Chrysanthemum Festival

Chrysanthemum Festival transforms Longwood Gardens’ historic conservatories into a vivid display of color and imaginative floral design. Thousands of chrysanthemums have been carefully trained into elegant spirals, cascading baskets, floating clouds, towering columns, and other extraordinary forms, including supersized features.

Highlights include a double chrysanthemum arch in the East Conservatory and an Exhibition Hall display with a richly textured chrysanthemum curtain, chrysanthemum pagoda forms, and viewing-stone designs shown near a natural geological viewing stone.

When: October 16–November 15, 2026, including October 30, during regular Gardens hours.

Venue: Longwood Gardens.

Tickets: Free with Gardens admission. Timed admission tickets are required.

Member Reservations: From October 16 through November 1, timed reservations are required for members visiting Friday through Sunday after 3:00 p.m. Reservations are not required for Gardens Premium Members and Innovators. From November 2–15, reservations are not required for members and Innovators.

Features: The festival includes thousands of specially cultivated chrysanthemums arranged as arches, curtains, pagodas, viewing stones, spirals, cascading baskets, floating clouds, and towering columns.