# Tropical Holiday at Cleveland Botanical Garden > Event for families in the Cleveland area (OH). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Nov 21 – Jan 3 - Where: Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44106 - Ages: 2 and under free - Price: Nonmembers $21 adult, $15 child, 2 and under free; members free (advance ticket); family 4-pack $65 - Organizer: Cleveland Botanical Garden (Holden Forests & Gardens) - Official page: https://www.cbgarden.org/tickets/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/tropical-holiday-at-cleveland-botanical-garden--listing-353eed2323485befd77f1837 ## About Cleveland Botanical Garden's new holiday show swaps snow for the tropics. Indoor and outdoor holiday lights run through the gardens, the glasshouses host island-inspired displays, and a storybook scavenger hunt through the Madagascar and Costa Rica glasshouses lets children collect stamps and earn a free postcard. Families also find hands-on holiday crafts, story times, an expanded play area with the big slide, a festive marketplace, and the annual Northeast Ohio gingerbread competition on display. 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