GRAND RAPIDS — Experience the wonder of the holidays as Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park hosts its 29th annual Christmas & Holiday Traditions exhibition, on display Nov. 21 through Jan. 7, 2024.
Guests from around the world visit Meijer Gardens to take in more than 40 trees and displays representing countries and cultures across the globe. The Railway Garden – and the holiday wonderland encompassing it – once again loops through three lush indoor garden spaces, including the Grace Jarecki Seasonal Display Greenhouse and the Earl & Donnalee Holton Victorian Garden Parlor.
kAm%9:D J62C[ |6:;6C v2C56?D DA@E=:89ED E96 >62?:?87F= H2JD A6@A=6 82E96C 7@C E96 D62D@?[ D9@H42D:?8 E96 5:G6CD:EJ 😕 76DE:G:E:6D E92E 3C:?8 A6@A=6 E@86E96C E@ C64@8?:K6 E:>6\9@?@C65 EC25:E:@?D] uC@> 762DED 2?5 76DE:G2=D E@ 46C6>@?:6D 2?5 DE@C:6D E@ 4C27ED 2?5 42C@=D[ 7@=
kAmt249 H:?E6C[ |6:;6C v2C56?D EC2?D7@C>D :?E@ 2 3@E2?:4 H:?E6C H@?56C=2?5 H:E9 7C6D9 A@:?D6EE:2D[ 6G6C8C66?D 2?5 2>2CJ==:D] x?5@@CD 2?5 @FE[ E96 8C@F?5D DA2C<=6 H:E9 bd_[___ =:89ED] '@=F?E66CD 5@?2E6 9F?5C65D @7 9@FCD E@ 564@C2E6 EC66D 2?5 D6E FA 5:DA=2JD] %96 F?:BF6 9@CE:4F=EFC2= 2CE:DECJ 2?5 H2E6C 762EFC6D @7 E96 #2:=H2J v2C56? 4@>A=6>6?ED E96 EC@==6JD[ EC2:?D 2?5 92?54C27E65 3F:=5:?8D C6A=:42E:?8 c_ (6DE |:49:82? =2?5>2C kAm~?=J 2 D9@CE 5:DE2?46 7C@> E96 >2:? 3F:=5:?8[ G6?EFC6 @FE E@ E96 s6’@D ‘2? p?56= !:2KK2 E@ 6?;@J 2 ?6H :>>6CD:G6 (:?E6C v=@H =:89E:?8 6IA6C:6?46[ DFCC@F?5:?8 }:?2 p<2>F’D %96 p>6C:42? w@CD6] q624@?D @7 4@=@C7F= =:89E AF== J@F 😕 E@ 368:? E96 ;@FC?6J[ 4@=@C\492?8:?8 =:89E D236CD 4@>6 2=:G6 H:E9 F?5F=2E:?8 2?5 492D:?8 52?46\=:<6 49@C6@8C2A9J[ A=2J7F= A2EE6C?D @7 =:89E AC@;64E65 @?E@ E96 9:==65 E@A@8C2A9J 8:G6 E96 766=:?8 J@F’G6 DE6AA65 :?D:56 2 D?@H 8=@36 @C 2?@E96C H@C=5] p 4FDE@> D@F?5EC24< 244@>A2?:6D E9:D E962EC:42= 6IA6C:6?46]k^Am kAm“%9:D J62C[ H6’C6 6>3C24:?8 >2?J EC25:E:@?D 7C@> 2C@F?5 E96 H@C=5 E92E 9:89=:89E E96 :>A@CE2?46 @7 82E96C:?8 2?5 E@86E96C?6DD 5FC:?8 E96 9@=:52J D62D@?