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Saturday, November 23, 2019 – Sunday, January 26, 2020

Holiday Train Show^®

Model trains zip through an enchanting display of more than 175 New York landmarks, each delightfully re-created from natural materials.

A model train driving past a half-full drink

November 23, 29, & 30;
December 7, 14, 20, 21, 27, & 28, 2019;
January 3, 4, 11, & 18, 2020

Bar Car Nights

On these nights exclusively for adults 21 and over, the wintry landscape of NYBG sets the scene for festive outdoor adventures, with an after-dark viewing of the Holiday Train Show® as the centerpiece.

A group of a cappella singers.

Saturdays & Sundays, November 23–January 1;
December 23, 24, 26, 27, 30, & 31; January 1

Sounds of the Season Performances

Music carries the holidays, and at NYBG, the carols, pop hits, and instrumentals of the season fill the air during special performances by an eclectic lineup of musicians throughout the Holiday Train Show.

Yayoi Kusama seated in front of a giant black and orange polka-dotted pumpkin sculpture in a room of the same design.

Saturday, May 9, 2020 – Sunday, November 1, 2020

KUSAMA: Cosmic Nature

Opening May 9, experience this multisensory presentation of the work of internationally celebrated Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama.

WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Kids learning about trees in the Everett Children's Adventure Garden.

Tree-rific Trees

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Close up of open book of illuminated manuscript.

Mertz Library Tour

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Shrubs, trees, and other plants showing their fall colors in the Perennial Garden.

Garden Highlights Tour

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

The Native Plant Garden's pool surrounded by yellowing trees in fall.

Native Plant Garden Tour

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

People walking through the Conservatory.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove Tour

Butterfly path at ECAG

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Kids learning about trees in the Everett Children's Adventure Garden.

Tree-rific Trees

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Shrubs, trees, and other plants showing their fall colors in the Perennial Garden.

Garden Highlights Tour

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

The Native Plant Garden's pool surrounded by yellowing trees in fall.

Native Plant Garden Tour

An indoor water fountain surrounded by lush greenery hanging from the ceiling.

Haupt Conservatory Tour

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Butterfly path at ECAG

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Kids learning about trees in the Everett Children's Adventure Garden.

Tree-rific Trees

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

An illustration of white and pink flowers on a catalog cover from Ellwanger & Barry Mount Hope Nurseries

The Andrew W. Mellon Fellows Presentations

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

The Wetland Trail in fall, with the foliage turned various shades of amber, gold, and brown.

Wild Wetland Trail Tour

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

An indoor water fountain surrounded by lush greenery hanging from the ceiling.

Haupt Conservatory Tour

Butterfly path at ECAG

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Photo of kids in the Holiday Train Show

Holiday Train Show^®

Featured Event

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

A model train driving past a half-full drink

Bar Car Nights

Featured Event

7 – 10:30 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Picture of the Thain Family Forest with orange, red, and green leaves over a path

Thain Forest Tour

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Photo: Evergreen Express

Evergreen Express

10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Photo of a winter wreath with lights

Winter Wonderland Wreath

11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

A group of a cappella singers.

Sounds of the Season Performances

1 – 1:30 p.m., 2 – 2:30 p.m., 3 – 3:30 p.m.

close up of a tanyosho pine tree

Notable Trees Tour

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Library Building with blue sky

History of NYBG Walking Tour

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

A visitor scouting for birds with binoculars.

Bird Walks: A Celebration of Fall Migration

11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Butterfly path at ECAG

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Photo of kids in the Holiday Train Show

Holiday Train Show^®

Featured Event

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The front of the library building in Winter

Holiday Landmarks Tour

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Photo: Evergreen Express

Evergreen Express

10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

A group of a cappella singers.

Sounds of the Season Performances

1 – 1:30 p.m., 2 – 2:30 p.m., 3 – 3:30 p.m.

A cluster of crabapples hangs from a branch.

Fruits & Berries Tour

An indoor water fountain surrounded by lush greenery hanging from the ceiling.

Haupt Conservatory Tour

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Butterfly path at ECAG

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

NYBG is closed on Mondays with the exception of special dates.

Photo of kids in the Holiday Train Show

Holiday Train Show^®

Featured Event

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Photo: Evergreen Express

Evergreen Express

10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

An indoor water fountain surrounded by lush greenery hanging from the ceiling.

Haupt Conservatory Tour

11 a.m. – 12 p.m., 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

Butterfly path at ECAG

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

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WHAT'S BEAUTIFUL NOW

Conifer Arboretum

Forest

Home Gardening Center

Native Plant Garden

Ornamental Conifers

Perennial Garden

Seasonal Walk

UPCOMING

Photo of lit holiday trees

December 8, 2019

Holiday Lighting Ceremony

Our annual tree and menorah lighting ceremony kicks off our Holiday Train Show season with the soaring voices of carolers and special guests.

Winter Wonderland Ball 2017 inside the Conservatory

Friday, December 13, 2019

Winter Wonderland Ball 2019

The Winter Wonderland Ball is NYC's most fashionable party of the season, featuring cocktails, dinner, and dancing in sight of the Haupt Conservatory's twinkling holiday display.

NYBG poet laureate Billy Collins standing on a busy New York City street.

December 15, 2019

The Poetry of Trains: Billy Collins and Young Poets

The beloved New York poet is back for the seventh year reading poems inspired by trains, the holidays—and NYBG!