# Dominion Energy Garden of Lights > Event for families in the Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk area (VA / NC). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Nov 6 – Jan 3 · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM - Where: Norfolk Botanical Garden, 6700 Azalea Garden Rd, Norfolk, VA 23518 - Ages: All ages; guests age 3+ must have a ticket; child tickets ages 3–12 - Price: Not-yet members: Value Nights $24 adult / $15 child (3–12), $22 military; Popular Nights $30 adult / $18 child. Members $18/$12 (Value), $24/$15 (Popular). Plus Norfolk tax; walk-ups +$5 - Organizer: Norfolk Botanical Garden - Official page: https://norfolkbotanicalgarden.org/event/dominion-energy-garden-of-lights/ - 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/virginia-beach/activities/dominion-energy-garden-of-lights--listing-7c7d363aeded6636af85269e ## About Norfolk Botanical Garden's walk-through holiday light show, running for more than 30 years and voted among the best botanical garden holiday lights in the country by USA Today 10Best readers. Families walk a one-mile loop of lit displays through the garden after dark; driving through is not allowed. The route works for strollers, wagons and wheelchairs, though some paths are packed gravel with slight slopes, and double strollers have to fold to get through Baker Hall, where tickets are scanned. The garden's elves roam the paths and pose for photos on Tuesday evenings from 6 to 8 pm. Families can wear holiday pajamas on Nov 12 and festive sweaters on Nov 19. Dogs are welcome on Barks & Bulbs nights (Wednesdays and Sundays). A pop-up bistro sells mocktails and treats, and a food drive for the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia collects donations at the entrance. Children 3 and up need a ticket. Tickets are timed, sold online with limited nightly capacity, and walk-ups cost $5 more. A mobility shuttle runs once nightly, leaving at 5:15 pm. ## Similar picks in Virginia Beach - [Holiday Trail of Lights at the Virginia Aquarium](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/holiday-trail-of-lights-at-the-virginia-aquarium--listing-726f9c320c4aecfc08326a8b) — Nov 20 – Jan 3 · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center · All ages · From $12 · checked Oct 24. After 31 years as a drive-through on the Oceanfront boardwalk, Virginia Beach's holiday lights move to a new 1.1-mile walking trail on the Virginia Aquarium grounds. 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