Dazzling Nights at Leu Gardens 2026: Tickets, Dates and the Family Math
Dazzling Nights returns to Harry P. Leu Gardens Nov. 20–Jan. 3 on select nights. The Gardens publish tickets at $35–$56 for adults and $33–$53 for children, fees included plus tax — here is what a family of four actually pays.
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Dazzling Nights returns to Harry P. Leu Gardens on Friday, November 20, 2026 and runs on select nights through Sunday, January 3, 2027. The Gardens’ own holiday page puts the ticket range in print: $35–$56 for adults and $33–$53 for children, prices listed include fees, plus tax — and a separate Dazzling Nights ticket is required on top of, or instead of, daytime admission. Timed entry starts at 5:30 p.m., per the event’s official site, which the Gardens link to for tickets.
Tickets and the family math
Children ages 3 and under enter free and do not need a ticket, per the organizer’s FAQ. Tickets are bought in advance online for a specific date and entry time — there is no box office on site, and the event is cashless. On-site parking is valet only at $49, fees included plus tax, per the organizer; tickets themselves do not include parking.
For two adults and two children ages 4–12, the range is $136 at the bottom of the scale to $218 at the top, plus tax — the night and the entry time you pick decide where in that range you land, so the cheapest move is choosing your date and slot early rather than late. Prices are non-refundable, per the organizer.
What the night is
Leu Gardens describes evenings of dazzling lights and vibrant holiday displays across the grounds, with falling snow, festive music and treats, plus beer and wine for the adults. The Gardens are 50 acres at 1920 North Forest Avenue, in the Audubon Park Garden District — our Audubon Park hub covers the neighborhood around the gates.
The daytime half of the same ticket season
From November 20, the Gardens also run Holiday Blooms by day — thousands of poinsettias and seasonal displays through the 50 acres — included with regular daytime admission of $15 for adults and $10 for children, per the Gardens. Two daytime extras ride along: a Yeti Hunt, with eight whimsical yetis hidden around the grounds, and Holiday Craft Day on Saturday, December 5, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., included with admission. A family that wants the gardens twice — blooms by day, lights by night — is buying two different tickets, and should budget for both.
Planning the season
Dazzling Nights opens Friday, November 20 — the same weekend the Festival of Trees at the Orlando Museum of Art closes — so the two anchor Orlando’s holiday calendar back to back. Keep the full calendar in our Events archive, and see our preview of Orlando’s can’t-miss events season for the rest of the winter slate.
Sources & notes
Key facts in this article were checked on November 15, 2026 against:
- Harry P. Leu Gardens — Holidays at Leu Gardens — confirms the November 20, 2026–January 3, 2027 run, the Dazzling Nights ticket range ($35–$56 adults, $33–$53 children, fees included plus tax), the separate-ticket rule, daytime admission ($15 adult / $10 child), Holiday Blooms, the Yeti Hunt and the December 5 Holiday Craft Day.
- Dazzling Nights — official FAQ (the ticket seller the Gardens link to) — confirms timed entry from 5:30 p.m., advance online purchase with no on-site box office, children 3 and under free, valet parking at $49 and non-refundable tickets.
Family-of-four totals are our arithmetic from the Gardens’ published ticket range. Photo: the Lake Rowena shore at Harry P. Leu Gardens, by KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; photo-grade treatment applied per the magazine’s image practice. It is a daytime photograph of the Gardens, not a view of the Dazzling Nights displays.
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