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Lightscape: Brooklyn’s Winter Spectacular, on through Jan. 4! ✨
Terrain at BBG’s pop-up winter tree market is open! 🌲
Don’t miss the limited-time sale, running December 4—December 7 from 10 a.m.–8 p.m, featuring highly sought-after Silvertip firs in sizes ranging from 5 to 13 feet.
Still thinking about the magical stroll through #LightScape @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social last weekend. It took 4 holiday seasons of living nearby, but we finally made it. Highly recommend to add a dash of wonder and delight to a chilly Winter's evening.
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Be one of the first to see spectacular new works including 3,000 illuminated flowers in Bluebonnets near Oak Circle, the mesmerizing bonfire-like Fluxit in the Plant Family Collection, and so much more!
Runs through January 4. More info and tickets. 👇
Lightscape is officially OPEN at BBG! 🎉
Make your way through Brooklyn Botanic Garden at night, transformed with glowing sculptures and fields of light. Grab a festive treat or drink and take a stroll.
Opens tomorrow. 👀
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18.11.2025 20:51 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Here’s your SNEAK PEEK at Lightscape’s new installations. 👀
Did you know that Lightscape at BBG is almost completely reimagined every year?
New installations designed by artists from around the world are brought to Brooklyn and specially configured to BBG to craft this enchanted winter journey.
Thousands of purple lights on a lawn in squid-like tendrils emerging from cylindrical pillars.
Lightscape opens in ONE WEEK! 🌠
Don’t miss out on this year’s amazing multi-sensory experience, featuring a festive new soundtrack and holiday-inspired food and drink. There is no better way to celebrate the season in Brooklyn!
Opens November 21. Get tickets now: bbg.org/lightscape
Last call for fall colors at BBG! 🍂
Autumn leaves across BBG are at peak, but the explosion of color won’t last long. Make your way to BBG soon to see the vivid display.
Please note that some outdoor areas are inaccessible while Lightscape is installed.
Enjoy a buffet of delicious food and treats, open bar, lively entertainment including balloon artists, magicians, stilt walkers, face painting, and more, and a stroll along BBG’s breathtaking illuminated trails. Festive attire encouraged!
More info. 👇
A performer in dapper suited costume juggles lighted balls outdoors in front of a light sculpture in the shape of an abstract tree.
A person holds a puppet in the shape of a butterfly outside amidst a shining circular light art installation admit many trees, some of which are illuminated orange.
Children on a path in a garden environment stare in wonder at a bubble artist's work. The path is illuminated colorfully from above.
Lightscape Family Benefit tickets are on sale now! 💫
Join us December 9 for an exclusive experience at BBG’s Lightscape Family Benefit, a fundraiser that’s fun for kids and their families. This annual benefit offers a magical evening for families while supporting the Garden’s youth ed programs.
Lightscape opens in just TWO WEEKS! 👀
An all-new experience awaits with fresh and reimagined art, music, and special attractions. Make your plans now to experience NYC’s newest holiday classic!
Lightscape runs from November 21–January 4.
Tickets available now: www.bbg.org/lightscape
A photo of the Japanese pond and a huge maple tree in orange color at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The tree is surrounded by smaller trees in other colors of red, yellow and green.
Fall foliage on a blustery day at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens.
06.11.2025 17:11 — 👍 10 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1Foliage alert! 🍁 Fall colors are hitting peak across BBG.
The Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, Osborne Garden, and Maple Grove are ablaze with color right now. Maples, oaks, and more are showing off brilliant red, orange, and yellow leaves.
A view of pools of water and a fountain on a brick terrace surrounded by garden plots as well as several trees showing green leaves as well as red and yellow fall foliage.
The Garden is open on Election Day. 🗳️
Everyone who can, please get out and vote at your designated polling location today!
Photo by Michael Stewart.
Or, join us for a seated Lightscape Lodge dinner in Yellow Magnolia Café, decked out for the season with elegant winter accents.
Reservations and dates are limited, so be sure to secure your table!
Thursdays in December are 21+ only at Lightscape! Experience the magic of Lightscape without the little ones on these special 21-and-over evenings.
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A person hands another person a warm drink over a bar inside a festive indoor space, a decked out interior of a greenhouse.
A restaurant inside a glassy curved ceiling with many circular tables and many many lights and wintery accents.
Celebrate the season at Lightscape 21+ Nights and Lightscape Lodge Dinners! 🥂
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A person stands on a hill at nighttime during winter in front of an enormous display of lights situated on lawn hemmed on both sides by illuminated trees.
Lightscape Value Nights return this year! ✨
See BBG's dazzling illuminated trail for less on select Value Nights. Tickets start at $29 for adults and $15 for children. Ticket prices include all ticketing fees—what you see is what you pay!
More info and tickets: www.bbg.org/lightscape
Lightscape at Brooklyn Botanic Garden opens in ONE MONTH! 🤩
Starts November 21! Transport yourself to an enchanted forest on this glittering winter trail, right in the heart of Brooklyn.
Tickets are available now: www.bbg.org/lightscape
Head to our website for more details, timing, and ticketing info. 👇
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A map of Brooklyn Botanic Garden with a brown background and multicolored outline with about a dozen circular "pull outs" highlighting different events across the Garden.
BBG’s Fall Harvest Fest is packed with fun! 👀
Have you made your NYC sweater weather plans yet? Celebrate fall at BBG’s new Fall Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 25, featuring live music, a cider and beer garden, pumpkin-decorating, fabulous foliage, hands-on activities for families, and more.
Fall colors are juuust starting to emerge at BBG. 🍂
Remember, free Community Tickets are available every day at the Garden. Anyone who needs a free ticket can reserve one online or at our entrances.
Community Tickets are sponsored by JPMorgan Chase in October.
The five BBG trees that made the list: the Caucasian wingnut, the Chinese parasol tree south of the Rock Garden, the common pawpaw in the Plant Family Collection between Daffodil Hill and Oak Circle, the Kansas hawthorn across from the Lily Pond, and the mountain winterberry near the Rock Garden.
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Five of BBG’s trees were recognized by NYC Parks as “greats”! 🌳
Since 1985, NYC Parks has created a list of heritage trees called the “Great Trees of New York City.” Through a public process, New Yorkers nominate exceptional trees, as defined by their historic, botanical, and cultural significance.
Plus, check out hands-on activities for families, pumpkin-decorating, a cider-press demonstration, and special harvest presentations from Redhawk Native American Arts Council and Haiti Cultural Exchange.
More info and tickets. 👇
Four people wearing long pants and sweaters walk on a wooden path edged by a long wooden bench, with tall grasses and fall foliage beyond.
An adult holds a glass bowl over a cider press which is being turned by a kid. The pair are standing outside in a green garden environment surrounded by people.
BBG’s Fall Harvest Fest is this month, and the event is going to be packed with fun! 🍻🎃
On Saturday, October 25, come to BBG for a pop-up beer and cider garden, folksy live music, lawn games, palm readings, and a costume parade.
Side view of a great blue heron standing on a stone ornament by a pond in a formal Japanese garden. In the background, the surface of the pond, fringed by a grassy bank and tree-lined path.
Side/front view of a great blue heron standing on a stone ornament by a pond in a formal Japanese garden, looking down at the surface of the pond. In the background, an ornamental stone bridge and overhanging trees.
The #BirdoftheDay alternative theme today is #longlegs, so here's a great blue heron who's become quite an attraction at the Botanic Garden lately, delighting visitors with picturesque poses like this one.
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