Hershey Gardens

Zoology Zone Interactive Cart
2022-07-19 09:30 - 11:30, 2022-07-20 09:30 - 11:30, 2022-07-21 09:30 - 11:30, 2022-07-26 09:30 - 11:30, 2022-07-27 09:30 - 11:30, 2022-07-28 09:30 - 11:30, 2022-08-02 09:30 - 11:30, 2022-08-03 09:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) and 4 more dates
Come meet some new “friends” at the Zoology Zone Interactive Cart!
The cart will be stationed in the Conservatory every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. through 11:30 a.m., through August 11. It will feature several small animals and arthropods, along with deceased butterfly specimens that guests can touch and feel.
The cart is staffed by Hershey Gardens Volun-teens.

Hershey Area Playhouse Performs "Robin Hood"
2022-07-22 12:00 - 12:30
Students in the annual summer camp organized by Hershey Area Playhouse publicly perform Robin Hood in the Children’s Garden Amphitheatre.

Included in admission; free for members.
Performance will be in The Children’s Garden Amphitheater
Rain location: Conservatory Tent Pad

Guided Walk
2022-07-23 10:00 - 11:00, 2022-07-30 10:00 - 11:00, 2022-08-06 10:00 - 11:00, 2022-08-13 10:00 - 11:00, 2022-08-20 10:00 - 11:00, 2022-08-27 10:00 - 11:00, 2022-09-03 10:00 - 11:00
Join Dr. Ray Barbehenn, a biologist with an expertise in plant ecology, for an hour-long adventure through the gardens as you learn about plants and trees. Bring your curiosity!
Included with admission, free for members.

Marvelous Mondays
2022-07-25 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-08-01 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-08-08 10:00 - 12:00
Marvelous Mondays in The Children’s Garden
July 11, 18, 25, August 1, 8 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Mondays are marvelous at Hershey Gardens! Join us for kids’ crafts and entertainment from puppets to story-telling!
Come back each week to discover new activities!
July 11- Storybook Gardens with Author Kevin McCloskey
July 18- Nature and Art with the Ned Smith Center and the Appalachian Audubon Society
July 25- Insect and Animal Homes with Snapology
Aug. 1- Desert Critters with Zoo America and Hershey Garden’s Zoology Cart
Aug. 8- Earth Day is Everyday
Rain or shine event. Included in admission; free for members.

Gretna Theatre Performs Go, Dog, Go!
2022-08-07 13:00 - 16:00
Gretna Theatre Performs
Go, Dog. Go!
Sunday, August 7 at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Based on the book by P.D. Eastman
Adapted for the stage by Steven Dietz and Allison Gregory
Music by Michael Koerner
P.D. Eastman’s classic children’s book comes to life on stage in an exploration of movement, color and space. The dogs delve into life with gusto, creating a visual spectacle for the audience to feast upon. They snorkel. They howl at the moon. They ride a ferris wheel. They sing and dance and climb trees. This is a rollicking free-for-all of chicanine-ery. A big and little musical world of doggy fun. Like a pop-up book that comes to life – and never stops.
Included in admission; free for members.
Performance will be in Conservatory Tent

Live Music - Elegant Airs Flute Quartet
2022-08-28 13:00 - 15:00
Enjoy local flute quartet Elegant Airs perform a wide range of music genres in the Historic Hershey Rose Garden. Guests are invited to bring their own chairs or a blanket.
Included in admission; free for members.
Sunday, August 28 from 1 – 3 p.m.
Saturday, September 17 from 1 – 3 p.m.

Hershey Area Art Association Show & Sale
2022-09-02 09:00 - 18:00, 2022-09-03 09:00 - 18:00
Friday, September 2 through Sunday, September 4 from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
See fabulous works of art by members of the Hershey Area Art Association in the Milton & Catherine Hershey Conservatory.
Included in admission; free for members.

Hershey Area Art Association Show & Sale
2022-09-04 09:00 - 17:00
Friday, September 2 and Saturday, September 3 from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, September 4 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
See fabulous works of art by members of the Hershey Area Art Association in the Milton & Catherine Hershey Conservatory.
Included in admission; free for members.

Bug-O-Rama
2022-09-11 10:00 - 15:00
Families can experience bugs from around the world and learn about their origin and behavior at Hershey Gardens’ sixth annual Bug-O-Rama. In addition to scorpions, tarantulas, millipedes and cockroaches, this year’s event also features small native and exotic reptiles and amphibians, including snakes, lizards, frogs, geckos and more.
Special guests include Ryan the Bug Man with a variety of native and exotic insects, Pennsylvania Bat Rescue with live bats, and Refreshing Mountain Wildlife Center with a Green Tree Python, Blue Tongue Skink and baby American Alligator.
Guests can also enjoy the Zoology Zone Interactive Cart as well as games and crafts. Plus, Sarah’s Creamery will be selling ice cream treats!

10 a.m. to 12 p.m. – PA Bat Rescue with live bats
10 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Face painting ($5 cash only)
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Refreshing Mountain Wildlife Center
2 p.m. – puppet show

Bug-O-Rama is included in general admission, which includes entrance to the Butterfly Atrium.

"Discover Your World" Education Program
2022-09-15 19:00 - 20:00
“Discover Your World” Education Program
Hosted by Manada Conservancy
Thursday, September 15 from 7 – 8 p.m.

Diane Husic, professor of biology at Moravian College and climate change researcher, will discuss how citizen science, phenology (the study of cyclic and seasonal natural phenomena), and place-based learning impact our understanding of the world around us.
Program will be in the Milton & Catherine Hershey Conservatory.
Free; learn more and register here.
