Red Butte Garden is set in Salt Lake up on the bench, and is a beautiful garden with paths and places to explore. This garden has some trails right inside of it, too. We were excited when we heard that they hosted a Halloween event because it sounded family-friendly and fun. This event was called BOOtanical, but they have changed the name back to Garden After Dark at Red Butte Gardens.
Garden After Dark is set up throughout the garden and every year is a different theme. There are 7 different areas with Halloween displays. We followed the map, and there were signs, to help us see all of the different Halloween displays. None of them were scary, and instead they focused on the fun of Halloween. There were spiders, vampires, witches, and more. We loved looking at the details of each display.
Another great thing about Garden After Dark is that they had golden pumpkins hidden throughout the displays. Our boys loved searching for them and keeping track of how many they had found. We also liked the information signs that were on display in each area. We learned a lot about different plants as we walked through the gardens.
The Fall colors were beautiful in Red Butte Garden. We went the very last week of October and the colors were still lovely, so I’m sure at peak season they were amazing. Walking through the gardens and admiring all the plants is a lot of fun, too. We enjoy the gardens and can’t wait to visit them in full Spring bloom.
We visited Garden After Dark at Red Butte Garden during the day back when it was BOOtanical. Now this event only happens at night. If you want to enjoy the gardens, go as early as you can before the sun sets. Next year we will check it out at night and update this post.
Add Garden After Dark to your Halloween event list. It was so much fun, and we loved being outside in the beautiful Red Butte Gardens. We are adding this to our favorite Fall activities in Utah list. For information about dates and times for Garden After Dark check the Red Butte Garden website.
