Calling all young explorers! Enter a place made just for you to explore the wonders of science and nature.

Enter an amazing world of mazes, larger-than-life flowers, and hands-on activities, a place made just for kids to explore the wonders of science and nature.

In the Everett Children's Adventure Garden, your eyes, ears, fingers, and nose are the keys to unlocking the mysteries of the plant world. Each season brings new events and exciting discoveries to be made. There's a Boulder Maze for climbing, a Touch Tank for getting up close with water-loving plants, an indoor laboratory for doing experiments and looking through microscopes, and so much more!

For children of all ages.

Teens are invited to apply to intern at the Everett Children's Adventure Garden as part of the Explainer Program.

Outdoor Nature Exploration at the Everett Children's Adventure Garden

Open daily during regular Garden hours; Guided Activities: Tuesdays-Fridays, 1:30 - 5:30 p.m., Saturdays & Sundays, 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Explore nature and plant science through seasonally changing programs, themed galleries, and hands-on activities in the William and Lynda Steere Discovery Center as well as through outdoor exploration of the 12-acre Adventure Garden.

Family Adventures

May 18 - September 8

Naturally Curious
Weekdays, 1:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Weekends plus Holiday Mondays, 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

In the Everett Children's Adventure Garden, adventure abounds for kids of all ages with art and science activities such as mixing paints and creating science notebooks. Kids will discover their inner scientists and ask questions about the world. Each child will practice problem-solving skills before setting off on an adventure to find medicinal plants. In the tradition of the Renaissance, students will also use an album amicorum, or "book of memories," to record any plant observations or descriptions that they make during their visit.

Commedia Dell' Arte for Children
Independence Day Weekend: July 4–7;
Labor Day Weekend: August 30–September 2
12 - 4 p.m.

Families can experience life in the Renaissance through these fun and festive commedia dell'arte performances, presented by The New York Baroque Dance Company. Arlequino, Mezzetino and a court Lady and Cavalier will delight the audience with musical pantomime. The dancers will speak briefly about the commedia style and the musician will talk about Renaissance instruments. Children can learn a Renaissance branle, very popular in its day, known as "The Washerwoman."

Birthday Parties at the Garden

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