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 Explorer Express Train schedule, click here! (Our train is currently closed for the winter season!)
To book an Otter Encounter, click here!
Featured Event
Mud Day Saturday, June 28, 2025 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Looking for a chance to perfect your mud pie? Not bugged by bugs? Or maybe fossils or feathers tickle your fancy. Either way, you will have a BLAST(-off) at one…
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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,…
“Shaun the Sheep™: Flock This Way!” Ribbon Cutting
EcoTarium 222 Harrington Way, WorcesterShaun the Sheep™: Flock This Way! Ribbon Cutting Saturday, September 14 11:30 am - 12:30 pm The EcoTarium is excited to announce our newest traveling exhibit, Shaun the Sheep™: Flock…
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,…
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, WorcesterMiss those beautiful winter skies? Look up anyway! Early sunset got you down? Look up! Join us on Sundial Plaza to look through a telescope at the Moon or another…
Speaker Series: Astrophysics
EcoTarium 222 Harrington Way, WorcesterSpeaker: Meredith Hughes, Wesleyan University Saturday, September 14 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm Planet Formation through Radio Eyes How do planets form around other stars? Major breakthroughs in understanding planet…