Beverly Hills’ free nightly walk-through holiday light installation at Beverly Cañon Gardens — a larger-than-life lit tree and oversized ornament, lit each evening through the season.
Beverly Cañon Gardens’ free holiday light walk has run in recent years under the name “Glowing Gardens.”
Glowing Gardens is Beverly Hills‘ free, nightly, walk-through holiday light installation at Beverly Cañon Gardens — the small public garden adjacent to The Maybourne Beverly Hills, just steps off Beverly Drive in the city’s commercial heart. Where the Rodeo Drive Holiday Lighting is a one-night opening ceremony and the Beverly Hills City Hall is a separate venue, Glowing Gardens is the season-long lit-garden experience that lives at Cañon Gardens.
The installation features a larger-than-life lit tree and an oversized ornament as the visual centerpieces, with the garden open every evening from mid-November through early January. The light installation is designed for slow strolling — families can walk through, take photos, and continue on to dinner at one of the surrounding Beverly Drive restaurants. There’s no ticket, no line, no time slot.
For families and visitors in Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Mid-Wilshire, and the broader Westside, this is the season’s quietest evening anchor — distinct from the spectacle of the Rodeo Drive opening night and the brand programming at Beverly Gardens Park.
At 241 N Canon Drive in Beverly Hills, adjacent to The Maybourne Beverly Hills and just off Beverly Drive in the city’s commercial heart.
Open every evening from mid-November through early January.
Yes — the walk-through light installation is free and open to the public throughout the season.
No — Rodeo Drive Holiday Lighting Celebration is a one-night ceremony in mid-November on the three blocks of Rodeo Drive north of Wilshire. Glowing Gardens at Beverly Cañon Gardens is the season-long evening light installation in a separate garden venue. Many families do both across the season.
Yes — they pair naturally. Lights on the Lily Pond runs nightly every 15 minutes through the evening at Beverly Gardens Park by the Beverly Hills sign. The Beverly Hills Jolly Trolley connects the two on Thursday-Sunday evenings.
Beverly Cañon Gardens is a small public garden tucked behind The Maybourne Beverly Hills at 241 N Canon Drive — a third-of-an-acre European-style pocket park with formal hedges, a central fountain, and a quiet enclave-feel a block off the Beverly Drive commercial spine. The garden was opened to the public in 2004 as part of the Montage Beverly Hills (now Maybourne) development. The Rodeo Drive shopping district, the Beverly Wilshire, and Two Rodeo are all a short walk south.
Beverly Hills’s iconic City Hall — with its gold-tile-domed tower — glows with elegant holiday decorations through December, a free evening photo stop in the heart of the Civic Center.
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Rodeo Drive lights up each November — an evening of carolers, costumed performers, themed décor, fireworks, and Santa kicks off Beverly Hills’s grand holiday season, completely free for families.
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West Hollywood Park’s Great Lawn becomes an outdoor ice rink each December, with timed skating sessions, themed music nights, and a free family-festival day woven into the rink’s run.
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Each December, the City of West Hollywood strings holiday lighting and décor along Santa Monica Boulevard from Doheny Drive to La Brea Avenue — a walkable, free stretch of the city’s main commercial corridor in seasonal dress.
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Southern California’s holiday lights and festive outings are pure magic — but nothing compares to Santa Claus himself stepping through your own front door. House of Kringle brings a real-bearded, professionally trained Santa to homes and gatherings across SoCal for an intimate live visit your family will treasure for years.
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