The Garden’s popular annual Valentine’s Day event returns with a romantic adventure around the world featuring international savory and sweet small plates*, craft cocktails, live entertainment and more.
NEW Premium Tickets! Enjoy exclusive early access to the event, express entry all night long, exclusive lines for food and photos, two complimentary mocktails and holiday treats including a commemorative scarf and rose-colored aviator glasses.
Friday, February 14, 2025
Premium Admission begins at 6 p.m.
General Admission begins at 6:30 p.m.
Bars* close at 10 p.m. | Event ends at 10:30 p.m.
Parking: $10 per vehicle. (SAGE cards not accepted).
Save time with Zoom and Bloom: Rideshare users, walkers and bikers receive a fast pass card upon arrival. This grants express entry and one complimentary signature mocktail. Participants will also be entered to win a pair of tickets to a future Garden event.
*Admission includes five, single-serving plates of light bites. 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 and members.
Member general admission: $80
Non-member general admission: $85
Member premium Admission: $145
Non-member premium Admission: $150
About the Event
Boarding Begins!
Guests are greeted by playful bell hops and vintage flight attendants from The Off Centered Project as live accordion music fills the Hardin Visitor Center. Grab your dining passport (and premium ticket “love swag,” if applicable) and let the culinary flight begin!
Global Flavors
Fly to five indoor Garden spaces decked to the nines with sweet and savory bites inspired by the cuisine of Japan, Argentina, India, the Caribbean and the Mediterranean by Atlanta’s finest caterers: Bold Catering and Design, Proof of the Pudding, Party Execs, Affairs to Remember and Low Country Catering. Get a stamp for your passport to be sure you’ve hit every destination.
NEW! Balloon Glow
Love is literally in the air on the Great Lawn where Balloons Over Georgia inflates two gorgeous hot-air balloons for an evening Balloon Glow! Take photos with your valentine in front of the iconic Fuqua Conservatory and Atlanta skyline. Weather permitting.
Dancing on Air
Enjoy live music by Joe Gransden’s Quartet, the Infinity Show Band, the Doug Ehlen Duo and DJ by Amp’d Entertainment.
New Beginnings
Renew your vows in ceremony in Day Hall followed by a “first dance” to romantic live music.
Orchid Daze: Beauty and Light
Lose yourself in the color and fragrance during the exclusive public nighttime viewing of Orchid Daze: Beauty and Light as it debuts in the Fuqua Orchid Center.
Passionate Pics
Capture the evening on film with ShutterXpress Photo Booth. Place your photo strip in a special keepsake passport book to commemorate the evening.
Love in Lights
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.
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 10 p.m.