LIT'S THE HOLIDAYS
New exhibit sets the season ablaze
Brooklyn is officially lit. New York’s newest holiday attraction, Lightscape, has arrived at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, where visitors can enjoy an after-dark stroll through the sprawling green space illuminated by the moon — and more than 1 million lights.
The dazzling “immersive” experience features a vast assortment of nondenominational light-based art spread over the garden’s 52 acres.
“Lightscape is a magical holiday light exhibition with brilliant art elements accompanied by a lively and sophisticated, NYC-celebrating soundtrack,” Brooklyn Botanic Garden president Adrian Benepe told The Post.
The attraction takes about an hour to walk through and features 60,000 pea lights, 630 lighting fixtures and 600 strand lights, as well as a fire installation. The jawdropping display took a 20-person staff 18 days to install and is aptly sponsored by Con Edison.
Seasonal concessions, including candy cane hot chocolate ($6), spiked apple cider ($13) and s’mores ($9), are available.
The exhibit began nearly a decade ago in London, where it proved wildly popular.
“Lightscape was born in England, at London’s Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, nine years ago, and is a contemporary update of the ‘British Invasion’ of The Beatles and Rolling Stones of yesteryear,” Benepe told The Post, before adding that the show is “the biggest, best and most technically extravagant outdoor light exhibition in New York City history!”
Of course, the legendary Dyker Heights lights are tough competition, but Lightscape does offer a more curated experience with about as diverse a holiday light show as one can have — albeit at the cost of $34 for adults and $18 for children ages 3 to 12 (children 2 and under are free, and BBG members also receive a small discount).
Lightscape is up through Jan. 9 at the BBG.