SHELBURNE, Vt. (September 9, 2025)—Tickets for Shelburne Museum’s beloved holiday tradition, Winter Lights, go on pre-sale to museum members on September 15 and to the general public on September 22. Returning for its fifth season, the event illuminates the dark days of winter with magic and wonder. Winter Lights opens on November 21 and runs through January 4, 2026, offering a festive experience for visitors of all ages.
Visitors are invited to bundle up and stroll the museum’s grounds, where iconic landmarks are transformed into a glittering wonderland. Thousands of colorful lights will adorn favorite stops along the way, including the historic 220-foot steamboat Ticonderoga, its companion 1871 Lighthouse, the twinkling forest of Beach Woods, and a kaleidoscope of glowing butterflies in Bostwick Garden.
New for 2025, Winter Lights will feature reimagined displays in the popular Bostwick and Pleissner gardens, an interactive Illumination Station for children outside the Weathervane Café, and a charming model train installation in the Diamond Barn. The Big Top tent will also debut additional whimsical circus figures inspired by the museum’s collection. On select Saturday evenings, visitors can enjoy watching local performers animate the museum’s grounds, including the mesmerizing flow artistry of the Burlington Burn Club and towering fantastical puppet creatures that move through the grounds.
Tickets & Pricing:
Purchase tickets in advance at www.shelburnemuseum.org/visit/winter-lights/
Winter Lights is sponsored by Radiance and Lake Champlain Chocolates. With additional support from Union Bank, Farrell and Global Foundries.
Image credit: Shelburne Museum’s 45-acre campus adorned with lights for the Winter Lights extravaganza. Photography by Adam Silverman.
Hi-resolution images are available HERE.
Download a PDF copy of the Press Release HERE.
About Shelburne Museum
Founded in 1947 by trailblazing folk art collector Electra Havemeyer Webb (1888–1960), Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont, is the largest art and history museum in northern New England and Vermont’s foremost public resource for visual art and material culture. The Museum’s 45-acre campus is comprised of 39 buildings including the Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education and Webb Gallery featuring important American paintings by Andrew Wyeth, Winslow Homer, Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses, John Singleton Copley and many more. Construction is underway for the Perry Center for Native American Art, designed in partnership with Indigenous voices and devoted to the stewardship and exhibition of the Native American art in the museum’s care, scheduled to open in 2027. For more information, please visit shelburnemuseum.org.
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