Winter Wonderscape at Reiman Gardens!

Event Dates & Duration

Winter Wonderscape tickets are available for each Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening in December, as well as Monday, December 23rd.

Timed ticketing is required - you will select a specific 30-minute entry window from 5:00 - 7:30 PM to reduce crowding. Visitors spend approx. 1-1.5 hours at this event. You are welcome to stay until close at 9:00 PM, but last entry is from 7:30p-8p!

About

Winter Wonderscape Holiday Light Show is back for its fifth year and better than ever with our outdoor walk-through holiday light show featuring a variety of immersive light displays throughout the entire 17-acre site. Don’t miss our new and improved features and elements including motion and music.

Walk through brightly lit tunnels, meander through fantasy lights falling like stars, giant flowers, a massive disco ball twirling to laser lights, enjoy a twenty-foot-wide fountain of lights and a wide array of other sparkling wonders. The kids will enjoy lighted sculptural forms including Peter Rabbit, giant insects, penguins cavorting on skis, sleds and ice skates and a giant lighted snowflake.

New this year: Roast your own smores! This will be available on select nights near our Hunziker House.

Please note: the RG Express Holiday Train Display is not open during Winter Wonderscape due to capacity limitations.

How Timed Tickets Work:

The above time and date specified is your entry time to Winter Wonderscape. You may show up anytime during this window of time. It is not the amount of time you are on site, only the time you can enter the event. QR codes are required for check in. Please select the "Go to your tickets" link on this email to view your tickets. You may print them or have them available on your phone.

Starting Point:

Entrance to Winter Wonderscape is at our East Entrance and not our main entrance. This will be marked by signage. Also see map below.

What to bring/What not to bring:

Be sure to dress for the weather - it may be cold, rainy, snowy/icy, and/or windy. Strollers, wheelchairs, and motorized mobility scooters are welcome. No bicycles, skateboards or other vehicles are allowed. We apologize but we are not able to check out our wheelchairs or mobility scooters during this event. Do not bring pets, companion animals, or emotional support animals. Service animals are allowed.

Bathrooms:

Bathrooms are located in our main building, Hunziker House and at Sycamore Falls. These are included on the map below. Please note that our paths are ONE WAY, so if you would like to use the restroom before you start, we ask you return to the start of the path, which is also marked. See map below.

Path Length:

The path is approximately ¾ of a mile and is under 5% slope and takes 40-80 minutes to walk in entirety. Visitors are welcome to walk the loop more than once. See map below.

Accessibility:

The entire path is ADA accessible. 90% of the path is paved. We apologize that we are not able to allow use of our wheelchairs or motorized mobility scooters on the nights of this event due to liability issues. You are welcome to bring your own motorized mobility scooters or wheelchairs. If you need special accommodations, please contact the Director of Guest Services at 515-294-8994 or rrule@iastate.edu.

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Entrance, Exit and Parking Map:

Parking is free. Preferred Parking Lot is S2, with S1, S3, S5 and S6 as additional parking. The Beach Avenue gate will also be open.
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Directions to Reiman Gardens:

Some smart phones and GPS list Reiman Gardens and our mailing address in the wrong location. Instead of entering Reiman Gardens or our address, enter into the map’s search field “intersection of University Blvd and South 16th Street. Find the map below with directions to our entrance from the intersection of University Blvd and S. 16th St.
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