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Summer Solstice Celebration 2017

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Dates:Wednesday, June 21, 2017 - Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Hours:5pm-9pm
Ages:Infants, Toddlers, Kids, Teens
In/Outdoor:Outdoor
Cost:Free see below
Category:Special Events

Kick off summer at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture's annual Summer Solstice Celebration.

Enjoy a fun evening with circus performers, music, food trucks, and hands-on activities for all ages, with free evening admission to the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, Harvard Semitic Museum, Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, and Harvard Museum of Natural History.

This special summer night will feature Latin American rhythms, folk music from Italy, and pop rock. Create your own summer crown with seasonal flowers and garden greens, turn yourself into an Assyrian archer, participate in a ritual fire jumping to get you ready for the summer, and enjoy a special presentation on solar energy by a Harvard-Smithsonian astrophysicist.

The Summer Solstice Celebration is free and open to the public. In case of rain, the event will move inside the museums.

The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture are only an 8-minute walk through Harvard Yard from the Harvard Square Red Line T stop.

The Summer Solstice Celebration is free and open to the public.

In case of rain, the event will move inside the museums.

Free event parking is available at the 52 Oxford Street Garage.

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Free and open to the public

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hmsc.harvard.edu/event/summer-solstice-celebration-2017-night-harvard-museums-science-culture-0

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11 Divinity Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02138 map
Phone: 617-496-1638

The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture are only an 8-minute walk through Harvard Yard from the Harvard Square Red Line T stop.

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  • Please note that Divinity Avenue will be closed to traffic from 4:00-9:00 pm.
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