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# Welcome to the Garden

## Featured Programs

### Holiday Train Show®

Get your tickets now!
November 15, 2025 through January 11, 2026

After more than three decades, the *Holiday Train Show* continues to delight as New York City’s favorite winter tradition and a can’t-miss adventure. The timeless magic of rail travel fills NYBG with seasonal cheer as model trains travel over famous bridges and through familiar city settings, bringing nearly 200 twinkling landmark replicas—including new surprises for 2025/2026—to life under the glass of the warm and welcoming Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.

### Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail

Wednesday through Sunday
September 25 through November 30, 2025

Join Jack Skellington, Sally, and Zero for a frightfully fun frolic through the world of the beloved film, now featuring even more of your favorite characters, scenes, and songs. Marvel as the classic film comes to life against the botanical beauty of New York’s most treasured garden.

### NYBG Shop

Find the perfect gift this holiday season

Check out NYBG Shop’s curated selection of live plants, and peruse NYBG apparel, home decor, gardening tools, and gifts for everyone on your list. All purchases support our work in science, horticulture, and education.

### KAWS Headlines Upcoming Shows at NYBG

See what's coming over the next two years!

We're thrilled to share exciting news about upcoming exhibitions in 2026 and 2027—including a Garden-wide takeover from internationally acclaimed artist KAWS! Learn more about what's on the horizon at NYBG, with an *Orchid Show* tribute to New York City by Mr. Flower Fantastic; *Flower Power*, an exhibition celebrating flowers as symbols of peace and love; and the return of the popular *Holiday Train Show*®.

### Become a Member

Support the City's most beautiful escape

Members get more of what makes NYBG great! While you support the Garden's good works, you can visit all year round, as many times as you’d like, with free admission and exclusive benefits.

### Register Now for Fall-Winter Classes

Discover your passion

Make this time of seasonal transition the moment you pursue a new passion, hobby, or career! NYBG's Continuing Education offerings cover everything from gardening, landscape design, and floral design to hands-on craft workshops and more—with online, on-site, and blended programs available.

### Check Out Plant People: An NYBG Podcast

Dive into our award-winning Season 2!

Featuring NYBG’s CEO & President, Jennifer Bernstein, *Plant People* brings together scientists, gardeners, authors, activists, and experts in a wide variety of subjects to share the ways plants impact our lives.

### Welcome to Welikia 2.0

Explore New York City—400 years ago

The Welikia Project aims to illuminate the rich ecological history that underwrites the development of New York City, drawing awareness to how drastically our own neighborhoods have changed over time, and suggesting possible alternative futures. Join us as we reconstruct the ecology of this extraordinary landscape, layer by layer, map by map.

### Explore Children’s Education

Drop-in and registered programs available

Kids grow their love of nature at NYBG! From camps that get them outside to explore the wonders of the plant world, to drop-in activities harvesting veggies and planting seedlings, young botanists get their start here.

## WHAT’S ON

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Tuesday Nov. 18

Wednesday Nov. 19

Thursday Nov. 20

Friday Nov. 21

Saturday Nov. 22

Sunday Nov. 23

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- ### Plant Diversity: The Root of Biodiversity and Climate Resilience

Ongoing | Online
- ### NYBG at COP30

Ongoing | Online
- ### Virtual Garden Tours

Ongoing | Online
- ### The Plant Doctor Is In

Ongoing | Online
- ### Virtual Herbarium Expeditions

Ongoing | Online
- ### NYBG at Home for Kids & Families

Ongoing | Online
- ### Bloomberg Connects App

Ongoing | At the Garden
- ### Learn with NYBG Continuing Education

At the Garden & Online
- ### EcoQuest Challenge

Ongoing | Online

- ### Holiday Train Show®
- ### Plant Diversity: The Root of Biodiversity and Climate Resilience

Ongoing | Online
- ### Autumn on Tap
- ### Thain Family Forest Tour

Various Times | At the Garden
- ### NYBG at COP30

Ongoing | Online
- ### Evergreen Express

Various Times | Adventure Garden
- ### Sitting Still: Film Screening and Conversation with Laurie Olin

1 to 2 p.m. | Ross Hall
- ### Sitting Still: Film Screening and Conversation with Laurie Olin

1 to 2 p.m. | Ross Hall
- ### Chinese Plants in the Garden Tour

Various Times | At the Garden
- ### Virtual Garden Tours

Ongoing | Online
- ### The Plant Doctor Is In

Ongoing | Online
- ### Virtual Herbarium Expeditions

Ongoing | Online
- ### NYBG at Home for Kids & Families

Ongoing | Online
- ### Bloomberg Connects App

Ongoing | At the Garden
- ### Learn with NYBG Continuing Education

At the Garden & Online
- ### Forest Bathing

Ongoing | At the Garden
- ### Haupt Conservatory Tour

Various Times | At the Garden
- ### EcoQuest Challenge

Ongoing | Online

- ### Holiday Train Show®
- ### Plant Diversity: The Root of Biodiversity and Climate Resilience

