The 14th annual “Garden Lights, Holiday Nights” at the Atlanta Botanical Garden opened to the public Saturday night, Nov. 16. The whimsical event invites guests to meander through the garden grounds to admire nearly two million lights illuminating trees, garden sculptures and themed displays. The spectacle will be open nightly between now and Jan. 12.
After entering the garden, guests wander down a walkway, cross over a mystical riverbed made of blue lights, pass underneath a canopy of flowing white fabric illuminated by dreamy hues, and make their way to the middle of the garden where they find themselves awe-struck by the sight of the garden’s centerpiece attraction, “Nature’s Wonders.”
“Nature’s Wonders” appears, at first glance, like a lush forest of lights. The effect is created by 529 strings of lights, some as long as 64 feet, hung from a gridded web affixed high up in the canopy of trees. These hanging strings are composed of 88,660 lights, which can all be individually programmed. The lights are synchronized to a score of music, which takes listeners on a cinematic journey.