Learn to craft your own botanical skincare in this hands-on workshop using simple, natural ingredients. You'll make a soothing calendula salve, a refreshing herbal sugar scrub, and a nourishing lip balm—all from scratch! Perfect for anyone looking to embrace clean, handmade selfcare.

Last Day to Register is November 3rd

Located at the Hopkinton Outdoor Center Kitchen

Get ready to discover the wild side of science! Join us for hands-on STEM adventures in the great outdoors. From dry ice and homemade snow to animal tracking and migrations, each week brings a new chance to explore, experiment, and get a little messy — all while learning how science, technology, engineering, and math come alive in nature. It's STEM-tastic fun under open sky!

Enjoy trusted and fun-filled childcare for a special Valentine’s date night. Bring your children to the Y for games, activities, Valentine crafts, and a nutritious dinner! Children must be pre-registered to attend and able to use the bathroom independently. Ages 3-10 Friday, February 13 | 6:00 PM – 9 PM

Join us for an outdoor-based vacation program that includes games, crafts, sports, archery, rock climbing, and more! We plan to spend a good part of the program outdoors, hiking & exploring trails across the 122-acre property, checking out the orienteering courses, and trying a few low ropes elements. Indoors, we will run games, utilize the indoor rock wall, and archery range, and work on some arts/crafts projects. Please supply your child with lunch, a water bottle, and two snacks. Limited space is available. 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Don't throw out that leftover pumpkin or jack-o-lantern — bring it to the Outdoor Center and give it a proper send-off! This event will feature a friendly archery competition and pumpkin hunting course.

A family archery social with a photobooth, a makeyour-own valentine card table, winnable date night prizes, kid’s games, snacks, and hot seasonal drinks. Join the fun and start with indoor shooting and end with a cozy hangout in Hayes lodge. Kids ages 6 and up and try archery. Saturday, February 14 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Hopkinton Outdoor Center

Come join us for the last climb of 2025!  The Glow Out Blow Out will be a "Lights Out" party featuring glow in the dark/blacklight rock climbing.  Come and reach for the (Glow in the dark) Stars!!