Garden Glow at Missouri Botanical Garden
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Where: 4344 Shaw Blvd, St. Louis, Missouri
When: November 15 - January 3 (closed Nov 17, 27; Dec 24, 25)
Hours: Varies nightly
Cost: free
more than two million lightsClimatron lit in red and greenprojections and immersive experiencess'mores and festive drinksprivate fire pit reservationsFamily Nights with discounted kids' admissionsensory nightadults-only Jingle and Mingle nightattraction
The Missouri Botanical Garden's signature walk-through show strings more than two million lights across the grounds, bathing the Climatron dome in red and green and adding projections throughout the garden. This season brings a new sensory-friendly night and an adults-only Jingle and Mingle evening, plus s'mores, festive drinks, and reservable private fire pits.
Best time to arrive. Sunset in St. Louis is around 4:41 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 5:11 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 25°F, so dress for standing around outside.
Other displays nearby
There are 6 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 8 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.
- Commerce Bank Wild Lights at the Saint Louis Zoo
- Brewery Lights at Anheuser-Busch
- Ameren Missouri Festival of Lights
- Citygarden Holiday Lights
- Dutchtown Bells
- Winter Wonderland at Tilles Park
- Holiday Lights at Grant's Farm
- WonderLight's Christmas
Make a night of it. This is stop 1 on our 8-stop St. Louis lights loop — about 25.7 miles and 94 minutes of driving in total.