Making your holidays bright

Annual Gingerbread Competition

The Garden is currently accepting entries for the annual gingerbread competition. Enter your own piece of edible architecture for the chance to win fabulous prizes. All entries become part of the magical Glow display that thousands of visitors will enjoy this holiday season! Find out more here.

The enticing scents of evergreens and gingerbread fill the air. Twinkling lights and festive music immerse you in the spirit of the season – but this year, it’s different. All your senses tell you so. The holidays are all about surprises, and kids can barely wait to discover the many all-new things to do at Glow, the Garden’s all-new holiday event that’s spectacular by day and even brighter by night!

Glow transports you to a world full of seasonal cheer, where all-new wonders and returning traditions await you:

• Hop aboard the Garden Express for a magical train ride
• Take a family photo in front of our two-story tree bedecked with live poinsettias.
• Visit a lively town square filled with musicians and carolers.
• Decorate your very own gingerbread house with our full array of sweet treats.
• Let the kids pick out gifts for everyone at the charmingly kid-sized Treetop Shop.
• Grown-ups can do their shopping at The Garden Store.
• Leave your own wish on the Wishing Tree.
• Delight at the creative trees decorated by Affiliate Garden Clubs.
• Marvel at the amazingly whimsical gingerbread houses.
• Take the family skating on real ice at The Rink at Wade Oval.

There are many more surprises awaiting you at Glow, and we can’t give them all away here. So come and grab a cup of hot chocolate, enjoy some seasonal treats and savor the memories you’re making with your loved ones. We hope to see you at Glow.

Buy your tickets today and join us for Glow at the Garden!

Glow Tickets

• $12/non-member adult
• $8/non-member child
• FREE for Garden members

Glow Schedule

Friday, November 29 - Sunday, January 5

Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays · 10am - 5pm
Wednesdays & Fridays · 10am - 9pm
Sundays · Noon - 5pm

Christmas Eve & New Year's Eve · 10am - 3pm
Closed Mondays, December 25 & January 1

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