Ongoing | Online
- ### Autumn on Tap
- ### Disney Tim Burton’s
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Light Trail

Wednesdays through Sundays
Dusk to 10 p.m.
- ### NYBG at COP30

Ongoing | Online
- ### Evergreen Express

Various Times | Adventure Garden
- ### Virtual Garden Tours

Ongoing | Online
- ### The Plant Doctor Is In

Ongoing | Online
- ### Virtual Herbarium Expeditions

Ongoing | Online
- ### NYBG at Home for Kids & Families

Ongoing | Online
- ### Bloomberg Connects App

Ongoing | At the Garden
- ### Learn with NYBG Continuing Education

At the Garden & Online
- ### Forest Bathing

Ongoing | At the Garden
- ### Haupt Conservatory Tour

Various Times | At the Garden
- ### EcoQuest Challenge

Ongoing | Online

- ### Holiday Train Show®
- ### Plant Diversity: The Root of Biodiversity and Climate Resilience

Ongoing | Online
- ### Autumn on Tap
- ### Disney Tim Burton’s
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Light Trail

Wednesdays through Sundays
Dusk to 10 p.m.
- ### Thain Family Forest Tour

Various Times | At the Garden
- ### NYBG at COP30

Ongoing | Online
- ### Evergreen Express

Various Times | Adventure Garden
- ### Virtual Garden Tours

Ongoing | Online
- ### The Plant Doctor Is In

Ongoing | Online
- ### Virtual Herbarium Expeditions

Ongoing | Online
- ### NYBG at Home for Kids & Families

Ongoing | Online
- ### Bloomberg Connects App

Ongoing | At the Garden
- ### Learn with NYBG Continuing Education

At the Garden & Online
- ### Perennial Garden Tour

Various Times | At the Garden
- ### Forest Bathing

Ongoing | At the Garden
- ### EcoQuest Challenge

Ongoing | Online

- ### Holiday Train Show®
- ### Plant Diversity: The Root of Biodiversity and Climate Resilience

Ongoing | Online
- ### Autumn on Tap
- ### Disney Tim Burton’s
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Light Trail

Wednesdays through Sundays
Dusk to 10 p.m.
- ### NYBG at COP30

Ongoing | Online
- ### Evergreen Express

Various Times | Adventure Garden
- ### Amazing Conifers Tour

Various Times | At the Garden
- ### Virtual Garden Tours

Ongoing | Online
- ### The Plant Doctor Is In

Ongoing | Online
- ### Virtual Herbarium Expeditions

Ongoing | Online
- ### NYBG at Home for Kids & Families

Ongoing | Online
- ### Bloomberg Connects App

Ongoing | At the Garden
- ### Learn with NYBG Continuing Education

At the Garden & Online
- ### Forest Bathing

Ongoing | At the Garden
- ### Haupt Conservatory Tour

Various Times | At the Garden
- ### EcoQuest Challenge

Ongoing | Online

- ### Themed Celebrations

7 to 10 p.m.

Featured Event
- ### Holiday Train Nights

7 to 10 p.m.

Featured Event
- ### Holiday Train Show®
- ### Autumn on Tap
- ### Disney Tim Burton’s
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Light Trail

Wednesdays through Sundays
Dusk to 10 p.m.
- ### Evergreen Express

Various Times | Adventure Garden
- ### Virtual Garden Tours

Ongoing | Online
- ### The Plant Doctor Is In

Ongoing | Online
- ### Virtual Herbarium Expeditions

Ongoing | Online
- ### NYBG at Home for Kids & Families

Ongoing | Online
- ### Bloomberg Connects App

Ongoing | At the Garden
- ### Learn with NYBG Continuing Education

At the Garden & Online
- ### Forest Bathing

Ongoing | At the Garden
- ### EcoQuest Challenge

Ongoing | Online

- ### Holiday Train Show®
- ### Autumn on Tap
- ### Disney Tim Burton’s
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Light Trail

Wednesdays through Sundays
Dusk to 10 p.m.
- ### Evergreen Express

Various Times | Adventure Garden
- ### Virtual Garden Tours

Ongoing | Online
- ### The Plant Doctor Is In

Ongoing | Online
- ### Virtual Herbarium Expeditions

Ongoing | Online
- ### NYBG at Home for Kids & Families

Ongoing | Online
- ### Bloomberg Connects App

Ongoing | At the Garden
- ### Learn with NYBG Continuing Education

At the Garden & Online
- ### Forest Bathing

Ongoing | At the Garden
- ### EcoQuest Challenge

Ongoing | Online

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### About NYBG

The New York Botanical Garden is a museum of plants, a center for learning, and a plant science leader in the Bronx.

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2900 Southern Blvd., Bronx, New York 10458

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### Hours

Today’s Hours: NYBG is closed today

Tuesday – Sunday; and select Monday holidays

## Follow The Latest @NYBG

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New York City’s favorite holiday tradition is ne

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