Celebrating 50 Years of Love at the Garden
The Garden’s beloved Valentine’s Day tradition returns with a special anniversary twist honoring five decades of love stories that have blossomed here since 1976. Guests are invited to an unforgettable evening with savory and sweet small plates*, craft cocktails, live entertainment and more.
Everyone is VIP at this year’s Valentines in the Garden. To preserve the magic, capacity is limited—and tickets for this beloved event often sell out. Plan early and make it a night to remember.
Saturday, February 14, 2026
Doors open at 6 p.m.
Bars* close at 9:30 p.m. | Event ends at 10 p.m.
Parking: $15 per vehicle (SAGE cards not accepted).
*Admission includes savory and sweet light bites featuring Atlanta’s finest caterers but does not include dinner portions. Additional food will be available for purchase while supplies last. Cash bars are available throughout the Garden. The Garden and its parking facility are card-only.
Buy Tickets
Pricing is per person. Tickets are required for all guests, including Garden members.
Member general admission: $155
Non-member general admission: $160
Every ticket includes:
• Garden access, event spaces and Orchid Daze.
• One drink ticket for a mocktail/cocktail
• Five single-serve small plates from top ATL caterers
• One take-home edible treat
• One keepsake love story book + photo booth
• Flowers from the floral bar
Non-Member Tickets
Member Tickets
Decades of Love
Dress in elegant attire or channel a favorite decade to reflect your love story. Step into the breathtaking Valentines Ballroom (Day Hall) adorned with florals and candlelit décor. Choose a custom corsage or boutonniere at the floral bar. Enjoy live music spanning the decades. Listen, laugh and love as emcee Joseph Wenzler playfully punctuates the night with heartfelt moments, vow renewals, personalized dedications, the Garden’s 50th anniversary toasts and more. Listen out for the prom-style superlatives announced at 9 p.m. for a chance to win tickets to a future Garden event.
Enjoy musical performances throughout the Garden by Amp’d Entertainment, Infinity Show Band, King Street Band and the Doug Ehlen Duo.
Submit a photo + dedication from your love story — from proposals to milestones — for inclusion in the “50 Years of Love” projection in Day Hall. Add your names to the living floral storybook photo op.
Signature Valentine Moments
Vow renewals
Ceremonies at 7:30 and 9 p.m. in Day Hall, followed by a “first dance.”
V-Day Photos
Share Your Love Story in the “50 Years of Love” projection and floral storybook photo op. Snap passion pics in the ShutterXpress photo booth.
Garden Originals
Tour the exclusive nighttime showing of Orchid Daze. Many of the Garden’s beloved holiday lights will shine bright during Valentines in the Garden, including Ice Goddess, lights over the Canopy Walk in Storza Woods, Crape Myrtle Allée and more.
Exceptional Food & Beverage
Indulge in a curated mix of sweet and savory small plates from Bold Catering and Design, Proof of the Pudding, Party Execs, Affairs to Remember and Low Country Catering.
Imagine bites of chickpea a la king and braised short rib au poivre, capped off with late-night Dubai chocolate waffles and hashbrowns scattered, covered and smothered.
Finish your culinary tour with an array of elevated sweets from fruity crisp pops to flourless chocolate torte with raspberry coulis.
Specialty coffee drinks by Art, Passion and Coffee and sweet and savory crepes by Vanilla Crepes will also be available for purchase.
A Night of Storytelling & Spectacle
The beloved The Off Centered Project characters return as the Garden Laureate and Valentine’s Nymphs. Find them roaming throughout the evening, sharing poetic reflections and dancing the many expressions of love—past, present and future.
Know Before You Go
Chairs, pets, tobacco/vape products/smoking of all kinds, outside food/drinks are not permitted in the Garden. Food and beverages offered while supplies last. Tickets are non-refundable. No rain checks. Only guests 21 and older may purchase alcohol, ID required. Bars close at 9:30 p.m.