Winter Lights

Holiday Hours

We love celebrating the holidays with you! We're open every night for Winter Lights, but some of our daytime hours are limited.  

• December 24: Gardens open 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Baker Visitor Center open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Education Center and gift shops closed to daytime visitors
• December 25: Closed to daytime visitors
• December 26 - January 1: Open normal hours (8 a.m. - 5 p.m)

The Path Forward

YOU can help bring the Arboretum to everyone! This holiday season, double your impact!

As we close the end of the year, we are excited to announce that you can double the impact of your year-end gift. A visionary donor has agreed to match gifts up to $30,000 so everyone in the community can connect with nature and improve their well being. Thank you for everything you do and for doubling YOUR impact this holiday season!

Give the Gift of Nature!

This holiday season, give the gift that lasts all year long at one of the most botanically diverse and beautiful natural settings in America. Gift memberships to The North Carolina Arboretum Society include one year of access to 65 acres of magnificent landscapes and gardens, over ten miles of forested trails for walking, biking, and hiking, free parking, discounts to Winter Lights and more! Treat the nature lover in your life to the gift of beauty and solace.

Purchase online or by calling 828-665-2492. E-mail certificates are also available by request. 

Shop with Us!

Looking for a place to finish up your holiday shopping? The Winter Lights Gift Shop has gifts for everyone in the family, and decorations to bring the magic of Winter Lights home. 

Open in the Education Center, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily, and from 6-10 p.m. during Winter Lights. 

Last Month to See Arbor Huescapes!

Don't miss your chance to see Arbor Huescapes! Artist Michael Fowler creates evocative abstract landscape paintings by incorporating vibrant colors with subtle, complex details. In his latest exhibit, Arbor Huescapes, Fowler highlights the distinctive vegetation – primarily trees – and topography of North and South Carolina’s midlands and piedmont regions.

The exhibit is on display daily through January 9, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. inside the Baker Exhibit Center. All works are available for purchase and a portion of sales will be donated to The North Carolina Arboretum Society