Sponsored by: Strata Clean Energy, Publix Supermarket Charities, APTIIS and Durham Coca-Cola.
Join us at the Museum as we light up the park in celebration of the holiday season! Enjoy a memorable stroll with your loved ones through some of our outdoor and indoor spaces on evenings in December. Follow shimmering pathways and glowing trees from our gardens to the Dinosaur Trail. Enjoy the tropical temperatures inside our Magic Wings Butterfly House or stop by Sprout Café for a night-time snack. Take an illuminating train ride on the Ellerbe Creek Railway, passing colorful light displays along the way!
Tickets for Admission plus a train ride are $19 per person. Tickets for Admission only are $16 per person. Guests 2 and under are free with a paying adult.
Entry Only tickets include:
- An evening stroll through our campus from Butterfly House to Dino Trail.
- Holiday music and light displays
- Special family photo spots throughout the experience
- Pop up museum gift shop
- Skate in your socks synthetic ice rink
- Magic Wings Butterfly House with Buck Morgan display
- Take-home activities
- Sprout Café open for light snacks, hot cocoa and coffee
- Complimentary candy canes
Entry plus train ride:
- All the above plus a seat on the Ellerbe Creek Railway taking one loop around the tracks to reveal a hidden woodland wonderland.
Please note each ticket has an entry time. Tickets for 6:35 PM Admission do not have trains associated with this time.
If you purchased admission plus train, your train time is twenty minutes after your entry time.
Trains depart from the station and run on a strict schedule. Sprout Cafe closes at 9:00 PM.
If you have questions, please visit https://www.lifeandscience.org/explore/holidays-in-the-park/