Hershey Gardens

Live Feedings at the Zoology Zone Interactive Cart
2026-02-20 12:00 - 12:30, 2026-02-27 12:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
Fridays, January 16, 23, 30, February 6, 13, 20, 27, 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Drop in at noon each Friday in the Milton & Catherine Hershey Conservatory to watch our insectivores- our insect eating animals- receive a special nutritious snack! While receiving an overview about each of our predatory insects, frogs, and arachnids, learn about the feeder insects too!
Included in admission, free for members.

Lunar New Year Celebration
2026-02-22 10:00 - 13:00
Join us for guided garden tours that highlight indoor and outdoor Asian collections and bring the whole family for fun activities to celebrate the Year of the Horse!
Activities include:
Guided garden tours at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Create lucky seed envelopes, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Music by the Chilin’ Quartet, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Tropical bonsai exhibit by the Susquehanna Bonsai Club, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Included in admission, free for members.

Winter Wednesdays
2026-02-25 10:00 - 12:00
February 4, 11, 18 & 25, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Bring the family and interact with Asian species like our mossy frog, jungle nymphs, walking sticks, and more at the Zoology Zone Interactive Cart. Engage in family activities that celebrate traditions like paper cutting and calligraphy, make lucky red envelopes with seeds to gift to friends and family, plant Asian leafy greens, and create lanterns. Located in the Milton & Catherine Hershey Conservatory and the Education Center.
February 4: Plant Asian greens
February 11: Discover calligraphy and paper cutting
February 18: Create a red seed envelope
February 25: Make a paper lantern
Included in admission, free for members.

Eco-Fiction Book Group
2026-04-24 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-07-24 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-10-23 10:00 - 11:30
Join us to explore works of eco-fiction, nature and environment-oriented works, which often include a human element. It is not necessary to attend all sessions – join us when you can! New participants are always welcome. We encourage you to read each month’s selection prior to the meeting to fully participate in the discussion. Located in the Garden Cottage. All sessions are from 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Friday, January 23, 2026 – There are Rivers in the Sky, Elif Shafak (non-fiction – Mudlarking: Lost and Found on the River Thames, Lara Maiklem)Friday, April 24, 2026 – State of Wonder, Ann Patchett) (non-fiction – Finding the Mother Tree, Suzanne Simard)Friday, July 24, 2026 – Where the Rivers Merge, Mary Alice Monroe (non-fiction – Low Country: A Memoir, J. Nicole Jones)Friday, October 23, 2026 – Annihilation, Jeff VanderMeer (non-fiction – The Secret Life of Plants: A Fascinating Account of the Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Relations between Plants and Man, Peter Thompkins)
Book selections for each month can be found at your local public library or at any major retailer. Included in admission; free for members.

To register, please email Kaitlin Dannenberg at kadannenberg@hersheygardens.org

Pumpkin Palooza Test
2026-10-18 09:00 - 17:00, 2026-10-29 09:00 - 17:00
October 18, 19, 25 and 26 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Kids, come in costume and trick or treat at four Hershey’s candy stations, enjoy over 200 painted pumpkins, a unique 14-foot “pumpkin tree” and the perfect photo backdrop of pumpkin mosaics! Plus, stop by to see if you can handle the Creepy Creatures Gallery! See (and hold!) Madagascar hissing cockroaches every day from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Plus, enjoy kids’ craft activities, food trucks and hundreds of mums on display, including a colorful 9-foot mum display. Included in admission, free for members.

Saturday, October 18
Food Trucks: Noel’s Café, Cheesesteak Shuttle, Marsicos, Madelyn’s Sweets and Savories, Jack and Joan’s Kettle Corn
Sunday, October 19
Food Trucks: Noel’s Café, Cheesesteak Shuttle, Marsicos, Madelyn’s Sweets and Savories, Jack and Joan’s Kettle Corn
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Wind ensemble
Saturday, October 25
Food Trucks: Noel’s Café, Cheesesteak Shuttle, Marsicos, Madelyn’s Sweets and Savories, Jack and Joan’s Kettle Corn, Shorty’s Funnel Cakes
Sunday, October 26
Food Trucks: Noel’s Café, Marsicos, Madelyn’s Sweets and Savories, Jack and Joan’s Kettle Corn, Shorty’s Funnel Cakes
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Chilin Quartet
Painted pumpkins courtesy of Milton Hershey School, Hershey High School, Lower Dauphin High School, Bishop McDevitt High School, York College of Pennsylvania Plant and Gardening Club, York College of Pennsylvania Student Senate.

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