New for 2025: Lightscape illuminates the Golden Gate Park Botanical Garden from November 21 to January 4, 2026. Tickets are required.
A mile-long trail of light, color, and music will come to life at sunset in the San Francisco Botanical Garden. This immersive light and sound experience will transform the Botanical Garden into a mesmerizing world of wonder with more than one million twinkling lights. Strollers are welcome to meander through the path of dazzling lights, dramatic colors, otherworldly lighted sculptures, and water features – right in the heart of San Francisco.
Yes, there will be food and cocoa to purchase. They expect the route to take an average visitor 45 minutes, but your mileage will vary with curious toddlers.
The installation, “Lightscape,” has been touring internationally and was redesigned with the unique contours of the SF Botanical Garden.
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Plan your visit to the Lightscape installation in San Francisco
Dates: Certain dates between November 21, 2025, to January 4, 2026
Hours: Timed admission slots are every 15 minutes from 5 to 8:15 pm
Location: San Francisco Botanical Garden, Golden Gate Park, 1199 9th Ave
Parking: The Music Concourse Garage may be accessed from the Fulton Street and 10th Avenue entrance, which is a 5-minute walk.
Admission: Tickets start at $32 for adults, $20 for children ages 5-17, and free for ages 4 and under. Prices vary by date.
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