The Garden of Lights
Winter Garden Walk
Friday, November 26, 2010 – Sunday, January 9, 2011
Nessie © Judith MacArthurVisualize 940,000 twinkling colorful lights shaped in imaginative displays throughout the gardens. Enjoy the four seasons illuminated as giant summer sunflowers, autumn leaves, winter snowflakes, spring flowers, rain showers, and more. Walk along the easily accessible paths and you’ll see what sets this light show apart from others; it’s the hundreds of wrapped trees and shrubs, beautifully lighted gazebos, cascading fountains, and the individually formed displays in the shapes of blooming flowers and wild animals. Look for new moving displays such as a flock of geese landing in the Gude Garden or an 11 foot giraffe covered with 9,000 lights. This festive, secular light show, now in its 14th season, is a popular family tradition in the Washington, DC area drawing close to 40,000 visitors each winter.
Enjoying the lights from the Gazebo.Inside of the Conservatory, a winter
display of holiday poinsettias, flowering
plants and evergreens are combined in
bright and bold combinations, providing
a colorful landscape through which
the garden railway trains travel.
The
South Conservatory & Train Exhibit (free of charge 10:00am - 5:00pm daily.)
Listen to local musicians perform in the
Visitors Center Auditorium each night
of the show through January 9. Schedule of Musical Performances will be posted in Oct. 2010.
Light refreshments may
be purchased and enjoyed during the
entertainment. While you’re here, do a
bit of holiday shopping at our gift shop,
Marylandica.
Volunteer Musicians are needed to perform on selected evenings at the 2010/2011 “Garden of Lights “ Dates of the light show are listedbelow. Volunteer performers have already signed up for some of the dates.Times for performances: 6:30pm to 8:00pm.
Place: Inside the Auditorium at the Visitors Center
To sign up or to obtain additional information
Contact: Barbara Starke, barbara.starke@montgomeryparks.org or call Barbara Starke at 301.962.1449.
Party On! at the New Year’s Eve Celebration – What better way to say goodbye to the old year and an early hello to 2011 than by bringing your family and friends to the Garden of Lights for an evening filled with lights, music, crafts, give-a-ways and memories. All for the same weekend rate of $25.00 per car or van.
Light Show Dates
Rose Garden.Friday, November 26, 2010 – Sunday, January 9, 2011
Open every night except December 24 & 25, and January 3-6
Open New Year’s Eve until 10pm with last car admitted at 9:30pm
Hours
Weekdays: 5:30 to 9:00pm, with last car admitted at 8:30pm
Weekends (Friday – Sunday) 5:30 to 10:00pm, with last car admitted at 9:30pm
Admission
NOTE: Pedestrians cannot be admitted due to safety regulations. Visitors must drive to the entrance gate. After paying at the gate, visitors drive into the parking lot, park their vehicle, and walk through the light show display.
- Cars/Vans (Monday - Thursday - weeknight discount rate): $20 (cash only)
- Car/Vans (Friday - Sunday): $25 (cash only)
- Advance Sale Tickets: $20 (available starting November 1). Tickets are good for any night and may be purchased in advance at the Conservatory or Visitors Center Gift Shops during posted gift shop hours, using cash, check or credit. Advanced ticket holders must enter the gardens after 5:30 p.m. with normal flow of traffic (no early admission.)
- Buses please register in advance at 301-962-1457.
Bus Fees:- 15-24 passenger buses: $50
- 25-35 passenger buses: $75
- 36-57 passenger buses: $120
Gazebo.Garden of Lights Hotline: 301-962-1453
Toy & Food Drive
Please bring an unwrapped toy and/ or non-perishable foods to support our local charity drives. Donation boxes are located in the Visitors Center lobby.
Thank you to our 2009/ 2010 Sponsors & Business Partners:
Business Partners:
Eastport Concessions| Montgomery Life Magazine|The Sign Shop of Wheaton |The Silver Spring Garden Club |
The Washington, Virginia, Maryland Garden Railway Society
Montgomery County Department of Parks