Displays

Dec. 12, 2024 • 5-10 p.m.

Event

Date Nights at Winter Lights

Make reservations for a romantic night under the lights with your favorite person! Stroll through the displays with smaller…

Special Ticketed Event

Select dates Nov. 21, 2024-Jan. 5, 2025

Event

Winter Lights

Stroll through the Arboretum’s gardens decked out with light displays highlighting flowers, trees and the beauty of nature on a…

Special Ticketed Event

Dec. 31, 2024 • 5-10 p.m.

EVENT

New Year's Eve Celebration at Winter Lights

Bring family and friends together to celebrate the end of 2024 with a magical walk through the Arboretum’s Winter Lights display…

Special Ticketed Event

Yearly

Displays

Feb. 8 & 22; Time TBA

EVENT

Make-and-Take Fairy Garden Workshops

Get inspired at the Spring Flower Show and then make your own fairy garden terrarium to take home. Basic materials, including a…

Nighttime in the conservatory with purple uplighting

Special Ticketed Event

Feb. 21, 28 and March 7 • 6-9 p.m.

EVENT

After Hours with the Flowers

Make a night of it with your special someone or best friends and enjoy the Spring Flower Show after hours during this fun…

Yearly

Educational

Displays

Feb. 1-March 16, 2025 • 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

EVENT

Spring Flower Show

Embark on a botanical journey through the seasons at the Arboretum's Spring Flower Show. Marvel at more than a dozen…

Ongoing

EVENT

Dakota Sacred Hoop Walk

Help us celebrate the launch of this exciting exhibit and meet Twin Cities Digital Artist Marlena Myles in the MacMillan…

People loading onto the bus for the garden tours

Special Ticketed Event

July 13-15, 2025 • 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

EVENT

Auxiliary Private Garden Tour

Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Auxiliary Private Garden Tour as guests of the Arboretum Auxiliary on luxury, air…

Featured Events

Special Ticketed Event

Yearly

Displays

Holiday

Date Nights at Winter Lights

Dec. 12, 2024 • 5-10 p.m.

Event

Make reservations for a romantic night under the lights with your favorite person! Stroll through the displays with smaller, adult-only crowds while you enjoy... Food and beverages…

Family-friendly

Yearly

Holiday

Special Ticketed Event

Family Nights at Winter Lights

Dec. 19, 2024 • 5-9 p.m.

Event

This family-friendly evening features smaller crowds, hot cocoa and cookies and a craft project. Get some fresh air before bedtime, and bring your children to explore the Arboretum…

Special Ticketed Event

New Year's Eve Celebration at Winter Lights

Dec. 31, 2024 • 5-10 p.m.

EVENT

Bring family and friends together to celebrate the end of 2024 with a magical walk through the Arboretum’s Winter Lights display! Additional activities will include: Family…

Educational

2025 ProHort Online Horticulture Core Course

Jan. 14, 2025 • 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Advance Registration Required

Register by Dec. 10 to receive the ProHort printed course companion guide in time for holiday gift-giving! The 2025 ProHort Core Course offers comprehensive knowledge that has the…

Displays

Date Nights at Winter Lights

Winter Lights

New Year's Eve Celebration at Winter Lights

Make-and-Take Fairy Garden Workshops

After Hours with the Flowers

Spring Flower Show

Dakota Sacred Hoop Walk

Auxiliary Private Garden Tour

Full Wolf Moon Snowshoe Hike

Spring Flower Show

Bud Break 5K and 1K

Gala in the Gardens

Auxiliary Private Garden Tour

Taste & Toast

The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum serves as a research center and extension of the University of Minnesota's College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS).

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