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11/3/2025 |
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WHAT: Walkthrough holiday lightshow at the Missouri Botanical Garden
WHEN: November 15, 2025–January 3, 2026
WHERE: Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd., south St. Louis
INFO: mobot.org/GLOW
COST: $6–$24; Prices vary by date
Photos courtesy of the Missouri Botanical Garden
Presented by Edward Jones
For immediate release
(ST. LOUIS) - Garden Glow, St. Louis' beloved holiday lightshow, returns to the Missouri Botanical Garden for its 13th year with brand new nature-inspired exhibits and interactive features that allow guests to create their own light show.
Garden Glow returns with a new presenting sponsor – Edward Jones. The Garden is thrilled to partner with Edward Jones to illuminate the holiday season this year.
“Collaborating with the Garden Glow is an incredible opportunity to support a tradition that brings light, joy, and connection to our community,” said Tina Hrevus, Garden Trustee and Principal, Edward Jones
Recognized as one of the top Botanical Garden Holiday Light Shows in the country, Garden Glow transforms the Missouri Botanical Garden into a dazzling winter wonderland each year. The unique and immersive experience features mesmerizing exhibits, musical light shows, delicious holiday treats, cozy rentable fire pits and plenty of photo opportunities to capture these unforgettable moments.
The walkthrough, outdoor display runs nightly November 15, 2025–January 3, 2026; the show will be closed on Nov. 17, Nov. 27 and Dec. 24–25. Garden Glow hours vary by date.
Advanced tickets are strongly encouraged to guarantee the date and time of your choosing; guests who purchase their tickets before 4:30 p.m. the night of their visit will receive Plan Ahead Pricing. Tickets range from $5– $24.
NEW Nature-inspired Exhibits
The walkthrough show features two new, nature-inspired pieces that will look familiar to fans of the Garden.
The Linnean Lillies, sponsored by Kathy and David Hollo, are a festive homage to the beautiful water lilies that inspired Monet and are recently famous for their incredible feats of strength in the Water Lily Weigh-Off. The twinkling tinsel blooms can be found in the Swift Family Gardens near the Linnean House.
Flying high in the tree canopy, the Beaming Butterflies whimsically mimic the tropical beauties of the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House–the Garden's location in Chesterfield, dedicated to promoting pollinator education in the St. Louis community. These new additions can be spotted near the Climatron and are sponsored by Karen and Mike Stern.
NEW Interactive Feature
As guests near the end of their journey through the Garden, they’ll have the opportunity to take control of the show through the new Brilliant Blooms feature. Located in the Gladney Rose Garden, this new interactive allows guests to control the lights and create through own holiday light show through kiosks.
Updated Tower Grove House Show
The holiday show projected onto Tower Grove House in the Garden's Lichtenstein Victorian District has been updated and expanded. The show will feature new animations in a larger format across the entire 19th-century home.
Guests can also tour the inside of the home and learn how the holidays were celebrated in the Victorian era. The home is open for tours every night.
Santa Claus and the Winter Sisters Return
The Garden hosts Family Nights on select dates, offering $6 admission for all children ages 3–12 is just $6. See the full Glow calendar for select dates.
Santa Claus returns to Garden Glow on Mondays and Tuesdays, November 18–December 9. Visits and photos with Santa are included in Garden Glow admission.
Fans of the Snow Queen and Snow Princess can visit and get a photo with the Winter Sisters every Thursday evening, not including Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. This experience is included in Garden Glow admission.
NEW Jingle and Mingle Night
Friday, November 21 | 7–9:30 p.m. Last entry at 8:15 p.m.
This festive evening is designed just for grown-ups. After 6 p.m., guests 21 and older can enjoy the lightshow with a complimentary drink, live music and cozy firepits.
Santa and the Winter Sisters aren’t the only visitors to Glow this year. The Mean One himself will be at Jingle and Mingle Night, there to listen to all your holiday season complaints while you snap a souvenir photo.
NEW Sensory Night
Tuesday, November 18 | 5–9:30 p.m. Last entry at 8:15 p.m.
This year, the Garden offers a Sensory Night for patrons with sensory sensitivities on Tuesday, November 18. The evening mirrors the traditional Garden Glow experience, including a visit from Santa Claus, but also includes sensory maps, show modifications and quiet areas.
Admission is limited for this evening, and advanced tickets are required. Sensory Night is also a Family Night, with tickets for children ages 3-12 at just $6.
The Holiday Flower and Train Show
Open nightly, the Holiday Flower and Train Show returns to the Emerson Conservatory during Garden Glow.
Charming G-Scale model trains travel through a colorful display of blooming poinsettias and miniature landscapes, including mini replicas of the Garden’s iconic Victorian District.
The Holiday Flower and Train Show is also available to daytime visitors.
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Garden Glow is presented by Edward Jones. Additional sponsorship support by Ameren, Amundsen Davis LLP, Boeing, Caleres, Commerce Bank, Michael and JiaMin Dierberg, Lelia and David Farr, Graybar Liz Green, H-J Family of Companies, David and Kathy Hollo, Protiviti, Inc., Mike and Karen Stern, Wells Fargo, Williams Patent Crusher & Pulverizer Co. Inc.