Nov 29, 2018 3 min read

With dazzling holiday displays, a newly renovated and illuminated Palm Court, and surprises at every turn, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens’ Holiday Magic: Let It Glow! captures the magic of the holidays, making memories that will last a lifetime.

This year’s show will include a display of holiday trees, including a majestic 22-foot Fraser fir glowing brilliantly over the Victoria Room’s reflecting pond. Plus, enjoy Phipps’ signature floral delights, including amaryllis, orchids and thousands of poinsettias, as well as exquisitely detailed props, with one new display after another. Plus, in Phipps’ Outdoor and Discovery Gardens, the Winter Light Garden will sparkle with luminous orbs, trees, fountains, a tunnel of lights and all-new ice tower prisms resembling frosted windowpanes that are sure to mesmerize visitors.

Guests will also have the opportunity to see the show in a whole new light with limited-edition Holiday Hologram Glasses that use the science of holographic diffraction to reveal festive snowflakes while looking at Phipps’ sparkling LED light displays, an added delight for all ages.

Phipps’ Garden Railroad: Memories in Motion is also on display, taking guests on a locomotive journey through the years at Phipps, with interactive features at every stop. Plus, all new this year, Tropical Forest Cuba exhibit will be accentuated with 250 feet of pink globe lights, illuminated trees and pendant lights.

The show runs through Jan. 6 with timed tickets required in advance for all guests. Admission is $17.95 for adults, $16.95 for seniors and students, and $11.95 for children (ages 2 – 18). Members and kids under 2 enter free. Daily hours for Winter Flower Show are 9:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. and 5 to 11 p.m. for Winter Light Garden. Phipps closes at 5 p.m. on Dec. 24 and reopens at 9:30 a.m. on Dec. 26.

Timed tickets are now on sale at phipps.conservatory.org to experience Phipps’ Holiday Magic: Let It Glow! A Pittsburgh holiday tradition, this year’s Phipps’ Winter Flower Show and Light Garden is biggest and brightest yet.

Timed tickets allow guests to book their visit date and time of arrival, available online at phipps.conservatory.org/tickets. Each timed ticket provides access to the entire conservatory, including Winter Flower Show, Winter Light Garden and Garden Railroad. Once guests enter Phipps to experience Holiday Magic: Let It Glow!, they may stay as long as Phipps is open. Timed tickets are required in advance for all days of the show.

Learn more about Holiday Magic: Let It Glow! and all of the holiday festivities planned at Phipps throughout the holiday season, including Santa Visits, Live Performance Nights, Holiday Dinner, Members Shopping Event, Gifts and Greens Market, Family Fun Days and New Year’s Eve Family Celebration, at phipps.conservatory.org.