222 Harrington Way,
Worcester, MA 01604, 508-929-2700
Sun: 12:00 PM-5:00 PM, Mon: Closed, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat: 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
New England's leading science and nature center, the EcoTarium is an indoor-outdoor experience designed to inspire a passion for science and nature in visitors of all ages. The center offers a museum building with three floors of interactive exhibits and is home to live animal habitats, interpretive nature trails through forest and meadow, the Alden Digital Planetarium, a tree canopy walkway (seasonal) and a narrow-gauge railroad.
Upcoming Events
- Through Tuesday, Dec 31, DinoTracks
- Saturdays, through Aug 31, Super-Saurus Saturdays
- Wednesdays, through Dec 18, Preschool & Toddler Wednesdays
- Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Sep 8, Alice's Wonderland: a most curious adventure
- Saturdays, May 25 - Aug 24, Tree Canopy Walkway
- Sundays, May 26 - Aug 25, Tree Canopy Walkway
- Thursday, Jun 6, Budding Scientists: Bubbles!
- Thursday, Jun 6, Budding Scientists: Bubbles
- Sunday, Jun 16, Dads visit for FREE on Father's Day
- Thursday, Jul 4, Budding Scientists: By the Sea Shore
- Thursdays, Jul 11 - Aug 1, Ponding in Canoes and Paddleboats
- Sunday, Jul 21, Birds of Prey
- Thursday, Aug 1, Budding Scientists: Freshwater Fish of Massachusetts
- Sunday, Aug 11, Birds of Prey
- Thursday, Sep 5, Budding Scientists: Insects of New England
- Thursday, Oct 3, Budding Scientists: Clouds
- Thursday, Nov 7, Budding Scientists: Harvest Sink or Float
- Thursday, Dec 5, Budding Scientists: What Makes a Shape Strong?
100 Barber Avenue,
Worcester, MA 01606, 508-853-6015
Sun: 12:00 PM-4:00 PM, Mon: Closed, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat: 10:00 AM-4:00 PM
Visit the Higgins Armory Museum and learn how knights got dressed in the morning - you may even get "suited up" yourself! The Museum brings the world of knights to life through a variety of programs including inspiring and educational Field Trips, unique Group Tours, Birthday Parties, Rentals, Outreaches, and OverKnights.
Wander beneath Gothic arches, listen to the sounds of contest and celebration, and stand face to face with over 70 suits of armor - the heroic legacies of another world and time.
Upcoming Events
- Wednesday, Jun 5, CastleKids Story Hour
- Wednesday, Jun 12, Homeschool Wednesdays
- Wednesday, Jul 3, CastleKids Story Hour
- Saturday, Aug 3, Medieval Hunting Animals
- Wednesday, Aug 7, CastleKids Story Hour
- Wednesday, Sep 4, CastleKids Story Hour
- Saturday, Sep 21, 13th Annual Festival of Ale
- Saturday, Sep 28, Middle Earth Day
- Wednesday, Oct 2, CastleKids Story Hour
- Saturday, Oct 26, Haunted Higgins
- Wednesday, Nov 6, CastleKids Story Hour
- Wednesday, Dec 4, CastleKids Story Hour
- Saturday, Dec 14, 4th Annual Gingerbread Castle Competition
- Thursday, Dec 26 - Monday, Dec 30, Vacation Week Fun!
1 Old Sturbridge Village Rd,
Sturbridge, MA 01566, 800-733-1830, 508-347-3362
Old Sturbridge Village is a "must-see" destination to experience early New England life from 1790-1840. One of the country's largest living history museums, OSV has a large staff of costumed interpreters, 59 historic buildings on 200 acres.
Upcoming Events
- Tuesdays, Saturdays, through Jun 18, Wheel I - Introduction To Wheelthrowing
- Saturday, May 25 - Monday, May 27, Wool Days
- Saturday, Jun 1, Antique Car Rally
- Saturday, Jun 8, Muster Day
- Saturday, Jun 15 - Sunday, Jun 16, Music and Art Weekend
- Thursday, Jul 4, Independence Day
- Saturday, Jul 20, Fire & Ice Day
- Saturday, Aug 3 - Sunday, Aug 4, Redcoats & Rebels
- Saturday, Aug 17 - Sunday, Aug 18, Textile Weekend
- Saturday, Aug 31 - Monday, Sep 2, Family Fun Days
- Saturday, Sep 7, Drummer's Call
- Saturday, Sep 14 - Sunday, Sep 15, Agricultural Exhibition
- Saturday, Oct 5 - Sunday, Oct 6, Apple Days
- Saturday, Oct 19 - Sunday, Oct 20, Harvest Days
- Saturday, Oct 26, Things that Go Bump in the Night
- Saturday, Nov 9, An Evening of Illumination
- Thursday, Nov 28 - Sunday, Dec 1, Thanksgiving Weekend
- Sundays, Fridays, Saturdays, Dec 6 - Dec 22, Christmas By Candlelight
11 French Drive,
Boylston, MA 01505, 508-869-6111
Sun: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, Mon: Closed, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
A year-round living display of blooming plants, including trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, tropicals, and more. With a panoramic view of Mt. Wachusett region, walking trails, gift shop, and cafe.
