A Longwood Christmas

November 22, 2024–January 12, 2025
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A tall Christmas tree is brightly lit and fully decorated, surrounded by wrapped presents and with peppermint poles to the right.
Holden Barnes

Our Most Magical Moment Yet

This holiday season, experience the magic of A Longwood Christmas as you never have before—made even more spectacular with the opening of Longwood Reimagined. Brand new spaces—from our sprawling new West Conservatory to imaginative new outdoor landscapes—decked out for the holidays give way to wondrous new ways to experience the season … and incredible new memories to make. Revel in hundreds of thousands of lights … marvel at astonishing feats of horticulture, ingenuity, and creativity … and delight in beauty at every turn, all as we welcome you to our biggest—and most magical—A Longwood Christmas yet.

Make the most of your visit to A Longwood Christmas.

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Tickets & Reservations

Buy Timed Tickets
Member Reservations

November 22, 2024–January 12, 2025

Gardens Open
10:00 am—11:00 pm daily

Timed Admission Tickets required. Your ticket includes admission to Longwood Reimagined and A Longwood Christmas.

Timed Reservations required for Members every day from open to close during A Longwood Christmas

Reservations not required for Gardens Premium Members and Innovators

Gardens Admission Availability

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  1. Wed. Oct 10
  2. Future Dates
Wed. Oct 10Timed Tickets Required Timed Member Reservations Not Required
  1. 10:00 am

 

    Complimentary Guest Tickets Accepted

    Complimentary Guest Tickets are for one-time general admission and not valid for specially ticketed events and blackout days (all Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays during A Longwood Christmas and every day December 25 through January 3). Check your tickets for additional restrictions.

Select Days Throughout A Longwood Christmas

Taste of Christmas in The Fountain Room

The perfect way to celebrate the season, The Fountain Room—newly opened as part of Longwood Reimagined—is an airy, inviting space where you can warm up, recharge, and savor the season. Nestled in the heart of our Gardens and offering spectacular views of our holiday display, you’ll enjoy exclusive access to an imaginative menu. Experience a Taste of Christmas in The Fountain Room and enjoy holiday hospitality like never before.

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Buy Taste of Christmas Tickets

November 22, 2024-January 12, 2025

Experience the New 1906

Join us in our exquisite new dining space with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking our iconic Main Fountain Garden. With plush seating, soaring ceilings, bespoke furniture crafted from reclaimed wood from Longwood trees, and more, every detail of this remarkable space is designed to delight and inspire. Enjoy new, imaginative selections crafted with fresh, seasonal ingredients for an unparalleled dining experience. Reservations now available.

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Learn Something New

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Experience the Magic

Closeup of curving tunnel of multi-colored lights.

A tunnel of elegant, otherworldly warmth awaits, illuminated by nearly 20,000 bulbs. Many outdoor lights begin to come on at 10:00 am daily.

A stone paved courtyard featuring bonsai trees on display.

The new Bonsai Courtyard greets its first A Longwood Christmas with artfully placed bonsai and an icicle-inspired tokonoma display.

Lit trees and hanging baskets viewed from the outside of a glass conservatory looking in, with a color palette of blue, white, and green.

More than 1,000 Hippeastrum 'Mystica', floating trees in gold and white, towering columns of Echeveria, and 40 white Phalaenopsis baskets grace the new West Conservatory.

Fountains of light mimic water and flame in the foreground, with an expansive and warmly lit conservatory complex in the background, against a dark blue sky.

In our Main Fountain Garden, festive lights and music begin at 2:00 pm daily, weather permitting. Please note: Main Fountain Garden fountains have been turned off for the season.

A tall tree shaped from white strands of thread strung with white ornament shapes, against a green backdrop and high glass ceiling.

A 33-foot-tall translucent tree featuring more than 900 hand-tied geometric shapes stands tall in our Exhibition Hall.

Two large red and gold thrones are flanked by lifesize brass hounds and a larger-than-lifesize nutcracker, with a lit and decorated Christmas tree to the right.

Our lavishly decorated Music Room rolls out the red carpet, complete with a gingerbread house facade.

a garden railway lit for Christmas

Our miniature model trains rumble through a beautifully landscaped setting during regular Gardens hours, weather permitting.

colorful fountains shoot in the air surrounded by decorated Christmas trees

Open Air Theatre fountains dance with holiday color and classic Christmas music, daily at 10:15 am and every 15 minutes starting at 12:00 pm, weather permitting.

Find Your Way

Visit our mobile map to explore the Gardens before you visit and navigate to highlighted features during your visit. Or download a printable map.

Mobile Map
Printable Map
Closeup of an organ keyboard with sheet music for Christmas Chimes Noel in the right foreground.

Celebrate the Sounds of the Season

Free with Gardens Admission. Listen to the sounds of the season throughout our Gardens.

Organ Music
Outdoor Christmas Musicians

Dine With Us

  • The Café
    a festive indoor fireplace is the backdrop for a long wood table overhung by candles, greenery, and dried plant material

    The Café

    Visit The Café for an à la carte menu suitable for the whole family, featuring both indoor and outdoor seating. Timed Gardens Admission Tickets or Membership required.

  • Beer Garden
    Closeup of a glass, displaying the Longwood Gardens and Victory Beer logos, of golden beer at table's edge, with strings of blurred golden party lights in the background.

    Beer Garden

    Dine alfresco with family and friends in our Beer Garden. Weather permitting. Timed Gardens Admission Tickets or Membership required.

From Our Blog

Reimagined + Christmas in The Garden Shop: A Curated Collection
An oranament of a glass conservatory resting on a bed of moss.
The Model of Craftsmanship
A model of a glass conservatory sitting in an outdoor model train display.

The Model of Craftsmanship

By Katie Mobley, on October 9, 2024
A New Way to Create, Connect, and Get Ready for the Holidays
A table with a multi-colored poinsettia and craft supplies on top.

A New Way to Create, Connect, and Get Ready for the Holidays

By Timothy Gould, on October 2, 2024
Botanical Beauty, Down to a Fine Art
A person in an art studio hunched over painting flowers on a large-scale white board.

Botanical Beauty, Down to a Fine Art

By Katie Testa, on January 3, 2024
A Christmas of Community
A large ballroom filled with decorated Christmas trees.

A Christmas of Community

By Katie Testa, on December 20, 2023

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