The Garden on Shaw Boulevard, with a Calming Corner room, Low Sensory Areas it names, and a Garden Glow Sensory Night with sensory maps and modified displays during this year's holiday lights.
Daytime: 9 am to 4 pm daily, last entry 3:30 pm; early entry at 7 am on Wednesdays and Saturdays for Garden members and St. Louis City and County residents. Call (314) 577-5100 to confirm daytime hours on Thanksgiving (Nov 26 2026), Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Garden Glow: select nights from Nov 14 2026 to Jan 2 2027; start and end times change by night, from 4:30 or 5 pm to 9:30 or 10 pm (last ticketed entry 8:15 pm on 9:30 pm nights, 8:45 pm on 10 pm nights), as listed on the Garden Glow pricing calendar; closed Nov 16 to 19, Nov 26, Dec 24 and Dec 25.
4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63110 (main entrance, Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center)
Stay close“Do not wade or swim in ponds, streams or fountains.”
The Calming Corner has soft lighting, soothing colors, comfortable seating, books, tactile toys, plush forest critters and soft mats. You don't need to reserve it and there is no time limit, though it isn't meant for long stays such as naps. It is checked and cleaned daily with staff nearby, but not staffed. More than one family can use it at once, the door doesn't lock, and a small snack is fine if it helps your child calm.
For help with accessibility on the day, call the hospitality line at (314) 327-6390 when you arrive. Accessibility questions ahead of time go to accessiblegarden@mobot.org; Garden Glow ticket questions to contact@mobot.org or (314) 577-5100.
The Garden's autism pre-visit tools (a Caregiver Narrative, a Children's Pre-Visit Guide and a Visual Schedule) are for the Doris I. Schnuck Children's Garden, which is closed for the season and reopens in spring 2027. For Garden Glow, use the 2026 Garden Glow Sensory Map and its social story and checklist.
A Calming Corner room near the Brookings Exploration Center, first come, first served, plus named Low Sensory Areas.
Garden Glow has one Sensory Night with sensory maps, modified displays and quiet areas; see the date card.
Garden Glow has animated, flashing lights; the sensory map shows where.
Louder, in the Garden's words
Garden Glow displays marked on the Sensory Map (the 2026 Garden Glow Sensory Map marks flashing lights and loud noises; the Garden warns its animated, flashing lights may affect people susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy)not stated
The waterfall inside, on a Children's Garden visit (the Children's Garden is closed until spring 2027) (the noise is very loud)not stated
Quieter, in the Garden's words
Calming Corner, Edward Jones Hall near the Brookings Exploration Centerquiet zone
English Woodland Garden, Chinese Garden and Japanese Gardenquiet zone
Brookings Exploration Center before 10 am and after 4 pmquiet zone
Daytime admission: $16 for ages 13 and up; Garden members free. St. Louis City and County residents pay $6 ($4 seniors 65+) with proof of residency; online, enter your ZIP code in the Promo Code box. Online tickets come in General Admission (13+), Senior (65+), Child (3 to 12), Infant (2 and under) and Military types. Groups of 15 to 25 get a discount online. Parking is free in the main lot, with free overflow lots at Shaw Boulevard and South Vandeventer Avenue. Metro bus stops are at Tower Grove Ave. and at Alfred Ave., both at Shaw Blvd.
Garden Glow prices by night: General Admission nights $24 for ages 13 and up and $12 for children ($19 and $10 for members); Premium Evenings $25 and $12 ($20 and $10 for members); Family Nights (Nov 23 and 24, Nov 30, Dec 1 to 3 2026) $22 for ages 13 and up and $6 for children 3 to 12 ($17 for members). Same-night adult tickets bought at or after 4:30 pm cost $2 more. Tickets are non-refundable and valid only for the date and time you pick; exchanges cost $20 per transaction, only if space allows, and must be requested by Jan 2 2027. If the Garden cancels a night for dangerous weather, your tickets work on any remaining Glow night.
Garden Glow parking: free in the two lots at Shaw and Vandeventer, one block west, with a free nonstop shuttle every Glow evening; more parking at the Commerce Bank Center for Science Education, 4651 Shaw Blvd. On busy evenings, allow extra time for parking and the shuttle. Cars on nearby private lots may be towed.
Garden Glow extras: the Holiday Flower and Train Show in the Emerson Conservatory is open nightly during Glow hours and included. Fire pits for s'mores are at Central Axis and Linnean Plaza (burning embers and smoke). Dine and Glow packages at Sassafras are $20 per adult and $10 per child ahead, $22 and $11 onsite. Private fire pits for up to 20 are $135 for one hour, reserved at least 24 hours ahead. Jingle and Mingle (Fri Nov 20 2026) is for ages 21 and up after 6 pm.
Rules: no outside food, picnics, coolers or outside drinks (refillable water bottles are welcome); no pets (service animals are welcome; emotional support animals are not allowed); no music or Bluetooth speakers; no bikes, scooters, wheelie shoes, skates or skateboards; no blankets, lawn chairs or stools; no balloons or sporting equipment. Visitors under 16 need a chaperone, and one adult should go with every five children.
Rentals: manual wheelchairs are free and motorized scooters are $35 (18 and older with a driver's license), first come, first served at the Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center; for Garden Glow, scooters can be reserved with your tickets. Stroller rentals are not available. Family and companion restrooms are at Spink Pavilion, the Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum, and the Brookings Exploration Center and PlantLab. Lost and Found: (314) 577-0212.
Call
(314) 577-5100Missouri Botanical Garden Contact Center, including Garden Glow tickets(314) 327-6390Hospitality line for accessibility help when you arrive
