Calendar
Each season offers exciting activities, special events, and experiences at the EcoTarium!
There is always something new happening both on our grounds and inside the museum building.
For info on our Homeschool Program and schedule, click here!
For info on Alden Planetarium shows and showtimes, click here!
For the seasonal Worcester Railers Explorer Express Train schedule, click here!
Featured Event
Norton|Saint-Gobain: FREE ADMISSION DAY featuring USA Luge for the Norton Challenge January 24, 2026 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Join us on Saturday, January 24th for a FREE ADMISSION DAY thanks to the generous support from Norton|Saint-Gobain. This is also your…
Events
Collection Connection
EcoTarium 222 Harrington Way, WorcesterExplore our private collection! The EcoTarium has thousands of specimens - fossils, gems, birds, weird things in jars - behind the scenes in our scientific collection. Come see something that…
Animal Discovery
EcoTarium 222 Harrington Way, WorcesterDiscover 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…
Science Discovery
EcoTarium 222 Harrington Way, WorcesterWant more interactive 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,…
Afternoon Astronomy
EcoTarium 222 Harrington Way, WorcesterEarly sunset got you down? Look up! Miss those beautiful winter skies? Look up anyway! Join us on Sundial Plaza and look at the Moon, the Sun, or the beautiful…