Name: Winter Lights at the Arb
Start: 2025-12-23T16:30:00-06:00
End: 2025-12-23T21:00:00-06:00
Location: Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

Community Events:

This page highlights select key events happening within the community.

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For additional events, we encourage you to visit other resources such as:

– Library Event Page
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– Carver City Community Events
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Please note that not all local events will be listed here.

We strive to keep all listed events up to date, but event details may change. Please verify event information with the event organizers or official sources before attending.

December 2025
Friday, December 19 @ 4:30 PM – 9:00 PM CST Winter Lights at the Arb

Winter Lights at the Arb

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 3675 Arboretum Dr, Chaska, 55318, United States

Winter Lights 2025 is an immersive indoor and outdoor nighttime experience that celebrates the beauty and wonder of plants in winter. Set across the Arboretum’s walkable pathways and indoor spaces, this year’s botanical-themed light displays highlight the University of Minnesota’s historic plant introductions and innovations. Guests will encounter dazzling tunnels, glowing gardens and nature-inspired installations […]

$25
Saturday, December 20 @ 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM CST

Winter Music at the Arb

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 3675 Arboretum Dr, Chaska, 55318, United States

Check out all the dates for the weekend Winter Music Series at the Arboretum. Come inside, warm up, visit the Cafe and settle in for live music. Stroll through the galleries of art and the seasonally decorated Great Hall. Today we are featuring Jazz on the Prairie Big Band from 1:30 to 3 pm. […]

$25
Saturday, December 20 @ 4:30 PM – 9:00 PM CST Winter Lights at the Arb

Winter Lights at the Arb

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 3675 Arboretum Dr, Chaska, 55318, United States

Winter Lights 2025 is an immersive indoor and outdoor nighttime experience that celebrates the beauty and wonder of plants in winter. Set across the Arboretum’s walkable pathways and indoor spaces, this year’s botanical-themed light displays highlight the University of Minnesota’s historic plant introductions and innovations. Guests will encounter dazzling tunnels, glowing gardens and nature-inspired installations […]

$25
Sunday, December 21 @ 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM CST

Winter Music at the Arb

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 3675 Arboretum Dr, Chaska, 55318, United States

Check out all the dates for the weekend Winter Music Series at the Arboretum. Come inside, warm up, visit the Cafe and settle in for live music. Stroll through the galleries of art and the seasonally decorated Great Hall. Today we are featuring Bend in the River Big Band from 1:30 to 3 pm. […]

$25
Sunday, December 21 @ 4:30 PM – 9:00 PM CST Winter Lights at the Arb

Winter Lights at the Arb

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 3675 Arboretum Dr, Chaska, 55318, United States

Winter Lights 2025 is an immersive indoor and outdoor nighttime experience that celebrates the beauty and wonder of plants in winter. Set across the Arboretum’s walkable pathways and indoor spaces, this year’s botanical-themed light displays highlight the University of Minnesota’s historic plant introductions and innovations. Guests will encounter dazzling tunnels, glowing gardens and nature-inspired installations […]

$25
Monday, December 22 @ 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM CST

Beyond the Queens Gambit Winter Chess Camp

Waconia High School 1650 Community Dr, Waconia, Minnesota, United States

“Beyond the Queens Gambit” offers kids the opportunity to have fun and explore chess. Did you know that playing chess can help strengthen a student’s memory, improve a child’s […]

$79
Monday, December 22 @ 4:30 PM – 9:00 PM CST Winter Lights at the Arb

Winter Lights at the Arb

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 3675 Arboretum Dr, Chaska, 55318, United States

Winter Lights 2025 is an immersive indoor and outdoor nighttime experience that celebrates the beauty and wonder of plants in winter. Set across the Arboretum’s walkable pathways and indoor spaces, […]

$25
Tuesday, December 23 @ 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CST Art: Pressed, Painted, Preserved

Art: Pressed, Painted, Preserved

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 3675 Arboretum Dr, Chaska, 55318, United States

The University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is home to archives of plants: living, preserved, and artistically rendered on the page. Explore the intersection of science and art through three plant collections: the living plants growing in the gardens, the pressed plant specimens of the herbarium, and the Flora and Fauna Illustrata collection of botanical art […]

$20
Tuesday, December 23 @ 4:30 PM – 9:00 PM CST Winter Lights at the Arb

Winter Lights at the Arb

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 3675 Arboretum Dr, Chaska, 55318, United States

Winter Lights 2025 is an immersive indoor and outdoor nighttime experience that celebrates the beauty and wonder of plants in winter. Set across the Arboretum’s walkable pathways and indoor spaces, this year’s botanical-themed light displays highlight the University of Minnesota’s historic plant introductions and innovations. Guests will encounter dazzling tunnels, glowing gardens and nature-inspired installations […]

$25