The Fort Worth Botanic Garden opened its newest attraction — a bright, joyful display of lights and holiday cheer.

The garden’s “Lightscape” exhibit features more than 1 million lights, Christmas decorations, fields full of light-up bluebonnets and fully decorated Japanese Gardens. 

The exhibit opened Nov. 18 and will be on display through Jan. 8. 

Lightscape is a part of the garden’s larger 20-year plan to welcome visitors with more interactive exhibits and increase diversity in foot traffic, according to previous reporting.

The light spectacle mimics Chicago Botanical Garden’s famous Lightscape display, which debuted in 2019.

Cristian ArguetaSoto is the community engagement journalist at the Fort Worth Report. Contact him by email or via Twitter. At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy here.

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Photo gallery: Fort Worth Botanic Garden lights up season with Lightscape

by Cristian ArguetaSoto, Fort Worth Report
November 18, 2022

<h1>Photo gallery: Fort Worth Botanic Garden lights up season with Lightscape</h1> <p class="byline">by Cristian ArguetaSoto, Fort Worth Report <br />November 18, 2022</p> <p>The Fort Worth Botanic Garden opened its newest attraction —&nbsp;a bright, joyful display of lights and holiday cheer.</p> <p>The garden’s “Lightscape” exhibit features more than 1 million lights, Christmas decorations, fields full of light-up bluebonnets and fully decorated Japanese Gardens.&nbsp;</p> <p>The exhibit opened Nov. 18 and will be on display through Jan. 8.&nbsp;</p> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter" data-effect="slide"> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container"> <ul class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper"> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-59246" data-id="59246" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CAS_lightscape-13-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">The Japanese Gardens is lit up for the Fort Worth Botanic Garden's Lightscape exhibit on Nov. 16. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-59243" data-id="59243" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CAS_lightscape-11-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">A field with candles lights up the Fort Worth Botanic Garden on Nov. 16. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-59242" data-id="59242" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CAS_lightscape-10-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">People walk through the Fort Worth Botanic Garden Winter Cathedral portion of its Lightscape exhibit on Nov. 16. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-59241" data-id="59241" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CAS_lightscape-9-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">A light-up bluebonnet field leads up to the Winter Cathedral portion of the Fort Worth Botanic Garden Lightscape exhibit. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-59239" data-id="59239" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CAS_lightscape-8-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">The Fort Worth Botanic Garden is decorated with Christmas decorations through Jan. 8. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-59233" data-id="59233" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CAS_lightscape-3-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Guests walk past Christmas decorations on Nov. 16 at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-59232" data-id="59232" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CAS_lightscape-2-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Fort Worth Botanic Garden guest Gary Goldston checks out Lightscape's neon string attraction on Nov. 16. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-59229" data-id="59229" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CAS_lightscape-1-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">A family walks through the Fort Worth Botanic's "Lightscape" exhibit on Nov. 16. The exhibit is open through Jan. 8. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-59227" data-id="59227" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CAS_lightscape-1-2-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Light-up leaves sit in a pond inside the Japanese Gardens on Nov. 16. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-59290" data-id="59290" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CAS_lightscape-1-3-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">A singing tree lights up to Christmas music on Nov. 16 at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden's Lightscape exhibit. The singing tree's lights sync up to sound in an interactive lighting display. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> </ul> <p><a class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white" role="button"></a><a class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white" role="button"></a><a aria-label="Pause Slideshow" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause" role="button"></a></p> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white"></div> </div> </div> <p>Lightscape is a part of the garden’s <a href="https://fortworthreport.org/2022/08/31/fort-worth-botanic-gardens-maps-next-20-years-with-reveal-of-master-plan/">larger 20-year plan</a> to welcome visitors with more interactive exhibits and increase diversity in foot traffic, according to <a href="https://fortworthreport.org/2022/02/09/fort-worth-garden-continues-efforts-to-grow-diverse-crowd%ef%bf%bc/">previous reporting</a>.</p> <p>The light spectacle mimics <a href="https://www.chicagobotanic.org/lightscape">Chicago Botanical Garden’s famous Lightscape</a> display, which debuted in 2019.</p> <div class="wp-block-group"> <div class="wp-block-group has-light-gray-background-color has-background"> <p><strong>Tickets are on sale now at https://fwbg.org/lightscape at the following price levels:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Adults: $28*</strong></li> <li><strong>Children (ages 3-12): $18*</strong></li> <li><strong>Infants (0-2 years old): free</strong></li> <li><strong>Groups of 20 or more: 10% off</strong></li> <li><strong>VIP Experience (includes on-site parking): $60</strong></li> <li><strong>*FWBG members receive $5 off each ticket</strong></li> </ul></div> <div class="wp-block-group"> <div class="wp-block-group has-light-gray-background-color has-background"> <p><strong>Featured:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Lilies</strong></li> <li><strong>Leaf Fall</strong></li> <li><strong>Singing Tree</strong></li> <li><strong>Neon Strings</strong></li> <li><strong>Lomandra Grasses</strong></li> <li><strong>The Rose Garden</strong></li> <li><strong>Bluebonnets</strong></li> <li><strong>Winter Cathedral</strong></li> <li><strong>Fire Garden</strong></li> <li><strong>Triangulate</strong></li> </ul></div> </p></div> </p></div> <p><em>Cristian ArguetaSoto is the community engagement journalist at the Fort Worth Report. Contact him by </em><a href="http://cristian.arguetasoto@fortworthreport.org/"><em>email</em></a><em> or via </em><a href="https://twitter.com/CrisArguetaSoto"><em>Twitter</em></a><em>. At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy </em><a href="https://fortworthreport.org/about/fort-worth-report-editorial-independence-policy/"><em>here</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://fortworthreport.org/2022/11/18/photo-gallery-fort-worth-botanic-garden-lights-up-season-with-lightscape/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://fortworthreport.org">Fort Worth Report</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cropped-favicon.png?fit=150%2C150&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://fortworthreport.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=59240" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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