Caterpillar Lab - At the Arboretum | Kids Out and About Boston

Caterpillar Lab - At the Arboretum


*The event has already taken place on this date: Sun, 09/14/2025
The Caterpillar Lab returns to the Arboretum for a full weekend packed with caterpillar displays, free-exploration programming, digital microscopes, and experienced educators on hand to give you insights into these amazing animals. This exhibit takes place in the Hunnewell Lecture Hall and on the Hunnewell lawn, where Caterpillar Lab staff brings in hundreds of caterpillars, cocoons, and lots of leafy greenery for the caterpillars to explore. This is a unique opportunity for visitors to experience the huge diversity of native caterpillars close up, with the help of special magnifying equipment that blow some of the caterpillars up on the big screen, and knowledgeable experts full of surprising caterpillar factoids.

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The lab will be open on Saturday and Sunday, from 11:00am to 4:00pm each day. The Arboretum’s Youth Education team will also be out on the Hunnewell Lawn from 1:00pm to 4:00pm on Sunday, creating caterpillar crafts with kids and families.

Registration is not required but helps us with planning.

Accessibility: The lecture hall is wheelchair accessible.

Audience: This program is appropriate for all ages.

Inclement weather policy: Participants will be notified via email at least one day in advance if a program needs to be cancelled due to inclement weather, and will be notified by phone if a program must be cancelled with less one day’s notice. Click here to view our full inclement weather policy. If you have questions about the status of a program, please email publicprograms@arnarb.harvard.edu (inbox monitored on weekdays) or call the Visitor Center desk between 10:00am and 4:00pm at (617) 384-5209.

 

 
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Location: 
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, 125 Arborway, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130, United States
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Contact name: 
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
The event has already taken place on this date: 
09/14/2025
Time: 
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Price: 
See Website **PLEASE REGISTER

Ages

All Ages