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Hershey Gardens is a park nature in Hershey, Pennsylvania, with its own website at hersheygardens.org. Prices, hours and tickets shown here are quoted from that website. The venue publishes 3 admission prices on its own site, and sells tickets online through tickets.mshersheyfoundation.org. Opening hours are published on the venue's site and shown on this page beside the date they were last read. Hershey Gardens currently advertises 12 savings on hersheygardens.org, quoted on this page in the venue's own words with the date each was last read. They include Active Duty Military Free Admission, Military, Veterans, First Responders Discount, Teacher Discount, EBT Card Discounted Admission, Gardens-Museum Combo Pass Senior, Gardens-Museum Combo Pass (Junior). The venue publishes no end date for them, so each shows when it was last read rather than how long it lasts. The category, the location and the savings above were read from hersheygardens.org, and the link on this page goes to the exact page each one came from.
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These are Hershey Gardens’s own prices. You choose and pay on Hershey Gardens’s ticket page, not here.
Prices from Hershey Gardens’s own ticket page · read on . Fees, if any, are shown at checkout. The checkout shows today’s prices.
Hours: Daily 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Buy tickets on tickets.mshersheyfoundation.org →Prices and hours quoted from hersheygardens.org. Prices can change — the link above goes to the page they came from.
2 reasons to go, each in the venue’s own words, with the date we checked it.
Oct 31Event
Dr. Ray Barbehenn, a biologist with expertise in plant ecology, leads an hour-long adventure through the gardens to learn about plants and trees throughout the seasons.
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“October 31 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am [Guided Garden Walk]”
Nov 1 · 1:00 pmEvent
Hershey Gardens volunteers lead a walk around the garden to enjoy late fall beauty, highlighting colorful leaves, mum displays, and trees adapting to colder climate.
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“November 1 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Join Hershey Gardens volunteers for a walk around the garden to enjoy the beauty of late fall.”
Show EBT card and ID from any U.S. state; up to four people per EBT card eligible
“Simply show your EBT card and ID from any U.S. state and receive discounted admission. $5 for guests age 13+”
“Active duty military personnel are free.”
All veterans receive free admission to Hershey Gardens on Veterans Day with Military ID
“All veterans receive free admission to Hershey Gardens on Veterans Day. Please present Military ID.”
Non-active military, veterans, first responders and their guests
“Non-active military, veterans, first responders and their guests receive $3 off admission with valid ID”
“Teachers can receive $3 off admission with valid school ID.”
Show your EBT card and ID from any U.S. state and receive discounted admission. Up to four people per EBT card are eligible.
“Simply show your EBT card and ID from any U.S. state and receive discounted admission.”
Non-active military, veterans, first responders and their guests receive $3 off admission with valid ID
“Non-active military, veterans, first responders and their guests receive $3 off admission with valid ID”
Show EBT card and ID from any U.S. state for discounted admission. Up to four people per EBT card eligible.
“Simply show your EBT card and ID from any U.S. state and receive discounted admission. $5 for guests age 13+ $3 for guests ages 3 – 12”
Guests of veterans receive $3 off admission on Veterans Day
“Guests of veterans receive $3 off admission.”
Visit Hershey Gardens and The Hershey Story's Museum Experience for combined price, ages 3-12
“Junior (ages 3-12): $23 (regularly $26)”
Visit Hershey Gardens and The Hershey Story's Museum Experience
“Senior (ages 62+): $28 (regularly $32)”
Visit Hershey Gardens and The Hershey Story's Museum Experience
“Regular (ages 13-61): $29 (regularly $34)”
5 miHershey
Oct 31 · Trick or Treat Trolleys
Hershey
Hershey
Museums for All - Age 13+ Museum Experience
2 miSep 25 – Oct 31 · Spooky and Sweet Scavenger Hunt
Hershey
Open Daily 9 am – 5 pm
Hershey
Mon–Tue: Closed; Wed–Thu: 3:00 – 9:00 PM; Fri: 1:30 – 9:00 PM; Sat: 11:30 AM – 9:30 PM; Sun: 11:30 AM – 6:30 PM
Hours via Google Maps
Hershey
Monday – Friday 9 am – 4 pm, Saturdays 10am-3pm
1 miHershey
Mon–Tue: Closed; Wed–Fri: 4:00 – 10:00 PM; Sat: 12:00 – 10:00 PM; Sun: 12:00 – 6:00 PM
Hours via Google Maps
Sep 12 – Dec 27 · Water Friends Tour
Hershey
Mon–Sun: 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Hours via Google Maps
Jan 1 · (New Year's Day)
Hershey
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, from 10am to 3pm
Oct 30 · Trick-or-Treat Trail
Hershey
Mon–Thu: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM; Fri: 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM; Sat: 9:00 AM – 11:00 PM; Sun: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Hours via Google Maps
Sep 29 – Nov 1 · Hersheypark Halloween and Dark Nights
Hershey
Mon–Thu: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Fri: 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM; Sat: 9:00 AM – 11:00 PM; Sun: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
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