Brooklyn Botanic Garden Lightscape 2024 | Light Show

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden Lightscape 2024 Information

Photo Credit: One Small Thing by Novak. Photo by Geraint Lewis. © Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

Lightscape, Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s after-dark illuminated trail, returns this winter from November 22, 2024 to January 5, 2025. Now in its fourth year, Lightscape has become a contemporary classic for the New York City holiday season, offering a magical seasonal experience for visitors of all ages.

This year’s Lightscape at Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) has been reimagined with all-new light installations alongside returning favorites, created by artists from 10 countries on 3 continents.

The Garden is also presenting expanded food and drink menus (including a seated dining menu of winter specials, and an expanded bar in the Palm House), as well as a unique 20+-song playlist curated specifically for BBG.

Photo Credit: Sea of Light by ITHACA. Photo by Liz Ligon. © Brooklyn Botanic Garden

About the Experience

As visitors enter Lightscape, they will again find an illuminated fountain show in the pond of the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, a transfixing installation that has been reimagined and reprogrammed for 2024.

Also returning is Winter Reflections by ITHACA. This expansive installation that covers the entirety of Cherry Esplanade with a breathtaking moving light and music show is back by popular demand, and has been reconfigured to feature the towering contemporary tree sculpture at the south end of the Esplanade.

Making its debut in 2024 is Ribbon Tunnel by Culture Creative, a kaleidoscopic installation near Bluebell Wood that will immerse visitors in a multicolored, prismatic light experience. Winter Cathedral by Mandylights, an iconic Lightscape sight, returns for a fourth year, welcoming visitors to walk through an immersive tunnel of thousands of warm lights.

Visitors will also stroll past giant, fantastical sculptures like Singularity by Squidsoup, a 26-foot-high sphere with over 6,000 individual points of lights, and ethereal new pieces such as Butterfly Effect by Masamichi Shimada & Light Art Collection on Lily Pool Terrace.

Photo Credit: Fountain Show by Sense Effects. Photo by Liz Ligon. © Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Brooklyn Botanic Garden Lightscape 2024 Details

• Date: 22 November 2024 - 5 January 2025


• Venue: Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Brooklyn Botanic Garden Lightscape 2024 Ticketing Details

• Tickets for adults and children can be purchased at bbg.org/lightscape ; children 2 and under enter for free.


• Ticketing Options:


• Value Nights: Enjoy Lightscape for a reduced price! Value night tickets are USD$24 for adults and USD$12 for children.


• Peak Entry: Experience Lightscape on peak visiting days! Peak entry tickets are USD$45 for adults and USD$23 for children.


• Off-Peak Entry: Visit Lightscape on select dates and receive discounted admission. Off-peak tickets are USD$36 for adults and USD$18 for children.


• 21+ Nights: On December 12 and 19, 2024 after 7 p.m., adult visitors are invited to grab a mulled wine or hot chocolate and enjoy all Lightscape has to offer. 21+ night tickets are USD$36 for adults.


• Sensory-Friendly Early Entry: On December 18, 2024 and January 3, 2025 at 16:00, adults and children with disabilities or sensory sensitivity are invited to enjoy Lightscape without the usual high volume of people. Capacity is limited to ensure the Lightscape trail remains less crowded and more relaxed. Sensory-friendly early-entry tickets are USD$36 for adults and USD$18 for children.

Information Source: Brooklyn Botanic Garden Official Website