Hershey Gardens

Hershey Gardens is CLOSED.
2023-01-13 09:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Hershey Gardens (and the indoor Butterfly Atrium) will be closed Monday, January 9 through Friday, January 13, so staff can perform necessary maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Guided Walk
2023-01-14 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-01-21 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-02-18 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-02-25 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-03-04 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-03-18 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-04-01 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-04-08 10:00 - 11:00 and 1 more date
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.

Live Music by String Duet Segno
2023-01-15 10:00 - 12:00
Guests can enjoy live music by Segno, a string duet consisting of Harpist Sylvia Sweigert and Hammered Dulcimer player LillieMae Sweigert.
Sylvia and LillieMae are members of the Harrisburg Harp Orchestra, playing in the greater Harrisburg and Philadelphia Area. They play a wide range of music such as Broadway tunes, popular songs, Celtic favorites, American folk, classical pieces, and familiar hymns. The duet often composes their own arrangements, to suit the occasion. Sylvia plays a Lyon & Healy Prelude 38, and LillieMae plays a custom James Jones 4/19/21/9 Hammered Dulcimer.
Performances will take place in the Milton & Catherine Hershey Conservatory. Included in admission; free for members.

Winter Highlights Walk
2023-01-29 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-02-26 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-03-26 12:00 - 13:00
Join us for a monthly walk around the garden to enjoy the beauty of winter and the changes that each month brings. Attend one, two or all three walks! Registration not required. Weather permitting.
Sunday, January 29 at noon
Sunday, February 26 at noon
Sunday, March 26 at noon
Included with admission, members are free.

Annual Orchid Show & Sale
2023-02-02 14:00 - 17:00, 2023-02-03 09:00 - 17:00, 2023-02-04 09:00 - 17:00, 2023-02-05 09:00 - 17:00
Annual Orchid Show & Sale
Friday, February 3 through Sunday, February 5 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
The Susquehanna Orchid Society presents its 39th Annual Orchid Show and Sale, “For the Love of Orchids” in the Milton & Catherine Hershey Conservatory. More than 1,000 orchids representing dozens of varieties will be on display, including rare species and unique hybrids. Daily orchid show tours and informational sessions will take place in the exhibition and Garden Cottage. In addition, vendors will have orchids for sale; various orchid societies will have showy displays that will be judged onsite and presented with awards. See the full schedule of events below.
Included in admission; free for members.
Buy Discounted Admission Tickets Online (General Admission)
Orchid Show At-the-Door Admission:
Regular (ages 13-61): $15
Senior (ages 62+): $14
Junior (ages 3-12): $11
Children ages 2 and under – FREE
Hershey Gardens Members – FREE
Schedule of Events
Friday, February 3
Orchid Highlights in the Butterfly Atrium
11 a.m. View orchid species on exhibit while walking among hundreds of butterflies in the Butterfly Atrium with tour guide, Sarah Neighbors, Butterfly Atrium Associate. To participate in these tours, please meet at the sign posted in the Welcome Pavilion. Limited to 10 guests.
Saturday, February 4
Orchid Highlights in the Butterfly Atrium
11 a.m. View orchid species on exhibit while walking among hundreds of butterflies in the Butterfly Atrium with tour guide, Sarah Neighbors, Butterfly Atrium Associate. To participate in these tours, please meet at the sign posted in the Welcome Pavilion. Limited to 10 guests.
Informational Session, Garden Cottage
1:30 p.m. Choosing the Right Orchid to Grow In Your Home; Ken Meier, Orchid Enterprises
Sign up is not necessary. Please come early for best seating.
Orchid Show Tour
2 p.m. Tour the Orchid Show with John Stoner, Susquehanna Orchid Society. To sign up for these tours, visit the Susquehanna Orchid Society membership table. Limited to 10 guests.
Informational Sessions, Garden Cottage Sign up is not necessary. Please come early for best seating.
2:30 p.m. Dividing Your Orchid, Dr. Walter Meshaka, Susquehanna Orchid Society
3:30 p.m. Growing Phals in Your Home (the most recognizable orchid known as the moth orchid), Trey Pyfer, Little Brook Orchids
Sunday, February 5
Orchid Highlights in the Butterfly Atrium
11 a.m. View orchid species on exhibit while walking among hundreds of butterflies in the Butterfly Atrium with tour guide, Sarah Neighbors, Butterfly Atrium Associate. To participate in tours of the Butterfly Atrium, please meet at the sign posted in the Welcome Pavilion. Limited to 10 guests.
Spotlight on Vanda Orchid, Orchid Show Tour
1:30 p.m. Tour the Orchid Show with a focus on Vanda orchids, a favorite for growing in baskets with Dr. Walter Meshaka, President of Susquehanna Orchid Society. To sign up for these tours, visit the Susquehanna Orchid Society membership table. Limited to 10 guests.
Orchid Show Tour
2 p.m. Tour the Orchid Show with Lorna Deibert, Susquehanna Orchid Society. To sign up for these tours, visit the Susquehanna Orchid Society membership table. Limited to 10 guests.
Informational Session, Garden Cottage Sign up is not necessary. Please come early for best seating.
11:30 a.m. Dividing Your Orchid, Dr. Walter Meshaka, Susquehanna Orchid Society
2:30 p.m. Tips and Tricks for Growing Orchids Better; Wade Hollenbach of Wade’s Orchids

