Season's Greenings: Dino-Mite! 2025

Season's Greenings: Dino-Mite! 2025 Celebrate the holiday season in our annual holiday display “Season’s Greenings” with the Conservatory full of poinsettias, holiday decor, and D.C. landmarks made from plants. In the outdoor gardens, find festive lights and decor throughout plus our model train show. This year, G-gauge model trains will chug through displays of dinosaurs made from plant parts, including Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, Velociraptor, and more, plus living plants whose ancestors lived alongside them such as cycads, ferns, and magnolias! The Garden will stay open late seven evenings on Dec. 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 30, and Jan. 1; and will be closed on Dec. 25.   Visiting Tips<ul><li>The Garden is busiest on holidays and the weekends surrounding holidays. For a less busy experience, visit during the week if possible.</li><li>Strollers are welcome at the Garden, but personal property must be kept in the owner’s possession at all times.</li><li>The outdoor train display may not run during inclement weather.</li><li>Please be mindful of terrain changes (stone, gravel, grass, etc.) as you make your way through our outdoor gardens. For additional accessibility information, please visit our <a href="https://usbg.gov/accessibility">Accessibility</a> page.</li></ul>  Hours<ul><li>The outdoor train display and Conservatory hours are both 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily between Nov. 27, 2025, and Jan. 4, 2026, closed Dec. 25.</li><li>On a date TBD, the gated outdoor gardens will open at 10:00 a.m. to accommodate the Garden’s sensory-friendly programming. For additional information on programs for special audiences, please visit our <a href="https://www.usbg.gov/visit/accessibility">Accessibility</a> page.</li><li>The Terrace Gardens and Bartholdi Fountain and Gardens are open dawn to dusk daily.</li><li>There is no admission fee and no tickets are required to visit any area of the U.S. Botanic Garden, including the holiday train display.</li></ul>Evening Hours and Music On select Tuesdays and Thursdays -- Dec. 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 30, and Jan. 1 -- the Conservatory and outdoor train display will have extended hours, staying open until 8:00 p.m. There will be live holiday music and food and drink vendors during these evenings.   Outdoor Train Display <a href="https://www.usbg.gov/sites/default/files/images/2021_outdoor_holiday_display_trains_at_usbg_web.jpg"><img src="https://www.usbg.gov/sites/default/files/images/2021_outdoor_holiday_display_trains_at_usbg_web.jpg"></a>This year, the outdoor holiday display includes a model train display in the gated outdoor gardens, with trains running from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. between Nov. 27, 2025, and Jan. 4, 2026, closed Dec. 25. The train display will run until 8:00 p.m. on select Tuesdays and Thursdays. The trains will run through a display of dinosaurs, animals, and their related plants from the Cretaceous period all made from plant parts. Tickets are not required to view the trains or any part of the USBG’s outdoor holiday display, and the train display may not run during inclement weather. The models made from plant parts include:<ul><li>Tyrannosaurus Rex</li><li>Triceratops</li><li>Velociraptor</li><li>Parasaurolophus</li><li>Argentinosaurus</li><li>Repenomamus</li><li>Steropodon</li><li>Ankylosaurus</li><li>Gobiconodon</li><li>Pteranodon</li><li>Spinolestes xenarthrosus</li></ul>

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