Events & Performances

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

November 21, 2025–January 11, 2026

Christmas Performances

The songs of the season resonate in our Conservatory and outdoor gardens.

Upcoming at Longwood

  • Garden Railway
    Closeup of a bright blue model train engine, Number 592, The Blue Comet, on railway tracks through a garden planted with yellow chrysanthemums.

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    Garden Railway

    Our collection of large scale model trains include steam, diesel, electric and specialty engines that rumble along nearly 500 feet of track amid textural foliage, flowering plants, and woody plants.

    Now–January 11, 2026
  • Plant Styling Your Home with Hilton Carter
    An indoor room with two tan leather chairs surround by plants of all varieties and heights.

    In-Person Class

    Plant Styling Your Home with Hilton Carter

    Join plant and interior stylist, author, and artist Hilton Carter for a fun look at interiorscaping—the art of creating beautiful indoor gardens. 

    Sunday, February 1, 2026, 2:00-3:30 pm
  • Chelsea Chen
    Chelsea Chen

    Organ Series

    Chelsea Chen

    Praised for her “rare musicality” and “lovely lyrical grandeur” (The New York Times), Chelsea Chen is one of America’s leading concert organists, whose programs feature a unique mix of traditional organ repertoire along with piano/orchestral transcriptions and contemporary music.

    March 4, 2026 at 7:30 pm
  • Damin Spritzer
    Damin Spritzer

    Organ Series

    Damin Spritzer

    Enjoy an evening of works by J.S. Bach, Charles Tournemire, and Searle Wright, as well as transcriptions of works by Beethoven and Debussy, performed by Area Chair and Associate Professor of Organ at the University of Oklahoma Dr. Damin Spritzer.

    April 23, 2026 at 7:30 pm