Tastings: Chocolates from around the world! Open daily from 11:00am to 4:30pm
2025-10-03 11:00 - 16:30, 2025-10-04 11:00 - 16:30, 2025-10-05 11:00 - 16:30, 2025-10-06 11:00 - 16:30, 2025-10-08 11:00 - 16:30, 2025-10-09 11:00 - 16:30, 2025-10-10 11:00 - 16:30, 2025-10-11 11:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) and 4 more dates
Enjoy a flight of warm drinking chocolates from around the world!
From fruity African chocolate flavors to Indonesian chocolate with caramel overtones, come hone your skills as a cocoa connoisseur… or simply enjoy a taste of indulgence. Tastings at The Hershey Story is a treat for your taste buds and the perfect way to immerse yourself in the sweet world that inspired Milton Hershey.
Timed tickets can be purchased at the Admissions desk the day of your visit. See the drinking chocolates we offer here.

Full flights (our six different drinking chocolates) $13.00
Half flights (your choice of three drinking chocolates) $8.00
Tastings for Kids: make your own hot chocolate $8.00
Seasonal Drinks (limited times) $9.00
Single origin cups $9.00

Chocolate Lab Classes beginning at 11:45am and 2:00pm
2025-10-03 11:45 - 14:45, 2025-10-08 11:45 - 14:45, 2025-10-10 11:45 - 14:45, 2025-10-13 11:45 - 14:45
Chocolate Lab tickets are available on a first come – first served basis and may be purchased at The Hershey Story admissions desk on the day of your visit. Classes are 45 minutes long. Please note that, depending on seats availability, more than one family could be seated at the same table and big groups may be split. Children must be at least 5 years old to enter the Lab. Children under the age of 13 must be accompanied by a paying adult. The Lab schedule, and ingredients used in each class are subject to last minute changes. No foods or beverages will be permitted in the Lab. Only service animals will be allowed in the classroom.

11:45am to 12:30pm
Mummy Medallions
Create your own spooky trio of bone-chilling mummies out of scrumptious milk chocolate, a drizzling of white chocolate, and some candy eyeballs. Then, learn all about the chocolate making process, from the bean to the bar!
Ingredients: melted milk chocolate, melted white chocolate, candy eyes

2:00pm to 2:45pm
Batty Bar
Mold your own chocolate bar and then customize it with your choice of Halloween-themed and traditional candy ingredients. Find out how cocoa beans are transformed into your favorite chocolate confections.
Ingredients: melted milk chocolate, bat shaped sprinkles

Chocolate Lab Classes beginning at 11:30am, 1:00pm and 2:30pm
2025-10-04 11:30 - 15:15, 2025-10-05 11:30 - 15:15, 2025-10-11 11:30 - 15:15, 2025-10-12 11:30 - 15:15
Chocolate Lab tickets are available on a first come – first served basis and may be purchased at The Hershey Story admissions desk on the day of your visit. Classes are 45 minutes long. Please note that, depending on seats availability, more than one family could be seated at the same table and big groups may be split. Children must be at least 5 years old to enter the Lab. Children under the age of 13 must be accompanied by a paying adult. The Lab schedule, and ingredients used in each class are subject to last minute changes. No foods or beverages will be permitted in the Lab. Only service animals will be allowed in the classroom.

11:30am to 12:15pm
Chocolate Cobweb Creations
Create a creepy Halloween spider web using white and milk chocolate, then top it off with a dark chocolate spider! Solve the mystery of chocolate’s origins and unveil the differences between white, milk and dark chocolates.
Ingredients: melted milk and white chocolate, dark chocolate spider

1:00pm to 1:45pm
Batty Bar
Mold your own chocolate bar and then customize it with your choice of Halloween-themed and traditional candy ingredients. Find out how cocoa beans are transformed into your favorite chocolate confections.
Ingredients: melted milk chocolate, bat shaped sprinkles

2:30pm to 3:15pm
Spooky Bark
Calling all Halloween candy lovers! If plain candy bars aren’t cutting it for your spooky soiree, now you can double your Halloween fun with our Spooky Bark. Milk chocolate is melted and topped with pieces of your favorite Halloween candies. Satisfy your curiosity about the chocolate-making process through live narrative and colorful slides.
Ingredients: melted milk chocolate, bat shaped sprinkles, candy eyes, candy corn

Chocolate Lab Classes beginning at 11:45am and 1:30pm
2025-10-06 11:45 - 14:15
Chocolate Lab tickets are available on a first come – first served basis and may be purchased at The Hershey Story admissions desk on the day of your visit. Classes are 45 minutes long. Please note that, depending on seats availability, more than one family could be seated at the same table and big groups may be split. Children must be at least 5 years old to enter the Lab. Children under the age of 13 must be accompanied by a paying adult. The Lab schedule, and ingredients used in each class are subject to last minute changes. No foods or beverages will be permitted in the Lab. Only service animals will be allowed in the classroom.

