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 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.

Summer Discoveries
Summer Discoveries is a full-day drop-off program for children ages 5-11 that runs during the months of July and August.  

Enrollment for Summer 2026 will open in January 2026. 

SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, February 14th through Friday, February 20th 10am–4pm 

SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, April 18th through Thursday, April 23rd 10am–4pm 

Check out our photo gallery from previous vacation week programs below.

  • Children create rainbow crafts during February Vacation week.
  • A girl doing an activity during April Vacation week.
  • Children making a craft during vacation week.
  • A mother and daughter do yoga poses during a February Vacation yoga class.
  • A young girl sits at a table with her grandmother during an April Vacation week watercolor class.
  • A room filled with visitors with bug decorations for April Vacation week.
  • Three girls stand around a table with flowers making a craft during vacation week.
  • A young girl uses watercolor during an April Vacation week class.
  • Two girls work on a painting activity during april vacation week.