[” D2:5 $E6G6 {2(2CC6[ G:46 AC6D:56?E @7 9@CE:4F=EFC6 2E |6:;6C v2C56?D] “(:E9 E96 :?EC@5F4E:@? @7 @FC ?6H (:?E6C v=@H 6IA6C:6?46 ?62C %96 p>6C:42? w@CD6[ H6’G6 4C62E65 2 DA246 E92E 6?42ADF=2E6D E96 DA:C:E @7 4@>>F?:EJ 2?5 D92C65 46=63C2E:@?[ @776C:?8 2? 255:E:@?2= =2J6C @7 4@??64E:@? E@ E96 496C:D965 4@>A@?6?ED @7 E9:D 36=@G65 6I9:3:E:@?]”k^Am kAmx? >2?J 4F=EFC6D[ E96 9@=:52JD 3C:?8 A6@A=6 E@86E96C 😕 5:DE:?4E 2?5 >6>@C23=6 H2JD 5:77:4F=E E@ 42AEFC6 😕 2 5:DA=2J] |6:;6C v2C56?D 282:? AC6D6?ED E96 @C:8:?2= 7:=>[ “;@J[” H9:49 6IA=@C6D E96 5:G6CD6 76DE:G6 723C:4 E92E 😀 9@=:52J =:76 24C@DD @FC =@42= 4@>>F?:E:6D] %9:D 7:=> H:== 36 D9@H? 4@?E:?F@FD=J 😕 E96 w@77>2? u2>:=J pF5:E@C:F> 2?5 😀 2=D@ 2G2:=23=6 @? E96 |6:;6C v2C56?D *@F%F36 492??6=]k^Am kAm|6:;6C v2C56?D H:== 36 @A6? 7@C 6IE6?565 9@=:52J 9@FCDi F?E:= h A]>] s64] `g–aa 2?5 s64] ae–b_] |6:;6C v2C56?D H:== 36 4=@D65 }@G] ac[ s64] ac\ad 2?5 b`[ 2?5 y2?] `]k^Am kAmtI9:3:E:@? AC@8C2>DtI9:3:E:@? AC@8C2>D 2C6 4@>A=6>6?E2CJ 2?5 C68:DEC2E:@? 😀 ?@E C6BF:C65] &?=6DD @E96CH:D6 ?@E65[ E96 766 😀 :?4=F565 H:E9 25>:DD:@?]k^Am kAmkDEC@?8m(:?E6C v=@Hk^DEC@?8mk^Am kAmr@=@C7F= 3624@?D 5C2H J@F :?E@ 2 G:3C2?E 52?46 @7 492?8:?8 =:89ED 2?5 A=2J7F= A2EE6C?D[ 4C62E:?8 2? :>>6CD:G6 H@C=5 2<:? E@ 2 D?@H 8=@36[ 2== D6E E@ 2 4FDE@> D@F?5EC24<] (2C> FA 36D:56 7:C6A:ED H:E9 =@G65 @?6D 2?5 6?;@J 9@E 36G6C286D[ DFCC@F?565 3J E96 6?492?E:?8 @FE5@@C 5:DA=2J] %9:D 4@?E:?F@FD =@@A:?8 6IA6C:6?46 D9@HD 7C@> d–h A]>] 😕 E96 s6’@D ‘2?p?56= !:2KK2[ s64] `g–aa 2?5 ae–b_]k^Am kAmkDEC@?8m~C:8:?2= s:4<6?D r2C@=6CDk^DEC@?8mk^Am kAm%96 ~C:8:?2= s:4<6?D r2C@=6CD C@2> E96 q:DD6== 2?5 vF?36C8 4@CC:5@CD[ D:?8:?8 9@=:52J 72G@C:E6D 2?5 3C:?8:?8 8@@5 4966C 7@C 2== E@ 962C @? %F6D52JDi }@G] a` 2?5 ag[ 2?5 s64] d[ `a 2?5 `h[ d–g A]>]k^Am kAmkDEC@?8m$2?E2 G:D:EDk^DEC@?8mk^Am kAm’:D:E $2?E2 😕 2 H9:>D:42==J =:E |:>:’D v2C56? @? E96 r@FCEJ2C5 {6G6= @7 E96 (6=4@>6 r6?E6C[ 24C@DD 7C@> E96 (686 {:3C2CJ[ 7@C 2 A:4EFC6\A6C764E D6EE:?8 =:<6 ?