre, with its spectacular view of the Midtown skyline.

Curtains of string lights, a living poinsettia wall, and orchids will welcome guests into the Conservatory lobby. Exuberant displays of flower and foliage in red, white, and silver will comprise an elegant color scheme for one of the show’s most photographed destinations – the live poinsettia tree towering in the Orchid Atrium. The Bear Family in the Fuqua Orchid Center will be resplendent in finery reminiscent of the Great Gatsby era.

Visitors also will find their favorite crowd-pleasers from the past four years. The Orchestral Orbs will dance their colorful choreography on the Great Lawn to the sound of seasonal music. Santa Mantis and her insect friends will flutter through rows of glowing corn in the Edible Garden. Shimmering locks will cascade over the Ice Goddess’ majestic features, while the Ice Storm Trees glisten in her wake. Following the sound of youngsters’ laughter, visitors will find the engines and cars of the Holiday Train Show running their circuits. Children of all ages will enjoy decorating and taking their portraits as snowmen and gingerbread men at the Decoration Station, and adults can be photographed under the Kiss Me arch. Look for plenty of food and warm drink options at the new Kiosk and at the Café at Linton’s.

Beginning October 1, tickets will be available at atlantabg.org, at Garden admissions, or at 404-585-2060.

Garden Lights, Holidays Nights is sponsored by The Home Depot with support from the Isdell Family Foundation.

Atlanta Botanical Garden Holds Over Garden Lights!

The Atlanta Botanical Garden’s blockbuster Garden Lights, Holiday Nights – named one of USA TODAY’s 10 Best Public Light Displays in the United States for 2014 – has been extended one week, through Saturday, January 10.

 

The fourth annual show, which opened November 15, had been scheduled to close on January 3 but is being held over by popular demand.

 

“The response to the show has been overwhelming, so we’re extending its run to give everyone a chance to come and enjoy what’s rapidly becoming a Atlanta’s favorite holiday tradition,” said Garden President & CEO Mary Pat Matheson.

 

Through December 15, the show had drawn more than 10,000 more visitors compared with the same time period in 2013. Last year, more than 160,000 attended.

 

On Tuesday, the 2014 show was voted one of the 10 Best Readers’ Choice travel award winners for Best Public Light Displays sponsored by USA TODAY. In 2012, Forbes magazine named the show one of its 10 Dazzling Holiday Lights Displays in the world.

 

The show features more than 1.5 million energy-efficient LED lights throughout the 30-acre garden, and this year marks a major transformation in color schemes, with an emphasis on blazing reds, brilliant oranges and sizzling yellows.

 

Tickets are available online, at Garden admissions, or by calling 1-855-454-6849. Garden Lights, Holidays Nights is sponsored by The Home Depot. For more information, visit atlantabotanicalgarden.org.