No Kids Allowed: Popular ‘Date Nights At Winter Lights’ Return To MN Landscape Arboretum In 2024

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The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum will once again host a pair of 'Date Nights at Winter Lights' events- for adults only- in 2024. The events, which include small, adult-only crowds, live music and even ballroom dancing lessons, are slated for December 5th and December 12th from 5-10 p.m..

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Make reservations for a romantic night under the stars with your favorite person. Stroll through the light displays with smaller, adult-only crowds, listen to live music and take a dance class from Costa Rica Ballroom Dance Studios.

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The Arboretum gardens will be decked out in winter lights on select dates from November 21st to January 5th, 2025. The non date-night evenings are open to all ages.

The 2024 version of the event will include outdoor light displays, highlighting flowers, trees and other nature, over a mile-long route.

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Stroll through the Arboretum’s gardens decked out with light displays highlighting flowers, trees and the beauty of nature on a one-mile, self-guided walk.

New this year, visitors can explore a woodland-themed light display. Plus, revisit the 16-foot Weeping Willow and walk through a giant apple, a nod to the Arboretum and Horticultural Research Center as the Home of the Honeycrisp. Roast marshmallows over an open fire at the S’mores Village or visit the Oswald Visitor Center for beverages and dinner options at Rootstock.

The Arboretum’s Oswald Visitor Center and Snyder Building will also be decorated for the season with a 25-foot Cuetlaxóchitl Tree (pronounced "kwet-la-SHO-she") (Poinsettia Tree), created using more than 500 living plants. Visitors might also hear holiday tunes from local performers during our live Winter Music Series, offered on select nights.

For a curated experience, visit one of the Winter Lights special theme nights, including an Opening Night celebration on Nov. 21, Date Nights on Dec. 5 and 12, Family Nights on Nov. 26 and Dec. 19 and a New Year’s Eve Celebration for all ages Dec. 31.

Tickets for the general Winter Lights nights start at $10 for members and go up to $30 for non-members. Kids 15 and younger are free outside of certain theme nights.

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Tickets for the Date Nights are $25 for members and $45 for non-members.