Annual Orchid Show & Sale Member Preview
2023-02-02 14:00 - 17:00
Annual Orchid Show & Sale
Member Only Preview: Thursday, February 2, 2023 from 2 – 5 p.m.
Open to the Public: Friday, February 3 through Sunday, February 5 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
The Susquehanna Orchid Society presents its 39th Annual Orchid Show and Sale, “For the Love of Orchids” in the Milton & Catherine Hershey Conservatory. More than 1,000 orchids representing dozens of varieties will be on display, including rare species and unique hybrids. Daily orchid show tours and informational sessions will take place in the exhibition and Garden Cottage. In addition, vendors will have orchids for sale; various orchid societies will have showy displays that will be judged onsite and presented with awards.
Click here to see the full schedule of events during the 2023 Orchid Show.
Included in admission; free for members.

Guided Walk - CANCELLED
2023-02-11 10:00 - 11:00

Hershey Area Art Association Exhibition & Sale
2023-02-17 09:00 - 17:00, 2023-02-18 09:00 - 17:00, 2023-02-19 09:00 - 16:00
“For the Love of Art”
Hershey Area Art Association Exhibition & Sale
Friday, February 17 through Sunday, February 19:
Open 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday
This year’s show will feature works of art from its members, including watercolors, oils, porcelain, jewelry and woodworking. Located in the Milton & Catherine Hershey Conservatory.
Included with admission, free for Hershey Gardens members.

Educational Program: The Susquehannocks
2023-02-23 19:00 - 20:00
The Susquehannocks: Land, Identity and Regional History
The Susquehannocks built the largest Indigenous settlements in this region. They cleared land and farmed on a large scale, aided by excellent local growing conditions and the Susquehanna River as a transportation and communication highway. They traded and conducted diplomacy with Swedish and English colonists and other Native Americans before Pennsylvania was chartered. Even today, some area residents have strong family traditions of descent from these farmers, builders and warriors.

In this free educational program, Dr. Tanya Kevorkian (Associate Professor of History at Millersville University) surveys the history of the Susquehannocks from their formation in the 1500s through their heyday in the early to mid-1600s, crisis in the later 1600s, to echoes in the present day.
To RSVP, email office@manada.org or call the office at 717-566-4122.

Guided Walk: CANCELLED
2023-03-11 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-03-25 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-04-15 10:00 - 11:00

Easter Sunrise Service
2023-04-09 06:30 - 08:00
A Hershey Gardens tradition starting in 1947, the community is invited to join the Hershey Ministerium for this free, non-denominational service.
Proceeds support Hershey Food Bank and Love INC. In case of inclement weather, the event will be held under the tent in the Milton and Catherine Hershey Conservatory.
Gates open at 6 a.m. Guests must exit by 8 a.m.

Homeschool Day: Living Things at Night
2023-04-11 09:30 - 12:30
Join us for Homeschool Day!
For students Kindergarten through Grade 6
Discover how adaptations and behaviors of insects, spiders and creatures of the night allow them to survive and thrive in their environments. Take a fascinating closer look at butterfly wings, handle insects and herptiles on our Zoology Zone Cart, learn about bees from the Planet Bee Foundation and make seed balls, and learn about live bats from the Pennsylvania Bat Rescue.
Experience the presentation, “World of Nightshift Pollinators” by the Butterbee Foundation at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. in the Education Center Classroom.
Guests are encouraged to arrive early to participate in all of the activities.
Guests are encouraged to arrive early to participate in all of the activities.
$9 per student, $10 per adult; includes admission to Hershey Gardens and the Butterfly Atrium.
Registration is required here; it closes 48 hours prior to event.

Earth Day Celebration
2023-04-22 10:00 - 14:00
Celebrate the natural world! Join us to learn how to compost with worms, plant potatoes, create a nature journal, and appreciate the natural beauty captured in the photography of Sarah Neighbors and Michael Feldser.
Plus, enjoy performances in The Children’s Garden Amphitheatre at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. by Rebbie Rye and Friends who sing about bugs, birds, bees, flowers, trees – and why Earth is “the most special place to be.”
Included in admission; free for members.