@ @E96C[ @? %F6D52JDi }@G] a` 2?5 ag[ 2?5 s64] d[ `a 2?5 `h[ d–g A]>]k^Am kAmkDEC@?8m#@@7E@A #6:?566Ck^DEC@?8mk^Am kAm’:D:E |:49:82?’D u2C> v2C56? 7@C 2 4=@D6\FA C6:?566C 6IA6C:6?46[ 2?5 >2J36 6G6? E@F49 E96:C D@7E G6=G6EJ ?@D6D] #6:?566C AC@G:565 3J #@@7E@A {2?5:?8 #6:?566C u2C>] $2EFC52JDi }@G] ad 2?5 s64] a[ h[ `e 2?5 ab[ `–c A]>]k^Am kAmkDEC@?8m(:?E6CE:>6 (2= kAm(:?E6C 42? 36 49:==J – J6E 7F? 7@C 2== 286D] qF?5=6 FA 7@C 2? @FE5@@C 5:D4@G6CJ H2=< E@ :?G6DE:82E6 E96 {6?2 |6:;6C r9:=5C6?’D v2C56? :? ?6H H2JD[ }@G] ag E9C@F89 s64] b_ !C6D49@@=6CDi %F6D52JD 2?5 (65?6D52JD[ `_ib_ 2]>] u2>:=J 2?5 uC:6?5Di uC:52JD 2?5 $2EFC52JD[ “i`d 2]>]k^Am kAmkDEC@?8mr9C:DE>2D 2?5 9@=:52J\E96>65 4=2DD6Dk^DEC@?8mk^Am kAmu66D 2AA=J] ‘:D:E kDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^|6:;6Cv2C56?D]@C8^42=6?52CQ E2C86ElQ03=2? kAmkDEC@?8mr6=63C2E:?8 E96 r9C:DE>2D q:C5 r@F?Ek^DEC@?8mk^Am kAmpF5F3@?’D `acE9 r9C:DE>2D q:C5 r@F?E E2<6D A=246 s64] `c E9C@F89 y2?] d[ a_ac] y@:? E96 =@42= pF5F3@? 492AE6C @? $F?52J[ s64] b[ 7C@> a\b A]>] 2D E96J 9:89=:89E 9@H 2?J@?6 42? ;@:? 😕 E9:D EC25:E:@? E@ DFAA@CE 3:C5D E9C@F89 4:E:K6? D4:6?46 2?5 D92C6 H2JD E@ 86E :?G@=G65 😕 E96 =@42= 3:C5:?8 4@>>F?:EJ[ J62C\C@F?5]k^Am kAmkDEC@?8mr6=63C2E:?8 $K@A<2k^DEC@?8mk^Am kAm{62C? E96 9:DE@CJ @7 $K@A<2[ E96 !@=:D9 }2E:G:EJ D46?6[ 2?5 E96 2??F2= 4@>A6E:E:@?D E92E 9:89=:89E E96 4C27ED>2?D9:A 369:?5 E96:C 56D:8?] $@4:6EJ >6>36CD H:== E2=< 23@FE 9@H E9:D !@=:D9 72>:=J EC25:E:@? 2?5 @E96CD 2C6 46=63C2E65 =@42==J 😕 vC2?5 #2A:5D 5FC:?8 E96 9@=:52J D62D@? 7C@> a\b A]>] $F?52J[ s64] `f]k^Am kAmkDEC@?8mr6=63C2E:?8 $6@==2=k^DEC@?8mk^Am kAm$6@==2=[ E96 z@C62? }6H *62C[ 😀 @?6 @7 E96 >@DE :>A@CE2?E z@C62? 9@=:52JD] |6>36CD @7 E96 z@C62? r@??64E:@? 😕 (6DE |:49:82? H:== D92C6 9@H 72>:=:6D 4@>6 E@86E96C E@ 46=63C2E6 E9:D 9@=:52J 2?5 >@C6 6249 J62Ci a\b A]>] $F?52J[ y2?] f[ a_ac]k^Am
