Events

Lotería Nights

Win prizes and enjoy authentic food and drinks during an evening of Lotería with Arboretum-inspired illustrated cards.

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Join us at The Morton Arboretum on Friday, April 24, or Saturday, April 25, for an evening of Lotería, a traditional Mexican game of chance similar to bingo.

Lotería is played with a deck of illustrated cards depicting familiar objects and symbols. This special edition of Lotería features custom, Arboretum-themed cards illustrated by artist Jaz Rodriguez.

Lotería Nights take place in the Arboretum’s Firefly Pavilion, a sustainably built, open-air event venue with a patio overlooking scenic gardens and tree collections.

Highlights

A bilingual emcee will lead the games in English and Spanish.

Lotería winners will receive Arboretum-themed prizes and prizes donated by local artisans.

A local vendor and a full-service bar in the pavilion will offer authentic food and drinks to purchase during the event.

Browse handmade goods from a local artisan between Lotería rounds.

Tickets

Purchase Lotería Nights tickets online.

Cost: $45
Member cost: $35

Event tickets include Arboretum general admission, Lotería participation, and one alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverage.

This event is for adults aged 21 and older. No children, including infants in strollers, will be permitted.

 

Your ticket purchase helps support the Arboretum’s vision of a greener, healthier, more beautiful world where people and trees thrive together.

Tickets

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Tickets for Lotería Nights will be available on Tuesday, February 24.

Cost: $45
Member cost: $35

Event tickets include Arboretum general admission, Lotería participation, and one alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverage.

This event is for adults aged 21 and older. No children, including infants in strollers, will be permitted.

Food and Drinks

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Purchase authentic foods including conchitas, tamales, chocoflan, coffee flan, menudo, and tres leches cake from local vendor Tamales y Antojitos Mari in the Firefly Pavilion throughout the evening. A full-service bar will offer mixed drinks, wine, craft beer, and nonalcoholic options.

Artisan Vendors

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Browse handmade jewelry from local artisan La Tiendita Artesanal between Lotería rounds on Friday, April 24, and Saturday, April 25. A new vendor will be featured when Lotería Nights return in September.

Event Map

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The Firefly Pavilion can be reached from parking lot P-1 via paved, accessible paths.

From parking lot P-1, approach the Visitor Center and pass through the breezeway into Arbor Court. Continue straight into The Gerard T. Donnelly Grand Garden and across the central plaza. Exit The Grand Garden and turn left onto a paved path. Take the next right onto another paved path, which will bring you to the east entrance of the Firefly Pavilion.

Accessibility

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The building entrance and all areas inside the Firefly Pavilion are accessible to wheelchairs, motorized mobility scooters, and walkers. Heated, accessible restrooms are located inside the pavilion.

Paved, accessible parking is available in parking lot P-1 on the Arboretum’s East Side. Paved walking paths from parking lot P-1 to the pavilion are also accessible to wheelchairs and walkers.

See Accessibility at The Morton Arboretum for more information.

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