Dallas Arboretum's 12 Holiday Gazebos Take a Final Bow

Twelve glass gazebos built to the days of the carol return to the Dallas Arboretum for one more season, November 11 to January 3.

Pick a daytime or a night visit.

🎄 The gazebo finale

Dallas Arboretum and Botanical GardenHoliday at the Arboretum 2026 – 12 Days of ChristmasNov 11, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027

🎁 A run that ends in January

Twelve glass-sided gazebos have stood on these 66 acres since 2014, one built to each day of the carol, and the garden lights them from dusk through the holiday run. This year carries the billing One Final Chorus, and the display runs through January 3. The walk also passes the Christmas Village and the decorated DeGolyer House. Families who have walked the route from the first year have one more holiday run to see it lit.

🌙 Daylight or floodlit

Daytime entry runs 9 AM to 4 PM. Adults pay $21.95 to $25.95 and children 3 to 12 pay $17.95 to $21.95. Holiday at Night runs 5 PM to 10 PM at $35 to $40 for every guest 3 and older, with no separate child rate. Night Owl covers 8:30 PM to 10 PM at $15, sold online only, and the last ninety minutes carry the same lights. Children under 3 enter free at every session, and members pay $20 to $25 for Holiday at Night. Every rate moves with the date you pick, and the calendar shows the exact total before checkout.

🚗 Parking and the cheap nights

Parking runs $15 per vehicle plus tax and fees, and the garage at 8720 Garland Road uses Entry 4, with an accessible underground walkway into the grounds. Buying night tickets online avoids the $4 walk-up charge, and tickets sold anywhere but the Arboretum site are not honored. Holiday Cheer runs 5 PM to 10 PM at $12 on November 26, December 24, 25 and 31 and January 1. Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and January 1 have no daytime admission, and the garden still opens those nights for Holiday Cheer. Night Owl is not sold on any of the five. Official info: dallasarboretum.org, Holiday at the Arboretum.


🌳 Same side of town

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