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.
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