Stroll through the Arboretum gardens decked out in Winter Lights. Enjoy fresh air as you explore outdoor light displays, highlighting flowers, trees and the beauty of nature, on the one-mile, self-guided walking route.

New for 2023 will be a color-changing tunnel, a Winter Village on Scarecrow Hill and a field of sunflowers, all with more lights than ever before! Revisit the 16-foot Weeping Willow in a new space and walk through a giant apple, which pays tribute to the Arboretum’s Horticultural Research Center’s apple breeding, including the Honeycrisp apple. Roast marshmallows over an open fire at the S’mores Village (s’mores kits for four people on sale for $7) or visit the Oswald Visitor Center for sandwiches, light snacks and a full cash bar.

The Arboretum’s Oswald Visitor Center and Snyder Building will be decorated for the season with a 25-foot Cuetlaxóchitl Tree (pronounced "kwet-la-SHO-she") (Poinsettia Tree) and multiple seasonally decorated, fresh-cut trees. The Cuetlaxóchitl Tree, created using more than 500 living plants, will display colors of red, white and pink poinsettias. You might also hear holiday tunes from local performers from our live Winter Music Series, offered on most weekends.

Special theme nights for families, couples and photographers offered on select nights.

Schedule:

Thursday, November 30, 2023

5:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m: Date Night        
Arb Parking + Admission

Friday, Deceber 1, 2023

5:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m: General Admission Night
Arb Parking + Admission
Bus Transit + Admission

Music:
6:00 p.m - 7:30 p.m: City of Lakes Chorus

Saturday, December 2, 2023

5:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m: General Admission Night
Arb Parking + Admission
Bus Transit + Admission

Music:
1:30 p.m - 3:00 p.m: Westwind Big Band
6:00 p.m - 7:30 p.m: Flute Cocktail

Sunday, December 3, 2023

5:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m: General Admission Night          
Arb Parking + Admission
Bus Transit + Admission

Music:
1:30 p.m - 3:00 p.m: Star of the North Concert Band
6:00 p.m - 7:30 p.m: The Silverwinds Flutes

Thursday, December 7, 2023

4:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m: Family Night   
6:30 p.m - 8:30 p.m: Arb Parking + Admission

Friday, December 8, 2023

5:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m: General Admission Night          
Arb Parking + Admission
Bus Transit + Admission

Saturday, December 9, 2023

5:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m: General Admission Night          
Arb Parking + Admission
Bus Transit + Admission

Sunday, December 10, 2023

5:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m: General Admission Night          
Arb Parking + Admission
Bus Transit + Admission

Music:
6:00 p.m - 7:30 p.m: Chanhassen High School String Quartet

Thursday, December 14, 2023

5:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m: Date Night          
Arb Parking + Admission

Friday, December 15, 2023

5:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m: General Admission Night          
Arb Parking + Admission
Bus Transit + Admission

Music:
6:00 p.m - 7:30 p.m: The Prairie Brass   

Saturday, December 16, 2023

5:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m: General Admission Night          
Arb Parking + Admission
Bus Transit + Admission

Music:
1:30 p.m - 3:00 p.m: Jazz on the Prairie
6:00 p.m - 7:30 p.m: The Flute Loops   

Sunday, December 17, 2023

5:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m: General Admission Night          
Arb Parking + Admission
Bus Transit + Admission

Music:
1:30 p.m - 3:00 p.m: Minnetonka Symphony Orchestra   
6:00 p.m - 7:30 p.m: Bend in the River Big Band

Monday - Wednesday, December 18-20, 2023

5:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m: General Admission Night          
Arb Parking + Admission

Friday, December 22, 2023

5:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m: General Admission Night          
Arb Parking + Admission
Bus Transit + Admission

Music
6:00 p.m - 7:30 p.m: Mike's Brass

Saturday, December 23, 2023

5:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m: General Admission Night          
Arb Parking + Admission
Bus Transit + Admission

Music:
1:30 p.m - 3:00 p.m: Celebration Brass
6:00 p.m - 7:30 p.m: Chanhassen High School String Quartet

Tuesday - Saturday, December 26 - 30, 2023

5:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m: General Admission Night          
Arb Parking + Admission

Sunday, December 31, 2023

New Year's Eve Party    
4:30 p.m - 7:30 p.m: Arb Parking and Admission
7:30 p.m - 10:30 p.m: Arb Parking and Admission

Date: November 16 - December 31, 2023

Location:

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
3675 Arboretum Drive
Chaska, MN 55318

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