Upcoming Events
- Sundays, through Dec 30, Guided Garden Tour
- Fridays, through May 31, The Non-Traditional Photographer
- Saturdays, through May 25, Drawing and Painting Nature
- Friday, May 24, Fun With Watercolors, Class 2
- Wednesday, May 29, Yoga by Nature, Spring Session 3, Wednesdays from May 29th - June 26th
- Friday, May 31, Plant Sale Preview Party with Special Guest Roger Swain
- Saturday, Jun 1, Annual Spring Plant Sale
- Wednesday, Jun 5, WOOphoria: Garden Delight
- Wednesday, Jun 5, Flying Flowers: Attracting Butterflies to Your Garden
- Saturday, Jun 8, Flowers and Fragrance in a Pot
- Wednesday, Jun 12, Garden Discovery Program: Fabulous Frogs
- Wednesday, Jun 12, Yoga by Nature, Spring Session 3, Class 3
- Wednesday, Jun 12, The Hermit in the Garden
- Thursday, Jun 13, Sogetsu Ikebana with Kaye Vosburgh
- Saturday, Jun 15, Garden Photography Workshop with Rich Pomerantz
- Sunday, Jun 16, New England Rose Society Rose Show Judging
- Sunday, Jun 16, New England Rose Show
- Sunday, Jun 16, Easy Care Roses for the Home Garden
- Wednesday, Jun 19, Yoga by Nature, Spring Session 3, Class 4
- Thursday, Jun 20, Mieka Pauley in Concert
- Saturday, Jun 22, Bonsai Weekend
- Saturday, Jun 22, Summer Soups
- Sunday, Jun 23, Bonsai Weekend
- Wednesday, Jun 26, Yoga by Nature, Spring Session 3, Class 5
- Saturday, Jun 29, New Perspectives on Photography
- Wednesday, Jul 10, Springtime Tulip River Cruise - Information Session
- Saturday, Jul 13, Lily Show
- Saturday, Jul 13, The World Up Close: Exploring Macro Photogrraphy
- Saturday, Jul 13, Growing Lilies Organically with Jim Daniel
- Sunday, Jul 14, Lily Show
- Sunday, Jul 14, Introduction to Zentangle
- Sunday, Jul 14, Lily Propagation and Scaling with Patty Stewart
- Tuesday, Jul 16, Fun With Water Colors - July 16th & August 13th
- Wednesday, Jul 17, The Stoddard Garden, by Matt Mattus
- Saturday, Jul 20, Daylily Show
- Saturday, Jul 20, Creative Flower and Macro Photography
- Wednesday, Jul 24, Wednesday Evening Garden Tours - Mid-Summer Bloomers, with Michael Arnum
- Saturday, Jul 27, Fresh Flower Arranging with Herbs and Garden Flowers
- Sunday, Jul 28, Blues Barbecue with Roomful of Blues & Guest
- Sunday, Aug 4, Growing and Showing Mini Flora Roses
- Sunday, Aug 4, Spectacular Summer Salads
- Thursday, Aug 8, Painting the Garden in Pastel
- Wednesday, Aug 14, Wednesday Evening Garden Tours - Tower Hill Vegetable Garden Tour, with Dawn Davies
- Saturday, Aug 17, Botanical Drawing and Painting from the Summer Garden, - 2 Sessions - 8/17 and 8/18
- Wednesday, Aug 21, Drawing on the Grounds of Tower Hill
- Sunday, Aug 25, Late Summer Mushrooms for Beginners
- Sunday, Sep 15, Glorious Garlic and Her Bodacious, Upscale Cousins, the Flowering Alliums
55 Salisbury St,
Worcester, MA 01609, 508-799-4406
Sun: 11:00 AM-5:00 PM, Mon, Tue: Closed, Wed: 11:00 AM-5:00 PM, Thu: 11:00 AM-8:00 PM, Fri: 11:00 AM-5:00 PM, Sat: 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
where art celebrates life
Upcoming Events
- Through Thursday, May 30, Looking at the Stars: Prints by Imamura Yoshio
- Through Saturday, Aug 31, The Allure of Blanc de Chine
- Saturdays, through May 4, 2014, Families @ WAM: Make Art!
