Taking a walk through this wooded area is an experience like no other.
Photo Credit : Mark Fleming
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Hailed as Maine’s biggest light display of the yuletide season, Gardens Aglow at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens just might be the closest thing you’ll find to a holiday wonderland. From 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Thursday through Sunday, these 295 acres of gardens in Boothbay, Maine, are illuminated with more than 650,000 lights. For 2021: This year the event is a driving tour, and timed tickets must be purchased online in advance. Before or after admiring the lights, spend some time exploring Boothbay itself (where there’s plenty more holiday spirit to be found). Buy tickets and learn more here: mainegardens.org
Scenes From Gardens Aglow at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
A family enjoys fresh snowfall at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. Photo Credit : Mark FlemingA shed in the gardens is lined with twinkling lights. Photo Credit : Mark FlemingThe gardens include a number of fun attractions for kids, as this signpost suggests. Photo Credit : Mark FlemingEvery fence is wrapped hundreds of times with colorful lights. Photo Credit : Mark FlemingThe light show climbs high, thanks to a grove of stately trees. Photo Credit : Mark FlemingA shed lights up the night. Photo Credit : Mark FlemingAt night, there are lights as far as the eye can see. Photo Credit : Mark FlemingGardens Aglow is the largest holiday light show in Maine. Photo Credit : Mark FlemingTaking a walk through these woods is a magical experience. Photo Credit : Mark Fleming
Have you ever experienced Gardens Aglow at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens?
As Digital Assistant Editor, Cathryn writes, manages, and promotes content for NewEngland.com and its social media channels. Prior to this role, she lived and worked on Martha’s Vineyard as a newspaper reporter, covering everything from environmental issues and education to crime and politics. Originally from New Hampshire, Cathryn spends most of her time out of the office on the trails, slopes, or by the water.
