Hershey Gardens

Guided Walk
2023-05-27 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-06-03 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-06-17 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-06-24 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-07-01 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-07-08 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-07-15 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
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.

The Children’s Garden Grand Re-Opening Celebration
2023-06-10 10:00 - 14:00
Join us to celebrate the re-opening of the revitalized Children’s Garden!
Activities include composting, harvesting and wildflower seed planting demonstrations. Families can enjoy food trucks, crafts inspired by the garden and receive a take-home pollinator seed kit. Visit the Zoology Zone Cart in the Conservatory to see and touch fascinating insects, reptiles and amphibians.
Face painting is also offered for an additional fee.
Entertainment Schedule (Amphitheater):
11 a.m. Enjoy music by Steven Courtney, as he shares love, kindness and friendship through music.
1 p.m. ZooAmerica presents “Paws, Claws, Scales and Tails”
Included with admission; free for members.

Music in the Gardens
2023-06-16 18:00 - 20:00
Friday, August 4, 2023 from 6 – 8 p.m.
featuring
The Anthony Haubert Quartet
Join us for an evening of beautiful music in the Gardens! Guests are invited to bring their own beverages and snacks, as well as chairs or a blanket.
Please note the Butterfly Atrium will be closed. Regular admission rates apply; free for members.
Special Thanks to Our Sponsors:
Bob & Linda Pugliese
Bob & Carole Ackerman
Dr. Tom Davis

Dads are Free on Father’s Day!
2023-06-18 09:00 - 18:00
Dads are Free on Father’s Day!

Bring dad to Hershey Gardens to celebrate his big day!

Zoology Zone Interactive Cart
2023-06-26 09:30 - 11:30, 2023-06-27 09:30 - 11:30, 2023-06-28 09:30 - 11:30, 2023-06-29 09:30 - 11:30, 2023-07-03 09:30 - 11:30, 2023-07-04 09:30 - 11:30, 2023-07-05 09:30 - 11:30, 2023-07-06 09:30 - 11:30 and 8 more dates
Meet some new “friends” at the Zoology Zone Interactive Cart!
Mondays through Thursdays, June 26 to August 17 from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
In the Educational and Horticultural Wing, Milton & Catherine Hershey Conservatory
The interactive cart 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 Volunteens.

Live Music by String Duet Segno
2023-07-01 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.

Marvelous Mondays
2023-07-10 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-07-17 10:00 - 12:00
July 10, 17, 24, 31 and August 7 from 10 a.m. – Noon
Mondays are marvelous at Hershey Gardens! Join us for kids’ crafts, entertainment and story-telling! This year’s special guests include PA Farms to Families Immersion Lab, the Planet Bee Foundation and more! Come back each week to discover new activities.
Included in admission; free for members.
Marvelous Mondays Schedule:
July 10: Growing & Harvesting Produce
Special Guest: PA Farms to Families Immersion Lab
July 17: Pollinators
Special Guest: Planet Bee Foundation
July 24: Garden Art
Special Guest: In the Art Room with Rebbie Rye
July 31: Native Plants & Species
Special Guest: Raven Ridge Wildlife Center
August 7: Caterpillars & Butterflies
Special Guest: Kevin McCloskey “What Will I be When I Get to Be Me”
Book and Butterfly Craft

"The Show Must Go On... No Matter What" by the Hershey Area Playhouse Summer Camp Group
2023-07-21 12:00 - 12:30
“The Show Must Go On…No Matter What!”
Hershey Area Playhouse Summer Camp
Join us for the summer camp group’s culminating performance!
Performance will be in the Children’s Garden Amphitheater (subject to change, based on weather)
Included in regular admission; free for members.
