All-Ages Insect Safari

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Dates:	Saturday, August 23, 2025 - Saturday, August 23, 2025
Hours:	10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Ages:	Infants, Toddlers, Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Outdoor
Cost:	Free
Category:	Nature & Outdoors

Join us for an interactive look at all the tiny critters that crawl, fly, or slither through the Arboretum landscape.

We will have sweep nets and bug boxes to catch bugs in Kent Field, digital microscopes to get a closer look, some fun bug crafts, and an entomologist to help us identify everything we find.

This is an all-ages, interactive program: come prepared to move around and get up close with some bugs and insects!

To find this event in the Conifer Collection, enter through Bussey Street Gate and walk up the paved road until you reach the bridge on your left.

The event will be just across the bridge!

Accessibility: This program begins on an intersection of dirt paths.

The terrain includes a moderate slope and a small wooden bridge.

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.

WEBSITE

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arboretum.harvard.edu/events/all-ages-insect-safari-3/?occurrence=2025-08-23

LOCATION

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Bridge off of Hemlock Hill Road, Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, 125 Arborway, Boston, MA, 02130 map

To find this event in the Conifer Collection, enter through Bussey Street Gate and walk up the paved road until you reach the bridge on your left. The event will be just across the bridge!

By subway
Take the MBTA Orange Line to its southern end—Forest Hills. Exit through the door marked “Arnold Arboretum,” cross Washington Street, and take a left and walk up Washington Street. Enter the Washington Street Gate and walk along Blackwell Footpath. Cross the road and enter South Street Gate. Walk along Rhododendron Path and take a left onto Hemlock Hill Road. Walk three minutes down the road: the bridge will be on your right.

By bus
Take the #35 or #38 bus to Centre Street opposite Walter Street. Cross Centre Street onto Walter Street, and after a short distance, take a left onto Flora Way (formerly Bussey Street). Enter the Arboretum through Bussey Street Gate and walk straight down Hemlock Hill Road for three minutes. The bridge will be on your left.

By car
There is public parking available along Flora Way (formerly Bussey Street). Enter through Bussey Street Gate and walk straight down Hemlock Hill Road for three minutes. The bridge will be on your left.