Event · Outdoors
Lightscape at San Francisco Botanical Garden
- When
- Through Jan 3Nightly timed entry, November 20, 2026 to January 3, 2027 (member preview Nov 19)
- Where
- San Francisco Botanical Garden1199 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94122Open in Google Maps ↗
- Ages
- Adult; Youth (5 – 17 years); Child (4 & under) Free
- Cost
- Adult starting at $32 general ($27 member); Youth (5–17) starting at $20 general ($17 member); Child (4 & under) free; Flex from $60 general; Museums For All $10 each (EBT/SNAP/Medi-Cal, up to four)Strollers welcome. Buy online in advance; walk-up tickets not guaranteed.
- Organizer
- Gardens of Golden Gate Park
Lightscape returns to San Francisco Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park for the 2026 winter season, turning the garden into an after-dark, one-mile trail of about a million lights with new art, color and sound installations. Visitors walk the route at their own pace after entering in a timed 15-minute window, and festive food and drinks are sold near the entrance (ticketholders may arrive up to 30 minutes early). Strollers are welcome on the garden's paths, and children 4 and under go free. Tickets are dated and timed; popular nights sell out, walk-ups are not guaranteed and carry a $5 same-day premium. A limited number of $10 Museums for All tickets are available every night for EBT/SNAP/Medi-Cal cardholders (up to four). Muni lines 5, 7, 43, 44 and the N-Judah serve the garden, and transit is strongly recommended.
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