Upcoming Events for Events

Thursday – Saturday, December 29 – 31, 5:00 to 8:00 PM

Celebrate the season at Reiman Gardens' enchanting holiday Light show!

With a wide variety of dazzling light installations throughout 17-acres of outdoor gardens, this walk-through light show includes popular favorites, as well as fun new surprises. Experience captivating tunnels that surround you with color, massive laser-lit disco balls, dynamic light strands dancing across a frozen lake, a whimsical mushroom forest and so much more. Don't miss the lights, colors, music and magic of Winter Wonderscape.

CLICK FOR MORE INFO ABOUT WINTER WONDERSCAPE HOLIDAY LIGHT SHOW.

Thursday – Saturday, December 15 – 17, 5:00 to 8:00 PM

Celebrate the season at Reiman Gardens' enchanting holiday Light show!

With a wide variety of dazzling light installations throughout 17-acres of outdoor gardens, this walk-through light show includes popular favorites, as well as fun new surprises. Experience captivating tunnels that surround you with color, massive laser-lit disco balls, dynamic light strands dancing across a frozen lake, a whimsical mushroom forest and so much more. Don't miss the lights, colors, music and magic of Winter Wonderscape.

CLICK FOR MORE INFO ABOUT WINTER WONDERSCAPE HOLIDAY LIGHT SHOW.

Thursday – Saturday, December 8 – 10, 5:00 to 8:00 PM

Celebrate the season at Reiman Gardens' enchanting holiday Light show!

With a wide variety of dazzling light installations throughout 17-acres of outdoor gardens, this walk-through light show includes popular favorites, as well as fun new surprises. Experience captivating tunnels that surround you with color, massive laser-lit disco balls, dynamic light strands dancing across a frozen lake, a whimsical mushroom forest and so much more. Don't miss the lights, colors, music and magic of Winter Wonderscape.

CLICK FOR MORE INFO ABOUT WINTER WONDERSCAPE HOLIDAY LIGHT SHOW.

Thursday – Saturday, December 1 – 3, 5:00 to 8:00 PM

Celebrate the season at Reiman Gardens' enchanting holiday Light show!

With a wide variety of dazzling light installations throughout 17-acres of outdoor gardens, this walk-through light show includes popular favorites, as well as fun new surprises. Experience captivating tunnels that surround you with color, massive laser-lit disco balls, dynamic light strands dancing across a frozen lake, a whimsical mushroom forest and so much more. Don't miss the lights, colors, music and magic of Winter Wonderscape.

CLICK FOR MORE INFO ABOUT WINTER WONDERSCAPE HOLIDAY LIGHT SHOW.

Friday, November 18^th 5:30 - 7:30 PM

This special member-only event showcases our fantastic holiday train with miniature ISU buildings in our Conservatory. You will delight in the intricate beauty and detail of the custom-built train. See for yourself the holiday magic of the RG Express!

Enjoy delicious holiday-themed cookies, warm up with a hot apple cider bar, and sip on Rise!™️ ISU coffee.

An email with a link to RSVP was sent to members. If you did not receive the email or have questions, please contact Allison Anderson our Membership and Grant Specialist at allisona@iastate.edu or 515-294-3755.

Friday, September 9, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Members will get an exclusive first look at the succulents for purchase at our brand-new event All About Succulents! Vendors Chaos on Coyote Trail Cactus & Succulents and Bedwell Gardens will offer a large selection of succulents and cacti for sale. Mid-Iowa Cactus & Succulent Society members will also be selling items from their own collections. Chocolates and lemonade will be provided.

For general admission to the Gardens, members can bring non-member guests in accordance to their membership parameters. For member-only events, all attendees should be true members of Reiman Gardens.

An email with a link to RSVP was sent to members. If you did not receive the email or have questions, please contact Allison Anderson our Membership and Grant Specialist at allisona@iastate.edu or 515-294-3755.

Friday, August 12, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

You're invited to our exclusive Members & Volunteers Picnic!

Join us for music, games, and snacks as we celebrate the people who keep Reiman Gardens going. We couldn't do it without you. Enjoy an evening just for members and volunteers to relax and celebrate this beautiful space we've worked so hard to create.

Bring your own picnic blankets, lawn chairs, cooler and your picnic basket of food. We'll provide music, games, lemonade, water, and cupcakes for dessert!

Schedule:

6:00 – arrive and set-up

6:10 – announcements

6:30-7:45 – games and socializing

8:00 – Gardens close

Click here to RSVP by August 9.

Sunday, October 9, 10 :00 AM – 4:30 PM

Visit Reiman Gardens on the last day to see our sculpture exhibit “Lewis and Art Exhibition” before it leaves. Celebrate with free admission for everyone!

After leaving a career as an electrical technician and machinist, Minnesota artist Dale Lewis embarked on a new journey re-imagining scrap as art. Reiman Gardens is the first botanical garden to serve as a temporary home for this whimsical mixture of metal plants, insects, and animals made from found objects. By repurposing salvage into fun and inspiring mixed media sculptures, this year’s exhibit offers a creative solution for discarded junk by turning it into treasure. 

No preregistration required. Free admission for everyone.

Thursday, September 15, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

On September 15, Elwood – the World's Largest Concrete Gnome – will be turning 12! As a little treat, we’re inviting his kiddo friends to visit on his special day with free admission for all children ages 0-12.  While here, stop by Elwood to snap a happy birthday selfie, and save the date for 2025 when we hope to achieve the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people dressed as gnomes! 

The  hours are 10:00 AM- 6:00 PM for the outdoor gardens, Conservatory, and Gift Shop.  The Butterfly Wing is open 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM.

No preregistration required. Free for members, ISU students with ID and all children (ages 0-12). Price of admission for the general public adults (ages 13+).

Sunday, June 19, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Celebrate Father’s Day at Reiman Gardens! We will offer free admission to all fathers on Father’s Day. Visitors can also discover live butterflies from around the globe in the Christina Reiman Butterfly Wing, explore the tropical Hughes Conservatory, and browse the Gift Shop bursting with unique and sustainable items.

The Butterfly Wing closes at 4:30 PM and the Gift Shop and Conservatory are open until 6:00 PM.

No preregistration required.
All fathers admitted free of charge.
Free for members and ISU students with student ID.
Price of admission for the general public.