# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Illuminate The Gardens
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 27 Dec, 2025 at 05:00 pm – Sat, 27 Dec, 2025 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Illuminate the Gardens

Join us for the first-ever Illuminate the Gardens at the Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanic Gardens. Experience the magic of the season as the gardens glow with thousands of lights and festive displays. Enjoy free hot cocoa and s’mores as you stroll through the illuminated pathways and warm up by the fire pits.

Select evenings will feature special-themed nights, such as Date Night, Family Night, Pet Night, and visits from Santa and carolers.

Event Dates: November 28 through December 27
Open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings from 5:00 to 9:00 PM

Admission:
 Members: $8
 Non-members: $10
 Youth (ages 5–17): $2
 Children (4 and under): Free

Opening night is Black Friday, November 28. Enjoy a 25% discount on memberships available in-office only that day.

The Welcome Center will be open with seasonal items available for purchase. Weather updates will be posted frequently on our social media pages. Come out and celebrate the season and start a new holiday tradition at Illuminate the Gardens.

Please show proof of ticket purchase/registration upon arrival. Email confirmations will be sent after your purchase is complete. Members should have their membership card ready at check-in.

Tickets may be purchased for any date and used on any event night. For example, a ticket purchased for November 28 can be used on any evening during Illuminate the Gardens.

Thank you to our sponsors for making this event possible: Black Hawk Gaming Foundation, VGM, Nestlé, The Craven Family, Fareway, and Hy-Vee.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/waterloo/illuminate-the-gardens/200029413648303
- **Event Categories**: black-friday, holiday
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 54

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Waterloo
- **state**: IA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1927 E Orange Rd, Waterloo, IA, United States, Iowa 50701
- **lat**: 42.4304
- **long**: -92.32495
- **full address**: 1927 E Orange Rd, Waterloo, IA, United States, Iowa 50701

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Illuminate The Gardens
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/c6b34cea7f6d847ce55795be4de6645235d08da0eec107ee0e680ff3c6e39a55-rimg-w1200-h900-dc171205-gmir?v=1766830803

## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Illuminate The Gardens being held?
  - **A:** Illuminate The Gardens takes place on Sat, 27 Dec, 2025 at 05:00 pm to Sat, 27 Dec, 2025 at 09:00 pm at 1927 E Orange Rd, Waterloo, IA, United States, Iowa 50701.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Illuminate The Gardens?
  - **A:** Illuminate The Gardens is organized by Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanic Gardens.

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