Tickets are on sale for Winter Lights at the North Carolina Arboretum, which runs November 13th, 2026, through January 3rd, 2027. The walk-through show brings more than one million lights to a one-mile route through the gardens at 20 Frederick Law Olmsted Way in Asheville.
Three new displays draw on life in forests and waterways. “Forest Floor” features mushrooms covering the ground, “Beneath the Riverbed” takes visitors below lily pads, and “Between Water and Woods” surrounds them with giant dragonflies. The installations join the illuminated formal gardens for this year’s show.
Live local music accompanies the light displays, and cocoa and s’mores are part of the evening offerings. Food and drinks will be available for purchase at the Education Center’s Arbor Eatery, with two Cocoa Shacks serving refreshments in the gardens…