LOCATION & HOURS:

Boerner Botanical Gardens Tuesday thru Sunday 5:30 PM to 10:00PM

Closed Mondays

9400 Boerner Drive
Hales Corners, Wisconsin 53139

Boerner, Brighter Than Ever!

 

WEEKEND EVENTS:

October 1st & 2nd “Opening Weekend” – Ceremony, Giveaways, Parades, Tours. Meet & Greets

October 7th to 9th “Asian Cuisine Weekend” – Food Sampling, Cooking demos, Food Specials

October 14th to 16th “Moon Festival Weekend”  Parades. Games, Celebrations, Free tea for all

October 21st to 23rd “Cultural Weekend” – Videos, Lectures, Meet & Greets, Demonstrations

October 29th & 30th “Closing Weekend” – Ceremony, Giveaways, Parades, Farewell Meet & Greet

November 5th & 6th “Encore Weekend” – Ceremony, Giveaways, Parades,  Last chance to see the lanterns!

 

TICKETS:

Adult $15.00 FREE GRASS PARKING

Child $10.00 (age 5-17) 

Infant Free (Under 5)

Senior $10.00 (age 60+), FREE PARKING 

VIP $30.00 FREE PARKING, Mobile Guide, Lantern, Backstage Tour 6:00 & 7:30 PM

6:00PM VIP Tour includes parade participation

Season $45.00 Unlimited adult admission, FREE GRASS PARKING

    • FBBG Members get 1/2 off season passes; a savings of $22.50 per person!

        (Purchase at front desk or call 414-525-5601. FBBG Members may call 414-525-5653 for discount code.)

 

ENTERTAINMENT:

Friday thru Sunday

STAGE PERFORMANCES:

6:30, 8:00, 9:00 PM

PARADE: 6:15 PM

Tuesday thru Thursday

STAGE PERFORMANCES:

6:30, 8:00 PM

TICKET OUTLETS:

On-Line: www.chinalights.org

Milwaukee County Parks: Milwaukee County Park’s Point of Sale locations

Boerner Botanical Garden: Information Desk in Atrium

WEBSITE:  www.chinalights.org (Schedules, Tickets. Questions and Answers, Map)

ADDITIONS:

Close Up Parking $5.00 Limited Nightly Close Up Staff Lot Parking, 250’ TO ENTRANCE

Mobile Guide $5.00 Tour App with Cultural Perspective – Requires Cell Phone

Exclusive Preview $100.00 Thursday September 29^th 6:00PM – 9:00PM (300 available)

    • FBBG Members get 1/2 off Preview Night; a savings of $50 per person!

        (Purchase at front desk or contact 414-525-5653 for discount code)

Preview Party. Includes: Admission, Up Close Parking, Behind the Scene Tours, Special Performances, Zilli’s Hors d’oeuvres & Beverages, Artisan’s Meet and Greet, Large Chinese Lantern, Future Adult Admission, Mobile Guide

HOSTS:

Boerner Botanical Gardens
Shirley Walczak
414-525-5600

Milwaukee County Parks
Susan Devcich
414-257-7275

The Park People of Milwaukee, Inc.
Jim Goulee
414-273-7275

SPONSORS:

We Energies Foundation

Miller Lite

Tri City Bank

Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens

Marcus Center for the Performing Arts

Woodman’s Markets

Beer Capitol Distributors
Milwaukee Chinese Community Center
WISN Television

EVENT MANAGEMENT:

Shirley Walczak 414-525-5603 shirley.walczak@milwaukeecountywi.gov

Ralph Garrity 414-350-4070 ralphgar@aol.com