Wicked Plants: A Botanical Halloween

Spend part of Halloween learning about plants with a few tricks of their own. At the Arnold Arboretum, discover how plants use thorns, sticky sap, and other defenses to protect themselves.

This free, all-ages event takes place on Hunnewell Lawn on Saturday, October 31, from noon to 3 p.m. Children’s storytime starts at 1 p.m. No registration is needed.

If bad weather changes the plans, the rain date is November 1, from 2 to 4 p.m. Check the event page before heading out.

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