Listen to 15-year-old harpist Sylvia Sweigert as she strums beautiful music in the Milton & Catherine Hershey Conservatory. Sylvia attends PALCS, CPFA, and USP in West Chester, PA. She has been playing the harp for six years with a small hallel harp, and most recently, a larger Lyon and Healy. Over the past few years, she...

Explore the world of bugs in this family-friendly hands-on day! Come for amazing displays of unique live insects from around the world and participate in a variety of fun bug activities. Included in admission, members are free.  

The Annual Penn-Jersey District Rose Show: Roses and Friends, Better Together Again Saturday, September 18 from 1 - 5 p.m. and Sunday, September 19 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Hershey Gardens is pleased to welcome the annual show of the Penn-Jersey District of the American Rose Society. Following private judging on Saturday morning, the show...

Fall 2021 Homeschool Days Join Us for One – or Both! $8 per student, $9 per adult Online pre-registration is required. Registration closes 48 hours prior to class. Admission to the Butterfly Atrium is included in admission. Program will be held rain or shine. The Biodiversity of Insects & Native Plants Tuesday, September 21 from...

New! Enjoy live demonstrations and a plant sale (while supplies last/cash and checks only) by the Susquehanna Bonsai Club, under the tent at the Milton & Catherine Hershey Conservatory. Included in admission, free for members.

Fall 2021 Homeschool Day $8 per student, $9 per adult Online pre-registration is required. Registration closes 48 hours prior to class. Admission to the Butterfly Atrium is included in admission. Program will be held rain or shine. The (under)Story of Trees and Soil Tuesday, October 12 from 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Discover soil, worms,...

Plants Rule! Harnessing the Sun for a Negative-Carbon Bio-Econom What is needed to reverse the already excessive concentration of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere? Join us for this program featuring Dr. Tom Richard, Director of Penn State’s Institutes of Energy and the Environment. Dr. Richard will discuss the importance of biological processes in reaching a carbon-negative...

Listen to 15-year-old harpist Sylvia Sweigert as she strums beautiful music in the Milton & Catherine Hershey Conservatory. Sylvia attends PALCS, CPFA, and USP in West Chester, PA. She has been playing the harp for six years with a small hallel harp, and most recently, a larger Lyon and Healy. Over the past few years,...