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Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens

Blue, green, and white holiday lights decorate trees and shrubs along a pathway with a pavilion and bench.

Your garden
adventure awaits

Explore over 50 acres at the Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens

HOLIDAY LIGHTS EVENT
PLAN YOUR VISIT
Many colorful holiday lights adorn trees and shrubs at the Coastal Botanical Garden. Two lighted snowmen and a lighted owl stand in the foreground.

Experience a Savannah holiday tradition with millions of twinkling lights, festive decorations, and interactive family fun for all ages.

Advanced ticketing is required.

Purchase Holiday Lights Tickets

Thank You to Our Generous Sponsors

Presenting Sponsor

Pat and Howard Hackney

Star Sponsors

Chatham Parkway Lexus

Tree Sponsors

Bernard Williams Insurance
Brennan & Wasden LLC
Brenda Gaines
Mary Warnell
Oelschig Nursery
Savannah Country Club

Elf Sponsors

AAWIC
Al and Sandy Bungard
Fish Tales
Lesley Francis Marketing
Loves Seafood and Steaks

Location

Location and hours

Calendar

Event calendar

Map

Garden map

High-Five

Support and volunteer

Two brothers smile and hold hands walking on a path with dense jungle-like vegetation all around.

A family-friendly
Savannah attraction

With more than 100,000 annual visitors

Ticket Pricing

Children (3-16)

$6.00

Adults (17+)

$8.00

Seniors (65+)

$6.00

Students and Military (with ID)

$6.00

*The Georgia Coastal Botanical Garden welcomes service animals. There are NO PETS allowed. See our Garden Guidelines.

A male Eastern Blue Bird.

Recognized as a bird biodiversity hotspot by Cornell University

Perfect for avid birdwatchers

Browse the gardens

The Cottage Garden gazebo in spring.
A monarch butterfly perched on a milkweed flower.
Sun and Shade Garden at dusk.

cottage garden | native plant trail | judge arthur solomon camellia trail | mediterranean garden | crape myrtle alleE | Sun and shade garden | rivers of iris | Barbour lathrop bamboo collection | trustees garden | formal and white gardens | orchid greenhouse

Our story began
with bamboo


Established as a bamboo grove around 1890, then taken over by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1919, the gardens are now managed by the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and are devoted to fostering research and education. Plants from all over the world can be found in our unique collections, including several trees and shrubs which are one-of-a-kind in the U.S.

Our historic bamboo collection includes more than 70 species, and our internationally acclaimed camellia collection is one of the largest in the country, with 36 species blooming from October to March.