Garden Lights, Holiday Nights at the Atlanta Botanical Garden

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The Atlanta Botanical Garden is once again presenting Garden Lights, Holiday Nights for the 2019 holiday season. This year’s light display combines new features with perennial favorites. You’ll find all-new music and motion for Nature’s Wonders, which is said to be the largest curtain of synchronized light and sound in the world.

Garden Lights, Holiday Nights runs nightly from November 16, 2019 through January 11, 2020 — and this includes Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day.  The lights are on from 5 to 11 p.m.

Ticket prices depend on which night you go, and when you purchase tickets. Here’s the scoop on hours, prices, and ways to save a few bucks. Sales tax will be added to all the prices listed here.

Children under 3 get in free.

You may also be interested in discounts for:

• Magical Nights of Lights at Lanier Islands
• Fantasy in Lights at Callaway Gardens
• Atlanta Chinese Lantern Festival at Centennial Olympic Park
• Lights of Life holiday light display at Life University in Marietta

The Value Nights discount

The prices listed below are for advance purchase. They are $5 higher if you purchase after 4 p.m. on the day of your visit, either online or at the gate.

On Value Nights, advance tickets are $19.95 for adults and $16.95 for kids age 3 to 12.

On Regular Nights, advance tickets are $27.95 for adults & $24.95 for kids ages 3-12.

On Peak Nights, online advance tickets are $34.95 for adults & $31.95 for children.

NOTE: There is a $3 per order processing fee for online purchases.

FYI: Thanksgiving Day is a Regular night price, while the Friday and Saturday afterward are Peak pricing.

For your convenience, here’s a complete list of the Value Nights:

• November 18–22
• December 2–4
• December 9 & 10
• January 6–9

Upgrade your experience:

For an extra $5, you can purchase a Flex ticket that lets you reschedule the date of your visit, in case the weather is bad or you have something come up. You must choose the Flex option at the time of purchase.

For an extra $10, you can purchase a Premium ticket, which includes a complimentary beverage and exclusive 3-D hologram glasses. You must choose Premium at the time of purchase.

Buy tickets online

The garden’s website has a complete pricing chart and calendar that shows all the various options online. Click here then scroll to the bottom of the page.

The advance purchase discount 

No matter which night you plan to head out, you’ll save money by purchasing your tickets to Garden Lights, Holiday Nights in advance — which is defined as before 4:00 p.m. on the day of your visit.

After 4 p.m. on the day of your visit, prices are $5 higher per ticket.

You can purchase in advance either online or in person at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.

The membership discount

If you have a membership to the Atlanta Botanical Garden, you can save $5 on both general and Premium tickets.

The Night Light ticket (admission after 9 p.m.)

Are you a bit of a Night Owl?
The Night Light ticket drops your admission price to $16.95.

Night Light tickets can only be purchased at the gate after 8 p.m. on the day of your visit, for admission at 9 p.m. 

There’s no member discount for these.

Parking

On-site parking is available in the SAGE Parking Facility for Garden guests on Levels 4, 5 and 6 via Piedmont Avenue entrance. Piedmont Park visitors use Levels 1, 2 and 3 via the Monroe Drive entrance.

Monday thru Wednesday: $10 per vehicle — if you have 4 or more people in your vehicle, the price drops to $5.

Thursday thru Sunday: $10 for all vehicles.

On select nights, complimentary shuttles will run from the Peachtree Pointe deck at 1555 Peachtree St. NW to the Garden.

The shuttles will run from 6-11 p.m. on these dates:

• Nov. 29-30
• Dec. 6-7
• Dec. 13-14
• Dec. 20-28

More holiday fun around Atlanta: