Tucson Botanical Gardens Lights
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: 2150 N Alvernon Way, Tucson, Arizona
When: typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting)
Hours: typically dusk – 10 PM
Cost: free
1,000,000+ lights6 themed zonesattraction
Tucson Botanical Gardens illuminates its grounds with more than a million lights arranged into six themed zones. Check the gardens for tickets and dates.
Best time to arrive. Sunset in Tucson is around 5:21 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 5:48 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 41°F, so dress for standing around outside.
Other displays nearby
There are 4 other displays within 5 miles of this one. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.
- Glenn Street Christmas
- Tohono Chul Holiday Nights
- Winterhaven Festival of Lights
- ZooLights at Reid Park Zoo
Make a night of it. This is stop 4 on our 5-stop Tucson lights loop — about 7.2 miles and 37 minutes of driving in total.