2022 Las Noches de las Luminarias Program | English

D E S E R T B O TA N I C A L G A R D E N

LUMINARIAS

2022 PROGRAM

Welcome Welcome to the Garden’s desert wonderland as we celebrate 45 years of Las Noches de las Luminarias.

What began with 700 hand-lit paper bags and homemade cookies has blossomed into an event that has attracted nearly 3 million visitors since its first year and has grown to 8,000 hand-lit bags and thousands of twinkling lights.

This year, glowing luminaria bags intermingle with the bold and cheerful sculptural installations by Rotraut in the Gardenwide exhibit Playing with Stars. Experience the sparkling, colorful artworks along the trails and in Ottosen Gallery.

Thank you for choosing to spend your holidays at the Garden and we wish you a festive season.

GARDEN GO LIKE A PRO Don’t be shy– anyone with a name badge and twinkling lights is happy to help.

Many of our plants look soft, but they do bite.

Please look, but don’t touch.

Stay on the trails at all times. Desert plants have very shallow roots.

Visit our Garden Shop to find the perfect holiday gifts.

Enjoy a meal or quick bite to eat at Gertrude’s* or Patio Café. *Reservations highly recommended

Grassland

Entertainment Venues

Mountain Vista Telescopes Pratt Ramada

Apache Household Akimel O’odham Household

SONORAN DESERT NATURE LOOP TRAIL 1/4 mile = .40 km

7 Ullman Terrace

Spanish Gardens Native Crop Garden

Patio Café

Saguaro Harvesting Ramada

Office

Weisz

Cactus Clubhouse

Hydration Stations ATM

ATM Food

Lewis Desert Portal

Sybil B. Harrington Cactus and Succulent Galleries

Nina Mason Pulliam Desert Research and Horticulture Center

Stardust Foundation Plaza

Boppart

Courtyard

10 Dorrance Hall

4

Ottosen Gallery

9

Harriet K. Maxwell

2

Cohn Butterfly Pavilion

1/3 mile = .53 km

Opening Spring 2023

Weisz

Learning Center

Ottosen Entry Garden

Butterfly Garden

1 Schilling Entry Arbor

3 Gertrude’s Restaurant

Binns Wildflower Pavilion

4

Sunset Plaza

5

Center for Desert Living Trail

6

Webster Auditorium

7

Ullman Terrace

8

Plants and People of the Sonorn Desert Trail

9

Boppart Courtyard

DESERT WILDFLOWER LOOP TRAIL

Amphitheater

Admissions

3

Sunset Plaza

Marley

Education and Volunteer Building

Amphitheater

10 Dorrance Hall

Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust Desert Terrace Garden

First Aid Beverage Service

1/10 mile = .16 km

Marley Horticulture Learning Lab

Retail Information

CENTER FOR DESERT LIVING TRAIL

1/3 mile = .53 km

Parking

2

Edible Garden

DESERT DISCOVERY LOOP TRAIL

Berlin Agave Yucca Forest

Restrooms

5

Family Plaza

Kitchell Family Heritage Garden

8

1/3 mile = .53 km

MAP LEGEND

Steele Herb Garden

Archer House

6

PLANTS & PEOPLE OF THE SONORAN DESERT LOOP TRAIL

Admissions Area

Office

Webster Center

Desert Oasis

1

Garden Shop

Hummingbird Garden Shade Garden

Binns Wildflower Pavilion

Ride Share Pick-Up/Drop-Off

Boulder Garden

Bee Garden

Click here for current date, time and location of performances.

Programming is subject to change.

This event will be photographed or recorded for marketing and promotional purposes.

Special Thanks To Our Sponsors:

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Turn your admission into a membership today.

A Senita membership pays for itself in only two visits for two adults and one child–and supports the Garden’s conservation efforts. Stop by Admissions to learn more.

Offer is only valid the day of admission.

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