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
Lunar New Year Celebration February 15, 2026 10:00 am – 5:00 pm The EcoTarium invites you to our Lunar New Year celebration, featuring a live Lion Dance performance by the SUN Lion Dance Team from the Southeast Asian Coalition of…
Events
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Science Discovery
EcoTarium 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA, United StatesWant 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,…
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Collection Connection
EcoTarium 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA, United StatesExplore 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…
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Afternoon Astronomy
EcoTarium 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA, United StatesEarly sunset got you down? Look up! Join us on Sundial Plaza to look through a telescope at the Moon or another planet, or if conditions do not permit come…
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Animal Discovery
EcoTarium 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA, United StatesDiscover 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…
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STEAM Story Time: My Adult and Me
Featured RecurringEcoTarium 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA, United StatesSTEAM Story Time: My Adult & Me is designed to inspire young children to begin discovering the world around them and spark their scientific spirit! Join us each week as…
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Budding Scientists
Featured RecurringEcoTarium 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA, United StatesIn the Budding Scientists program, curious little explorers conduct simple, safe, science and nature experiments. You bring the curiosity, we'll provide the science fun. This is hands-on active and…
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Tots’ Exploration Station
Featured RecurringEcoTarium 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA, United StatesTots' Exploration Station Stay for 5 minutes or 25, drop in for an interactive science experience designed specifically for our youngest museum guests! Explorers are invited to join our…