{"id":44766,"date":"2025-11-26T01:21:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T01:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/44766\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T01:21:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T01:21:13","slug":"see-philadelphias-magic-gardens-glow-during-special-after-dark-hours-this-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/44766\/","title":{"rendered":"See Philadelphia\u2019s Magic Gardens glow during special after-dark hours this winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Philadelphia\u2019s Magic Gardens will take on a different feel this winter when the South Street landmark opens its doors for evening visits. The \u201c<a data-original-title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phillymagicgardens.org\/event\/the-gardens-after-dark-4\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gardens After Dark<\/a>\u201d series returns on Friday nights from Dec. 5 through Jan. 2, giving people a chance to walk through the mosaics under a wash of colorful lights.<\/p>\n<p>The entire outdoor space will be open, including the narrow passageways and sculptural walls that look completely different at night. Guests also can head into the mosaicked basement, a part of the site that isn\u2019t available on most daytime tours. The experience is self-guided, so visitors can explore at their own pace.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"richtext-image full-width\" data-original=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Magic18.width-704.jpg\" width=\"704\" height=\"469\" alt=\"Magic Gardens after dark\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"richtext-image full-width\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Magic18.width-704.jpg\" width=\"704\" height=\"469\" alt=\"Magic Gardens after dark\"\/>Provided Courtesy\/Philadelphia&#8217;s Magic Gardens<br \/>Guests are encouraged to reserve timed tickets ahead of their visit. Prices vary, and members receive a discount. The event will be canceled in the event of bad weather, with refunds issued.<\/p>\n<p><a data-original-title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phillymagicgardens.org\/event\/the-gardens-after-dark-4\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Gardens After Dark<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Friday nights | Dec. 5 &#8211; Jan. 2, 2026<br \/>Philadelphia&#8217;s Magic Gardens<br \/>1020 South Street<br \/>Philadelphia, PA 19147<br \/>$20 for adults<br \/>$17 for students and seniors<br \/>$13 for children ages6-12<br \/>$10 for members and children 5 and under<\/p>\n<p>This content was generated by PhillyVoice Media Events, not by the editorial staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Philadelphia\u2019s Magic Gardens will take on a different feel this winter when the South Street landmark opens its&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":44767,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[21142,11644,69,71,70,26593,9653],"class_list":["post-44766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-attractions","tag-family-friendly","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-philadelphias-magic-gardens","tag-winter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44766\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}