November 2025: Fall Foliage and Holiday Workshops
November 2025 at the Garden: Food Drive, Fresh Air & Fall Colors🌿
As the air turns crisp and leaves begin to drift, November is a perfect time for a relaxed walk in the Garden or a seasonal workshop!
On warm days you may find pollinators visiting the aromatic asters and perennial mums blooming. Look for fall color in leaves on trees like sassafras, pawpaw, spicebush as well as maples and oaks. Keep an eye out for ‘Harvest Moon’ witch hazel blooming in the Driskill Children’s Discovery Garden. Now’s also the time when ornamental grasses are blooming and looking their best! ‘White Cloud’ muhly grass in the Lawn Terrace of the Tandy Floral Terraces turns heads this time of year.
Fall is also a great time for a hike on our Cross Timbers Nature Trail! You may see some fall color in the woods from hickory and oaks, and the big bluestem and other native grasses are at their tallest and most impressive this time of year! Be sure to walk through the Jim and Cherry Bost Arboretum for fall foliage and colorful berries on shrubs like chokecherry.
Start making your plans to attend Botanic Garden of Lights which opens on Friday, Nov. 28. See the lineup for Sunday Jazz Nights, when Santa will visit and more. Advance tickets are recommended as popular days and times do sell out!
FOOD DRIVE
From Nov. 5- Nov. 22, 2025, bring a non-perishable food item (no glass containers, no expired food or opened containers excepted) to receive 20% off 1 regular Garden admission ticket. One food item = one discounted ticket. Four food items = four discounted tickets. Valid for tickets Nov. 5-Nov. 22. Food items will be donated to a local food pantry.
Museums for All discounts continue: Discounted admission continues to be applied to those showing a SNAP or WIC EBT card (and ID) whether or not any benefits are loaded on the card. See more information here.
November Events – Plan now for your holiday visit to Botanic Garden of Lights
Fridays through Nov. 21, Member Early Morning: 8:30-10:00 a.m. Early access for Garden members—perfect for photography, birdwatching, or a morning walk.
Friday, Nov. 7 – First Friday Horticulture Tour: 10:30–11:30 a.m. November’s tour is a behind-the-scenes tour of our production greenhouse.
Saturday, Nov. 8 and 22 – Tree Fort Storytime: 10:30-11:00 a.m. A nature-themed story for young children (ages 10 and under) in the Tree Fort in our Driskill Children’s Discovery Garden – free with admission.—
Saturday, Nov. 8 – Dog Day: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Bring your leashed pup for a stroll and sniffs in the garden.
Sunday, Nov. 9 – Seasonal Sound Bath: 5:00–6:00 p.m. A gentle nature-sound experience outside, ideal for winding down before the week ahead.
Saturday, Nov. 22 – Tree Fort Storytime: 10:30-11:00 a.m. A nature-themed story for young children (ages 10 and under) in the Discovery Garden’s tree fort—free with admission.
Last daytime admission is Saturday, Nov. 22. Garden will be closed to public Nov. 23-Nov. 27 for final preparations for Botanic Garden of Lights.
Friday, Nov. 28 – Botanic Garden of Lights kicks off with more lights than ever before! See all the details and get your tickets!
Saturday, Nov. 29 – Botanic Garden of Lights – Saturdays are first to sell out – get your tickets now!
Sunday, Nov. 30 – Botanic Garden of Lights with Sunday Jazz Night featuring Ari Yvon
