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Winter, spring, summer and fall -- each season offers special events, activities and experiences at the EcoTarium. From fun-filled school vacation weeks and weekend events to summer camp science explorations and traveling exhibits, there is always something new happening on our grounds and in our museum building.
Featured Event
All Aboard the Explorer Express train! Hop on our open-air passenger train cars for a scenic 12-minute ride, a relaxing and beautiful way to see the museum grounds. Tickets are available at the train station on the day of your visit and are stamped for a scheduled time. The train is weather dependent. Tickets are not included with the cost of admission. Learn More
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One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure Do some stargazing and blast off to the moon with your friends from Sesame Street in One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure. Join Big Bird, Elmo, and Hu Hu Zhu, their friend from China, as they explore the North Star and the Big Dipper and take an imaginary rocket to discover what games are like on the moon! Audience: Ages 2-7 Length: Approx 25 min Tickets: Tickets are available…
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Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
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Discover our resident animals! Are you curious about what our otters eat, how fast our snakes slither, or what our birds do in the winter? Get up close with one of our many live critters, and learn how we care for them at our zookeeper-led Animal Discovery Programs. Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
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All Aboard the Explorer Express train! Hop on our open-air passenger train cars for a scenic 12-minute ride, a relaxing and beautiful way to see the museum grounds. Tickets are available at the train station on the day of your visit and are stamped for a scheduled time. The train is weather dependent. Tickets are not included with the cost of admission. Learn More
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Passport to the Universe Tom Hanks narrates a trip out through the solar system to the Orion Nebula and back to Earth through a black hole simulation. Audience: All Ages. Best understood by 6+ Length: Approx 22 min Learn More
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All Aboard the Explorer Express train! Hop on our open-air passenger train cars for a scenic 12-minute ride, a relaxing and beautiful way to see the museum grounds. Tickets are available at the train station on the day of your visit and are stamped for a scheduled time. The train is weather dependent. Tickets are not included with the cost of admission. Learn More
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Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
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CAPCOM Go! The Apollo Story Showcases the historical achievements of the Apollo program and what it took to put the first man on the moon. Audience: Ages 7+ Length: Approx 26 min Learn More
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All Aboard the Explorer Express train! Hop on our open-air passenger train cars for a scenic 12-minute ride, a relaxing and beautiful way to see the museum grounds. Tickets are available at the train station on the day of your visit and are stamped for a scheduled time. The train is weather dependent. Tickets are not included with the cost of admission. Learn More
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Preschool Wednesdays
EcoTarium 222 Harrington Way, WorcesterPreschool Story Time Attention early learners: Preschool Story Time is back! Join us the first Wednesday of each month for tales and tails, as we read an interactive storybook with…