The international sellout sensation, Lightscape, is returning to the 120-acre Fort Worth Botanic Garden for its third consecutive year with an even longer trail, 20+ all-new illuminated installations, revamped pricing, and more than one (1) million-holiday lights, making the 2024 Lightscape the grandest and brightest yet. Running November 22 through January 5, 80 percent of Lightscape will be new and reimagined for the 2024 holiday season.
Produced by Sony Music, Fort Worth is the only city in Texas hosting a Lightscape in 2024. This year’s Lightscape, specifically curated for Fort Worth, will feature over 20 custom-designed installations that come to life after dark with color and sound, each of which is expertly choreographed to holiday-themed music in a completely transformed magical atmosphere.
Highlights for 2024 include an all-new Texas section complete with the Texas Flag, Texas Nutcrackers, Gingerbread Walk, Christmas Cacti, and the always-popular Bluebonnets, as well as the international debut of installations including a Fountain Show, Night Birds, Lampshade Bouquets, Floraison, and “Airquairium” Fish Sculptures. The 2024 Lightscape will also feature some returning-yet-reimagined fan-favorite installations including the Winter Cathedral, Sea of Light, and Neon Tree, and guests are also welcome to enjoy fire pits, s’more-roasting, hot cocoa, holiday music, and photo opportunities with Santa Clause (on select evenings).
Also new for 2024 is a revamped pricing structure, including reduced regular pricing from previous years, new “Value Nights” for off-peak dates, and the option to purchase $50 “Anytime Access” tickets, which include flexible admission dates and arrival times, parking, and a dedicated check-in line. Tickets for Lightscape are on-sale now at https://fwbg.org/lightscape at the following price levels:
Value Night Pricing:
• Adult -$18 / $18 for FWBG members
• Child - $12 / $12 for FWBG members
Regular Pricing:
• Adult -$26 / $18 for FWBG members
• Child - $16 / $12 for FWBG members
Peak Night Pricing:
• Adult - $30 / $22 for FWBG members
• Child - $20 / $16 for FWBG members
Illuminated installations planned for the 2024 Lightscape include:
• Welcome Wreath – A 30-foot illuminated holiday wreath greeting guests at the garden entrance
• Peonies – 20-foot peony flowers funneling attendees down a glowing colorful winding path
• Chandelier Christmas Disco – 11 giant chandeliers sparkling with light and disco music while suspended from the trees above
• Cascade Walk – Hundreds of light tubes suspended from trees lining an elevated neon-lit forest boardwalk
• Star Show – 12, 15-foot illuminated stars surrounding archways to create the perfect Instagram-worthy backdrop
• Gingerbread Walk + Texas Nutcrackers – Human-sized gingerbread families mingled with giant nutcrackers outfitted with retro Christmas lights in this Texas-sized and Texas-bred installation
• Texas Flag – one of the largest illuminated Texas flags ever created
• Bluebonnets – A field of 3,000 bluebonnets that come to life at dusk and bathe the landscape in bold blue and white LED pixel lights.
• Ribbon Tunnels – Arbors covered in 500 light ribbons creating a true tunnel of light
• Fountain Show – A spectacular water show featuring full-color, underwater, LED-lit air jets shooting water high up in the air
• Bright Ideas – Lightbulbs seamlessly intertwined with trees and meticulously programmed to synchronize with festive holiday music
• Nightbirds – A flock of oversized stainless steel bird sculptures with feathers lit in neon orange and bright blue
• Spiral Trees – Dazzling spiral Christmas trees adorned with vibrant neon lights
• Winter Cathedral – A 110-foot-long cathedral illuminated by tens of thousands of LED light globes
• Star Tree + Sea of Light – A field of 2,000 color-changing lights leading to a 40-foot illuminated Christmas tree wrapped in hundreds of lit stars
• Neon Tree – LED strips of light throughout tree trunks creating moments of brightness and darkness timed to music
• Floraison – 240 poppies floating through tree canopies, bridges, and ponds to celebrate the landscape of the 7.5-acre Japanese Garden
• Sun Pillars – Slowly-rotating-colored beams resembling the sun piercing through fog within tree canopies
• Airquairium Fish – Giant illuminated sculptural fish effortlessly jumping above water ponds
• Water Lilies – 8 oversized lilies reflecting across the water's surface
• Lampshade Bouquets – Zig-zagged 23-foot lampshade bouquet sculptures towering above the main garden roadway to bright-line the tour conclusion
“It is our great honor to serve as the host city for the only Lightscape in the state of Texas in 2024,” said Patrick Newman, CEO & president of the FWBG. “This year, we have reduced our pricing across-the-board, while also extending our trail to be longer and grander than ever before. An incredible 80 percent of installations are new or improved, making for a truly immersive and magical experience for guests of every age. From the moment guests enter Lightscape, they will be whisked away into a realm of enchantment and amazement, surrounded by dazzling light installations thoughtfully integrated with our garden's beauty. Every tree, plant, and path will be bathed in a harmonious blend of lights and music, creating a mesmerizing ambiance never experienced before. We hope all North Texans will join us at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden this holiday season to experience Fort Worth’s favorite holiday tradition!”
Lightscape is produced by the FWBG in association with Sony Music, and creatively produced by Culture Creative.
ABOUT FORT WORTH BOTANIC GARDEN
Located in the heart of the Fort Worth Cultural District, the Fort Worth Botanic Garden offers stunning garden views, exhibits, gift shops, a café, and more within its 120-acre campus. The Garden was established in 1934, is the oldest major botanic garden in Texas, and contains a collection of more than 2,500 species of plants. Long celebrated for its beautiful tropical, rose, and Japanese gardens, the Garden comprises 22 specialty garden spaces, including a tropical conservatory, a public perennial trial garden, and naturalized areas and vistas. For more information, visit www.fwbg.org | FB @fortworthbotanicgarden | Instagram @fortworthbotanicgarden
ABOUT SONY MUSIC
Sony Music has been delivering illuminated Christmas trails for nine years. Each trail is carefully designed to showcase the natural and unique environment of the individual location. There are currently 30 trails across the UK, Europe, USA, and Australia within the My Christmas Trails and Lightscape portfolios. The chosen partners for national and international heritage brands such as The National Trust; Forestry England; and work with a number of prestigious venues, including Blenheim Palace; The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh; Chicago Botanic Garden; Brooklyn Botanical Garden, San Antonio Botanical Garden and Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Melbourne, Australia. Learn more at https://mychristmastrails.co.uk/ | FB @mychristmastrails | Instagram @mychristmastrails
ABOUT CULTURE CREATIVE
Culture Creative is a creative project and production management company based in England. The company works across a wide range of cultural fields including art, sport, heritage, tourism, festivals, and events, developing projects from concept to delivery. Since 2013 Culture Creative has worked closely with Sony Music to create illuminated trails in various venues across the UK and overseas. Learn more at culturecreative.co.uk. | FB @culturecreativeltd | Instagram @culturecreativeltd
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