11:45am to 12:30pm
Mummy Medallions
Create your own spooky trio of bone-chilling mummies out of scrumptious milk chocolate, a drizzling of white chocolate, and some candy eyeballs. Then, learn all about the chocolate making process, from the bean to the bar!
Ingredients: melted milk chocolate, melted white chocolate, candy eyes

1:30pm to 2:15pm
Batty Bar
Mold your own chocolate bar and then customize it with your choice of Halloween-themed and traditional candy ingredients. Find out how cocoa beans are transformed into your favorite chocolate confections.
Ingredients: melted milk chocolate, bat shaped sprinkles

Tastings: Chocolates from around the world! Open from 11:00am to 2:30pm
2025-10-07 11:00 - 14:30

Chocolate Lab Classes beginning at 11:45am and 2:00pm
2025-10-07 11:45 - 14:45, 2025-10-09 11:45 - 14:45, 2025-10-14 11:45 - 14:45
Chocolate Lab tickets are available on a first come – first served basis and may be purchased at The Hershey Story admissions desk on the day of your visit. Classes are 45 minutes long. Please note that, depending on seats availability, more than one family could be seated at the same table and big groups may be split. Children must be at least 5 years old to enter the Lab. Children under the age of 13 must be accompanied by a paying adult. The Lab schedule, and ingredients used in each class are subject to last minute changes. No foods or beverages will be permitted in the Lab. Only service animals will be allowed in the classroom.

11:45am to 12:30pm
Chocolate Cobweb Creations
Create a creepy Halloween spider web using white and milk chocolate, then top it off with a dark chocolate spider! Solve the mystery of chocolate’s origins and unveil the differences between white, milk and dark chocolates.
Ingredients: melted milk and white chocolate, dark chocolate spider

2:00pm to 2:45pm
Batty Bar
Mold your own chocolate bar and then customize it with your choice of Halloween-themed and traditional candy ingredients. Find out how cocoa beans are transformed into your favorite chocolate confections.
Ingredients: melted milk chocolate, bat shaped sprinkles

Homeschool Day: Candy Chemistry
2025-10-08 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-08 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-10-15 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-15 13:00 - 15:00
Candy Chemistry
Wednesday, October, 8, 15, 22 & 29, 2025
at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
All programs are the same.
Calling all Candy Chemists! Do you like fun experiments? How about tasty treats? Come explore the exciting science behind how sugar is transformed to create the sweet treats we love to eat! Discover the difference between physical and chemical changes, examine various crystal formations in food, and understand how some candy gets its sour punch. There will be candy taste tests and lots of hands-on activities. Plus, everyone will make their own science-themed chocolate creation to take home!
Cost: $17 for ages 3 and over.
Ages 2 and under are free.
All tickets are non-refundable.
Advance registration is required here.
Admission to the museum is included along with an educational scavenger hunt through the exhibits.
All students (ages 3+) and adults are required to purchase a ticket.
The program will last about an hour. The scavenger hunt takes about 45-60 minutes, so please plan on at least 90 minutes to 2 hours for the full experience.
This program is for homeschooling families. Private programs are available for groups of 15 or more. Please contact Elizabeth Lindsay at elalindsay@hersheystory.org or 717.520.5588 with questions or to book a private program.

Chocolate Lab Classes beginning at 11:45am and 2:15pm
2025-10-15 11:45 - 15:00
Chocolate Lab tickets are available on a first come – first served basis and may be purchased at The Hershey Story admissions desk on the day of your visit. Classes are 45 minutes long. Please note that, depending on seats availability, more than one family could be seated at the same table and big groups may be split. Children must be at least 5 years old to enter the Lab. Children under the age of 13 must be accompanied by a paying adult. The Lab schedule, and ingredients used in each class are subject to last minute changes. No foods or beverages will be permitted in the Lab. Only service animals will be allowed in the classroom.

11:45am to 12:30pm
Mummy Medallions
Create your own spooky trio of bone-chilling mummies out of scrumptious milk chocolate, a drizzling of white chocolate, and some candy eyeballs. Then, learn all about the chocolate making process, from the bean to the bar!
Ingredients: melted milk chocolate, melted white chocolate, candy eyes

2:15pm to 3:00pm
Batty Bar
Mold your own chocolate bar and then customize it with your choice of Halloween-themed and traditional candy ingredients. Find out how cocoa beans are transformed into your favorite chocolate confections.
Ingredients: melted milk chocolate, bat shaped sprinkles