- Saturdays, through Apr 13, 2015, Families @ WAM Tour
- Friday, May 24, May 24: Celebrate Bob Dylan's Birthday at WAM
- Sunday, Jun 2, Bostonians in Miniature
- Thursday, Jun 6, Curator Talk: Nancy Spero: Cri du Coeur
- Sunday, Jun 9, Sunday Sermon: June 9- Joe Cox, President, Ecotarium on "Inspiring a Passion for Science and Nature"
- Thursday, Jun 13, Curator Talk: Yoshida Toshi
- Sunday, Jun 16, Sunday Sermon: June 16- Sunday Sermon: William Wallace- Exec. Director, Worcester Historical Museum, "the Mickey Mouse Club in Worcester"
- Tuesday, Jun 18, Worcester Art Museum, in partnership with ARTZ: Artists for Alzheimer's
- Sunday, Jun 23, Sunday Sermon: June 23- Ellen S. Dunlap, President, American Antiquarian Society on "The Power of Curiosity"
- Friday, Jun 28, Free Fun Friday
- Sunday, Jun 30, Sunday Sermon: June 30- Katherine F. Abbott, Executive Director, Tower Hill Botanical Garden on "Why Plants Matter"
- Sunday, Jul 14, Sunday Sermon: July 14- Matthias Waschek, Director, Worcester Art Museum on "Spiritual Perspectives on Art Museums"
- Sunday, Jul 21, Sunday Sermon: July 21- Dan Yaeger, Executive Director, New England Museum Association on "Road Archeology"
- Tuesday, Sep 3, Worcester Art Museum, in partnership with ARTZ: Artists for Alzheimer's
- Tuesday, Nov 12, Worcester Art Museum, in partnership with ARTZ: Artists for Alzheimer's
30 Elm St,
Worcester, MA 01609, 508-753-8278
Sun, Mon: Closed, Tue, Wed: 10:00 AM-4:00 PM, Thu: 10:00 AM-8:30 PM, Fri, Sat: 10:00 AM-4:00 PM
Learn about the history of Worcester through exhibitions, education programs and special events presented throughout the year. Visit Worcester Historical Museum to see hundreds of objects made in Worcester. Listen to the stories of industrial leaders, inventors, and workers. Discover Worcester's common heritage through hands-on activities. Explore the contributions of ethnic groups and individuals through changing exhibitions and special programs.
Find out what Worcester was like in centuries past in the library's reading room. The library is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 10am-4pm; Thursday, 10am-8:30pm.
Upcoming Events
- Through Tuesday, Dec 31, In Their Shirtsleeves
- Through Tuesday, Dec 31, Stories They Tell
- Through Saturday, Aug 10, Casey at the Bat: 125 Years
- Saturday, Jun 1, Making Sense of the American Civil War: A reading and discussion series in America's libraries
- Saturday, Jun 8, Annual WHM Yard Sale
- Saturday, Jun 15, Making Sense of the American Civil War: A reading and discussion series in America's libraries
- Saturday, Jun 29, Making Sense of the American Civil War: A reading and discussion series in America's libraries
- Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sep 5 - Sep 7, Celebrating the Worcester Revolution of 1774 and Worcester's Leading Role in the American Revolution
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EcoTarium
Sun: 12:00 PM-5:00 PM, Mon: Closed, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat: 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
New England's leading science and nature center, the EcoTarium is an indoor-outdoor experience designed to inspire a passion for science and nature in visitors of all ages. The center offers a museum building with three floors of interactive exhibits and is home to live animal habitats, interpretive nature trails through forest and meadow, the Alden Digital Planetarium, a tree canopy walkway (seasonal) and a narrow-gauge railroad.
Upcoming Events
Higgins Armory Museum
Sun: 12:00 PM-4:00 PM, Mon: Closed, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat: 10:00 AM-4:00 PM
Visit the Higgins Armory Museum and learn how knights got dressed in the morning - you may even get "suited up" yourself! The Museum brings the world of knights to life through a variety of programs including inspiring and educational Field Trips, unique Group Tours, Birthday Parties, Rentals, Outreaches, and OverKnights.
Wander beneath Gothic arches, listen to the sounds of contest and celebration, and stand face to face with over 70 suits of armor - the heroic legacies of another world and time.
Upcoming Events
Old Sturbridge Village
Old Sturbridge Village is a "must-see" destination to experience early New England life from 1790-1840. One of the country's largest living history museums, OSV has a large staff of costumed interpreters, 59 historic buildings on 200 acres.
Upcoming Events
Tower Hill Botanic Garden
Sun: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, Mon: Closed, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
A year-round living display of blooming plants, including trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, tropicals, and more. With a panoramic view of Mt. Wachusett region, walking trails, gift shop, and cafe.
Upcoming Events
Worcester Art Museum
Sun: 11:00 AM-5:00 PM, Mon, Tue: Closed, Wed: 11:00 AM-5:00 PM, Thu: 11:00 AM-8:00 PM, Fri: 11:00 AM-5:00 PM, Sat: 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
where art celebrates life
Upcoming Events
Worcester Historical Museum
Sun, Mon: Closed, Tue, Wed: 10:00 AM-4:00 PM, Thu: 10:00 AM-8:30 PM, Fri, Sat: 10:00 AM-4:00 PM
Learn about the history of Worcester through exhibitions, education programs and special events presented throughout the year. Visit Worcester Historical Museum to see hundreds of objects made in Worcester. Listen to the stories of industrial leaders, inventors, and workers. Discover Worcester's common heritage through hands-on activities. Explore the contributions of ethnic groups and individuals through changing exhibitions and special programs.
Find out what Worcester was like in centuries past in the library's reading room. The library is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 10am-4pm; Thursday, 10am-8:30pm.
Upcoming Events
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