Holiday Magic! Winter Flower Show and Light Garden returning to Phipps Conservatory

PITTSBURGH — It’s that time of year again!

The Holiday Magic! Winter Flower Show and Light Garden returns to Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens’ gleaming glasshouse on Friday, November 19, and with a new theme of Sparkle and Shine!

Members can reserve tickets starting Wednesday, November 3. Ticket sales open to the public on Wednesday, Nov. 10.

All member and nonmember tickets must be reserved in advance to attend this year’s show.

New features for 2021 include:

A Victorian holiday display that transports guests back to the opening of Phipps in December 1893, with oversized topiary ornaments hanging above and an 8-foot decorated tree rotating in a chiming music box
A reflective wonderland featuring sparkling ornaments, mirrored tree toppers and twinkling silver trees among elegant beds of red, white and green plants
A 9-foot-tall holiday tree in the center of an elegant rotunda surrounded by decorated trees floating atop the reflective Victoria pond
A fun, nontraditional display with a color scheme inspired by iridescence in nature, featuring trees decorated with ornaments arranged in a gradient of colors from blue to green to yellow to pink
A whimsical display featuring topiary reindeer, a holiday tree made up of 50 anthurium plants, an archway composed of wreaths, and holiday trees decorated with ornaments created by local middle and high school students through the Fairchild Challenge
A grand finale that takes you on a supersized journey through oversized gifts and toys under a canopy of colorful string lights
Dazzling displays of holiday trees, topiaries and signature floral delights, including amaryllis, orchids and more than 1,600 poinsettias
Luminous orbs, trees, fountains and tunnels of lights filling the Outdoor and Discovery Gardens
A new addition to the Winter Light Garden that transforms the Discovery Garden Pavilion into a glowing ice palace

Members and kids under 2 enter free. Masks are strongly recommended for all guests and required for unvaccinated guests ages 2 and up.

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