Botanic Garden of Lights
Hundreds of thousands of colorful lights transform Tulsa Botanic Garden into a magical holiday wonderland for the return of Botanic Garden of Lights. Kicking off on Friday, November 29, the festival runs from 5 to 9 p.m., on select nights: Nov. 29-Dec. 1, Dec.5-8, and nightly Dec. 12-30. The Garden will not be open on Dec. 24 and 25.
Wide garden paths offer visitors a chance to stroll through whimsical features in the Driskill Children’s Discovery Garden like “Ice Giants” tending the Garden. The Tandy Floral Terraces offers elegant views as visitors wind through twinkling light curtains and colorfully lit trees with holiday music adding a festive feel.
Giant lotus flower lights reflect on the water of the Bumgarner Family Foundation Lotus Pool along with illuminated splashing fountains and fanciful mushrooms and grasses in lights nearby.
Added to the adorned garden areas this year will be the two-acre Jim and Cherry Bost Arboretum which opened in October with new light features.
Every night of the event warm beverages, including hot cocoa, s’more kits and other refreshments will be available for sale. Fire pits will be available for roasting marshmallows. Photo stops among the lights will offer festive backgrounds. A family favorite, the snowball play pit will return for playful snowball fights.
Other activities scheduled during the festival and included with admission:
• Santa will visit every night of the event, through Dec. 23 from 5:30-8:30 p.m.
• Great for a date night - Sunday Jazz Nights with local artists from 6-8 p.m. inside the Garden’s Mabee Grange building. Dec. 1: Annie Ellicott Duo, Dec. 8: Booker Gillespie Trio, Dec. 15: Angie Cockrell Duo, Dec. 22: Cynthia Simmons Duo and Dec. 19: Carmela + the Band.
• Dec. 26-23 will feature winter characters, like Buddy the Elf and Elsa, visiting from 6-8 p.m. to greet and take photos with guests.
• Every Thursday night in December, carolers will be performing 6-8 p.m.
Capacity is limited each night with timed-entry tickets.
Tickets: $15 for Members (age 16+); $7 for Member children (ages 3-15)
Non-members (age 16+) $22 and $10 for ages 3-15. Children 2 and under require a $0 ticket. Capacity is limited and advance tickets are highly recommended.
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