“Illuminated” is the Anderson Japanese Gardens’ wintertime lights experience, featuring dramatic up-lighting and thousands of white string lights woven throughout the landscape and canopy of the Garden. Made-to-order Woodfire Pizza and a rotating schedule of food trucks available nightly. Fireside dining and beverage service is available inside the visitor’s center. New this year is: Fireside Reading of The Night Before Christmas by AJG’s very own John Gleason at 6:15 & 7:15 on Sunday evenings leading up to Christmas.
Location: Anderson Japanese Gardens
318 Spring Creek Road, Rockford, IL
Hours: Nov. 30 - Dec. 10, Thursdays-Sundays 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Dec. 14 - Dec. 30, nightly 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
General Admission: Members $0 - $8; nonmembers adult $13, senior $12, sduent $11