Conservatory Aglow
✓ Verified 2025-2026
Where: Franklin Park Conservatory, Columbus, Ohio
When: November 22, 2025 – January 4, 2026 (closed select dates incl. Dec 24-25, Dec 31-Jan 1)
Hours: Evenings from 5pm
Cost: $17-$29.50
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The Conservatory's separately ticketed evening show is its biggest yet, extending beyond the glasshouse into The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation Children's Garden and the Grand Mallway, with a rainbow tunnel and ornament trees among the signature installations. Adult tickets run roughly $17-$29.50 with members paying about half, and popular nights sell out, so advance reservations are recommended.
Best time to arrive. Sunset in Columbus is around 5:08 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 5:38 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 23°F, so dress for standing around outside.
Other displays nearby
There are 4 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 16 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.
- Nativity at Cathedral Square
- Sawmill Meadows Lights
- Segaway Holiday Lights Tour
- Wanderlights
- Creekside Park Holiday Lights
- The Gibbswold House
- Holiday Lights at Easton Town Center
- Metro Parks Twinkling Lights and Winter Hikes
Make a night of it. This is stop 5 on our 6-stop Columbus lights loop — about 11.9 miles and 53 minutes of driving in total.