Atlanta Botanical Garden

A botanical garden on Piedmont Avenue in Atlanta whose seasonal shows include Scarecrows in the Garden (October 1 to November 1) and Garden Lights, Holiday Nights.

Upcoming events at Atlanta Botanical Garden

• Nov 14 – Jan 10, 2027: Garden Lights, Holiday Nights, from $20

From our Georgia event calendar as of October 20, 2026, every listing checked on its organizer’s page. The venue’s full schedule is on its own website.

Shows on the Atlanta Botanical Garden’s own calendar

• Oct 22: Great Pumpkin-Carving Festival
• Nov 12: Garden Lights, Holiday Nights member premiere (members only)

A selection of dated shows read from the Garden’s own calendar page on October 20, 2026; prices are the ones it listed, and many shows list none. Single touring shows are not on our event calendar, so check the theater for the full season.

Tickets and contact

• Garden and tickets: 404-876-5859
• Box office: Tickets are sold online at tickets.atlantabg.org or by phone at 404-876-5859; online and phone orders carry a $5 processing fee. Garden hours September 7 to October 31: Tuesday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Hours for other months are not on the pages we read..
• Tickets: tickets.atlantabg.org (online) or 404-876-5859 (phone).
• Address: 1345 Piedmont Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30309 (directions in Google Maps)
• County: Fulton (Atlanta Metro region)
• Official site: atlantabg.org

Parking and getting there

• SAGE Parking Facility: open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. First 30 minutes free, 31 to 60 minutes $3, each extra 30 minutes $2, daily maximum $30. Card only; cash is not accepted. Garden guests enter from the Piedmont Avenue entrance.
• Event rates: the parking page lists a $15 flat rate for Garden events, and the Garden Lights page lists parking at $20 per vehicle, card only. The two pages differ, so check the event page before you go.
• Accessible spaces and elevators are available, and accessible, Uber and Lyft drop-off is still allowed when the deck is full (parking page).

Accessibility

Wheelchairs are free at the Hardin Visitor Center on a first-come basis; electric scooters rent for $30 plus tax (renters 21 or older with a driver’s license). Strollers are welcome at Garden Lights; wagons are not. Other accessibility details were not on the pages we read.

About Atlanta Botanical Garden

• Address 1345 Piedmont Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30309. A second garden is in Gainesville (1911 Sweetbay Drive, 404-888-4760).
• Daytime admission is free for members; tickets are valid only for the date and time listed, all sales are final, and a FLEX ticket allows date changes.
• Garden Lights, Holiday Nights: November 14, 2026 to January 10, 2027, nightly until midnight (last entry 11 p.m.); member premiere November 12. Timed tickets; night-light tickets after 9:30 p.m. start at $19.95 for adults.
• No outside food or drink, weapons, smoking or vaping. Dog and bag rules were not on the pages we read.

Parks and historic sites nearby

• Sweetwater Creek State Park (state park, Douglas County), about 15 miles away
• Panola Mountain State Park (state park, Henry & Rockdale County), about 16 miles away
• Pickett’s Mill Battlefield State Historic Site (state historic site, Paulding County), about 25 miles away
• Allatoona Pass Battlefield (state-run battlefield, Bartow County), about 30 miles away

More on It’s Georgia

• Georgia event venues: theaters, arenas, museums and parks with upcoming events
• Georgia event calendar
• Garden Lights, Holiday Nights 2026
• Atlanta Metro: more places to go in the region

Source: the Atlanta Botanical Garden website (atlantabg.org), checked October 20, 2026. Hours, prices and schedules change, so check the venue’s site before you go. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we will re-check it.

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