RHS Harlow Carr Glow runs on selected nights, 26 November to 30 December 2026, 4.30pm to 8.30pm. Adult tickets from £15.25, and every visitor must pre-book.

RHS Garden Harlow Carr’s Glow light trail returns for its tenth year on selected evenings from Thursday 26 November to Wednesday 30 December 2026, from 4.30pm to 8.30pm. Every visitor needs a pre-booked Glow ticket, members and babies included, and the RHS says the popular slots always sell out.

The quick answer

  • Dates: selected evenings, 26 November to 30 December 2026. Times: 4.30pm to 8.30pm, last entry 7.30pm.
  • Adults £15.25 off peak or £19.25 standard; children 5 to 16 £8.75 or £10.50; under-5s free but still need a ticket.
  • Relaxed session for visitors with sensory needs: Sunday 6 December, last entry 7.15pm, up to two carers free.

Tickets and prices

These are the RHS’s published prices on its Glow page. Off-peak prices apply only on selected dates, which the booking system shows.

Ticket Off peak Standard
Adult £15.25 £19.25
Child (5 to 16) £8.75 £10.50
RHS member, or member’s family guest £9.50 £11.25
Member’s child (5 to 16) £5.00 £6.25
Under 5 Free Free

Members pay less because membership already covers garden entry, but they still have to book a Glow ticket. You can arrive at any time in your booked slot and stay as long as you like until closing. Bring your booking reference, and your membership card if you have one. Tickets are sold through the RHS Harlow Carr booking site.

What is on the trail

For the tenth anniversary the RHS promises touch-sensitive installations and soundscapes. The route opens with snowy effects, columns of light, giant dandelions and a walk through a patchwork of colour. There is a new art commission with Light Night Leeds, Common Ground, and for the first time the route takes in the Winter Walk, with its champion trees lit up. The RHS says more details are “coming soon”.

Visiting Harlow Carr by day this winter

The garden is on Crag Lane, Beckwithshaw, Harrogate HG3 1QB. According to its visitor information:

  • From 26 October to 28 February the garden opens 9.30am to 4pm daily, last entry 3pm. It is closed on Christmas Day.
  • Adult day tickets start at £13.60 booked online on weekdays from October to March, £15.70 at weekends, and £18.40 on the day. Children 5 to 16 are £6; under-5s are free.
  • Adults arriving by bus, bike or on foot pay £12.90 on showing proof. Visitors on Universal Credit, Pension Credit or ESA, and up to five people with them, get in for £1, booked in advance.
  • The garden centre is free to enter and opens 9.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Saturday and 10.30am to 4.30pm on Sundays through the winter, closed Christmas Day.
  • Bettys Café Tea Rooms at Harlow Carr is closed for refurbishment and due to reopen on Monday 5 October.

Other winter light shows near Harrogate

Mother Shipton’s in Knaresborough runs a Magical Christmas Experience with Santa from 28 November to 24 December; prices and the two-ticket rule are on our Santa’s grotto page. The Valley Gardens ice rink and the rest of the town’s festive programme are on our Christmas market page.

Still to be confirmed

  • The exact Glow dates (the RHS lists “selected dates”, so some evenings in the window will not run) and which of them are off peak. Check the booking site.
  • The full Glow trail, which the RHS says is “coming soon”.

More: what’s on this October half term, Christmas lights switch-on, parking in Harrogate and Christmas trains.