The Garden Christmas Light Displays At Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens In Illinois Is Pure Holiday Magic
Rockford, Illinois is home to a garden Christmas lights display that belongs on every Illinoisans’ bucket list. Make your holiday season even more magical with a visit to this annual attraction. Scroll on for more details.
The Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens in northern Illinois spans 11,000 square-feet along the Rock River and is open year-round for locals and tourists to explore exotic plants.
During the holidays, both the inside and outside are illuminated with a myriad of holiday lights during an event known as All Aglow that is a true sight to behold.
This year, the event takes place between November 29, 2019, and January 6, 2020. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, and admission is regular park admission.
Depending on member and veteran status, as well as age, the price to enter is between $2 and $8 while children below the age of 2 are admitted for free.
The indoor portion of this garden Christmas lights display is the most spectacular of all. Twinkling strings of lights, as well as orbs, hang among the tropical plants in the greenhouse.
There is so much to explore at this festive garden that you may go through it a few times making sure you've seen it all, and there's nothing wrong with that.
An Illinois transplant who grew up and went to school in Indiana for 22 years, Elizabeth holds a BFA in creative writing and has enjoyed traveling across the country and parts of Europe. She has visited half of the states, as well as parts of Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean, and regularly travels home to the Hoosier State to see friends and family. With more than five years of writing experience, Elizabeth’s articles have been featured on several websites, and her poetry and short stories have been published in multiple literary journals.
