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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 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!


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Norton|Saint-Gobain: Free Admission Community Day featuring USA Luge for the Norton Challenge

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February 17 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Norton|Saint-Gobain: Free Admission Community Day featuring USA Luge for the Norton Challenge February 17, 2025 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Join us on Monday, February 17th for a FREE ADMISSION DAY due to the generous support from Norton|Saint-Gobain. And don’t…

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Collection Connection

EcoTarium 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA, United States

Explore 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 isn't on display every day! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets

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Science Discovery

EcoTarium 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA, United States

Want 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, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets

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Afternoon Astronomy

EcoTarium 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA, United States

Early 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 into the Alden Planetarium for an interactive guided tour of the evening sky! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets

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Science Discovery

EcoTarium 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA, United States

Want 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, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets

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Science Discovery

EcoTarium 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA, United States

Want 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, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets