HOLIDAY PARTIES

Host your corporate or social holiday party, or a gathering with your friends and family, during Night Lights for a truly festive celebration!  

Night Lights celebrates the winter season with half a million lights artfully displayed throughout the botanic garden’s formal garden spaces and conservatories, creating an experience your guests are sure to enjoy. Make it a celebration to remember with delicious, locally sourced food or holiday-themed snacks by Peppers Artful Events. Holiday parties at the Garden are perfect for groups of 50 to 100 people. 

Please click here for more information regarding Night Lights parties, accommodations for group visit or contact Private Events at privateevents@nebg.org for more information.

For the 2026 Night Lights season, we will be offering special pricing for the Reservoir Room and the Southeast Link. The Reservoir Room features large windows overlooking the Wachusett Reservoir and copper ceiling details. The Southeast Link is a lovely space with floor to ceiling windows, slate floors, and views of gardens and woods

Reservoir Room Pricing 
For up to 50 people: $1,600
For up to 75 people: $2,100
For up to 100 people: $2,600

Southeast Link Pricing
Flat rate (for up to 50 people): $1,850.

Rental packages include the exclusive use of the event space, and admission to the Night Lights event for all of your attendees. The space is conducive to a variety of table sizes and arrangements including cocktail-style or large seated rounds. Black conference chairs are available for your use and included in the rental price, or if desired, white garden chairs or fruitwood Chiavari chairs can be purchased at an upgraded price.

Parties can be scheduled from 4–9 p.m. Your guests are welcome to explore the gardens after the room rental has concluded until we close at 10pm.

New England Botanic Garden works exclusively with Peppers Artful Events and ARTbar for holiday parties. Peppers is an award-winning caterer whose reliability for sumptuous foods, five-star service, and dazzling displays has built a name for them in the community and at the Garden, where they also operate the Farmer and the Fork café.