Featuring over a million lights, check out Winter Lights at Minnesota Landscape Arboretum select evenings November 20th through December 31st, 2025!
The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is beautiful to visit in all the seasons! But they really deck the halls during Winter Lights, where over one million lights are displayed throughout the Arboretum.
Winter Lights features a one-mile self guided walk with lots of fun stops, including a warming house with hot beverages and s’more supplies, the beautiful, towering cuetlaxóchitl tree in stunning pink and white colors and new this year– an indoor forest of evergreen trees, each adorned with artful, nature-inspired decorations. This immersive display showcases the beauty, resilience and year-round value of trees — cornerstones of the Arboretum’s mission and Minnesota’s landscapes.
Of course there is plenty to do inside as well when you need to warm up! There are delicious snack and dinner options from the Arboretum’s new dining option, Rootstock. The entire visitor center is decorated for the holidays and you can’t forget to take a picture with the iconic 25-foot Cuetlaxóchitl Tree or Poinsettia Tree inside!
Winter Lights is open 4:30-9 p.m. daily, Nov. 21-26, 28-30 and Dec. 5-7, 12-14, 19-23, 26-30. Tickets are available on their website for $10 for Landscape Arboretum Members, $25 for nonmembers and FREE for children under 15 with a playing adult.
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