SCHOOL VACATION WEEK PROGRAMS
Celebrate your school vacation and summer break at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill. During school vacation weeks you’ll find with a week packed with family classes and workshops, nature walks, scavenger hunts, and a themed drop-in activity room with hands-on crafts, projects, and investigations for children of all ages.
Each February and April school vacation features a different kid-friendly theme designed to connect you and your young friends with the wonderful world right outside your windows. Learn, craft, create, tinker, play, and experiment together as a family.
Join us during the summer months for week-long day programs for ages 5-6 or 7-10. These full-day programs are for nature-lovers who love to hike the trails, investigate, craft, play, and experiment. Themes change from week-to-week, registration for summer programs opens in January.
Please note, New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill aligns its vacation week activities with the Worcester Public Schools calendar.
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February Vacation Week: Nature Quest
Saturday, February 15th through Friday, February 21st 10am–4pm
Level up this February break and turn the natural world into your gaming adventure! Gear up for an action-packed week of thrilling mini-games and exciting challenges that feel like you’ve stepped right into a video game. Embark on epic side quests in our youth classes or spend your day exploring the outdoors and unlocking hidden secrets of the plant realm. Adventure awaits—are you ready to play?
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April Vacation Week: Seeds of Sorcery
Saturday, April 19th through Thursday, April 24th, 10am–4pm
Welcome all witches, wizards, and warlocks! Journey into a world of magic this April break as you explore our transformed drop-in activity room and enroll in our supernatural science classes. Whether you are practicing spells, mastering herbology, or studying fantastical beasts, there’s an adventure waiting for every young sorcerer.
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Join us for fun-filled weeks of exploration, investigation, and creation in nature this summer!
Summer Discoveries
Please note Summer Discoveries is a full-day drop-off program for children ages 5-6 and 7-10. Space is limited to 10 children per age range.
July 14-18
July 21- 25
July 28 -August 1
August 4-8
Weekly theme descriptions and registration pages coming January 2025!
Check out our photo gallery from previous vacation week programs below.
