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Nov 23, 2023 · Our popular annual holiday display “Season’s Greenings” features model trains in the gated outdoor gardens, festive lights throughout the Garden, thousands of poinsettias, holiday decor, and D.C. landmarks made from plants inside the Conservatory.
November 28, 2024 – January 5, 2025. Location: Outdoor Gardens. Explore the plants of the holidays with us! This year’s “Season’s Greenings” features thousands of poinsettias, D.C. landmarks made from plants inside the Conservatory, model trains in the outdoor gardens, and festive lights and decor throughout the Garden.
- Meadowlark’s Winter Walk of Lights. November 11–January 7. 9750 Meadowlark Gardens Ct., Vienna. The botanical garden transforms into a little more than a half-mile animated light show.
- Bull Run Festival of Lights. November 11–January 7. 7700 Bull Run Dr., Centreville. Explore two-and-a-half miles of fairytale vignettes from the comfort of your car, driving past leaping reindeer, LED archways, glowing candy canes, and sparkling stars.
- Ice and Lights Winter Village. November 17–January 1. 4001 Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria. Check out Cameron Run’s light display, skate on the ice rink, and snap a Instagram-worthy photo in front of giant stars and shimmering archways ($8+).
- Spectacular Factory. December 20–January 3. 1238 Maryland Ave., SW. The interactive museum Artechouse is bringing back their gift factory panorama with kaleidoscopic nutcrackers, giant swinging Christmas bells, and a candy-cane carousel.
- Cross visiting the National Christmas Tree off your bucket list. The National Christmas Tree is DC’s claim to fame during the holidays, and for good reason.
- Check out the Downtown Holiday Market. This free-to-frequent downtown bazaar is centrally located in front of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery, the beloved market stretches across two blocks of F Street between 7th and 9th streets.
- Get some Season's Greenings at the U.S. Botanic Garden. The free Season's Greenings celebration at the U.S. Botanic Garden is a beloved annual tradition in the nation's capital.
- Experience the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree. This year’s tree comes from the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia. You can visit the tree on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol.
The U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG) will offer an outdoor holiday display this year, running from Wednesday, Nov. 24, through Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, closed on December 25. The outdoor displays will include festive decorations, trains, evergreens, and lights in the outdoor gardens.
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Nov 23, 2023 · Onlookers visiting the U.S. Botanic Garden can see these creative monuments through Christmas Day. (WTOP/Heather Gustafson) The Washington Monument sits inside the U.S. Botanic Garden on...
The Botanic Garden gets decked out for the holidays thanks to this annual exhibit. Inside the Conservatory you'll also find the garden's collection of DC's iconic landmarks, including a model of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and a showcase of poinsettias.
