Tastings: Chocolates from around the world! Open daily from 11:00am to 4:30pm
2026-06-07 11:00 - 16:30, 2026-06-08 11:00 - 16:30, 2026-06-09 11:00 - 16:30, 2026-06-10 11:00 - 16:30, 2026-06-11 11:00 - 16:30, 2026-06-12 11:00 - 16:30, 2026-06-13 11:00 - 16:30, 2026-06-14 11:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) and 6 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, 1:30pm, and 3:00pm
2026-06-08 11:45 - 15:45, 2026-06-11 11:45 - 15:45, 2026-06-12 11:45 - 15:45
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 Medallions

Milton Hershey developed his unique formula using a hand-selected blend of cocoa beans. Discover where this fruit comes from, and how it is harvested and processed to become the chocolate we all love. Choose from a variety of ingredients and design your own flavorful chocolate treat.
Ingredients: melted milk chocolate, a variety of toppings including seasonal sprinkles, cocoa nibs, mini marshmallows, white chocolate chips, crushed pretzels, etc.

1:30pm to 2:15pm
Planet Chocolate
Learn some delicious geography by finding out more about the many places around the globe where cocoa beans are grown. You will be guided to recognize differences in cocoa beans’ appearance and taste. You will also make your own unique bar to take home!
Ingredients: melted milk chocolate, cocoa nibs, crushed red pepper, cinnamon

3:00pm to 3:45pm
S’mores Galore
Have some summer fun as you make your own, sweet variation on S’mores (without the fire, of course). Learn the origins of this campfire confection and some Hershey’s trivia. You’ll also learn about chocolate from tree to graham cracker.
Ingredients: melted milk chocolate, mini marshmallows, crushed graham crackers.

Chocolate Lab Classes beginning at 9:30am, 10:45am, 1:00pm, and 2:30pm
2026-06-09 09:30 - 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.

9:30am to 10:15am
Planet Chocolate
Learn some delicious geography by finding out more about the many places around the globe where cocoa beans are grown. You will be guided to recognize differences in cocoa beans’ appearance and taste. You will also make your own unique bar to take home!
Ingredients: melted milk chocolate, cocoa nibs, crushed red pepper, cinnamon

10:45am to 11:30am
Planet Chocolate
Learn some delicious geography by finding out more about the many places around the globe where cocoa beans are grown. You will be guided to recognize differences in cocoa beans’ appearance and taste. You will also make your own unique bar to take home!
Ingredients: melted milk chocolate, cocoa nibs, crushed red pepper, cinnamon

1:00pm to 1:45pm
S’mores Galore
Have some summer fun as you make your own, sweet variation on S’mores (without the fire, of course). Learn the origins of this campfire confection and some Hershey’s trivia. You’ll also learn about chocolate from tree to graham cracker.
Ingredients: melted milk chocolate, mini marshmallows, crushed graham crackers.

2:30pm to 3:15pm
S’mores Galore
Have some summer fun as you make your own, sweet variation on S’mores (without the fire, of course). Learn the origins of this campfire confection and some Hershey’s trivia. You’ll also learn about chocolate from tree to graham cracker.
Ingredients: melted milk chocolate, mini marshmallows, crushed graham crackers.

Chocolate Lab Classes beginning at 11:45am and 1:30pm
2026-06-10 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
Chocolate Medallions

Milton Hershey developed his unique formula using a hand-selected blend of cocoa beans. Discover where this fruit comes from, and how it is harvested and processed to become the chocolate we all love. Choose from a variety of ingredients and design your own flavorful chocolate treat.
Ingredients: melted milk chocolate, a variety of toppings including seasonal sprinkles, cocoa nibs, mini marshmallows, white chocolate chips, crushed pretzels, etc.

1:30pm to 2:15pm
Planet Chocolate
Learn some delicious geography by finding out more about the many places around the globe where cocoa beans are grown. You will be guided to recognize differences in cocoa beans’ appearance and taste. You will also make your own unique bar to take home!
Ingredients: melted milk chocolate, cocoa nibs, crushed red pepper, cinnamon

A Sweet Beginning: Milton Hershey at the 1893 World's Fair
2026-06-13 09:00 - 17:00, 2026-06-14 09:00 - 17:00
In 1893, the World’s Fair in Chicago introduced Americans to innovations that would shape the modern world—among them, chocolate-making technology that would forever change Milton S. Hershey’s future. While attending the fair, Hershey encountered European chocolate machinery that inspired him to shift his focus from caramel to chocolate, setting the foundation for what would become one of America’s most iconic brands.
Join us for a special weekend as we celebrate that pivotal moment in both Hershey and American history.
At “The Midway,” outside enjoy the stilt performers, period music, and ice cream for purchase from Sarah’s Creamery. Afterwards, enter the lobby to see models of early chocolate making machinery and witness period actors walking throughout. Explore the Museum Experience to see Milton’s connections to the fair, write to a friend using replica bar cards, and learn how to wrap a Hershey Kiss by hand.
Stop by “The Hall of Arts and Sciences” to learn more about electricity, inventions, and architecture at the fair through hands-on activities. Listen to a phonograph, assemble your own Ferris wheel, and explore architectural styles and material textures in this area. Be sure to visit the Chocolate Lab to enjoy classic treats both exhibited at the fair and inspired by it such as Palmer House Hotel brownies, caramel popcorn balls dipped in chocolate, and an orange cider drink.
Free with Museum Experience admission; free for members. Includes special walk-up experiences in the Chocolate Lab.

Chocolate Lab Classes beginning at 10:00am, 11:30am, 1:30pm, and 3:00pm
2026-06-15 10:00 - 15:45, 2026-06-19 10:00 - 15:45, 2026-06-20 10:00 - 15:45, 2026-06-21 10:00 - 15:45
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.

10:00am to 10:45am
Chocolate Medallions
Milton Hershey developed his unique formula using a hand-selected blend of cocoa beans. Discover where this fruit comes from, and how it is harvested and processed to become the chocolate we all love. Choose from a variety of ingredients and design your own flavorful chocolate treat.
Ingredients: melted milk chocolate, a variety of toppings including seasonal sprinkles, cocoa nibs, mini marshmallows, white chocolate chips, crushed pretzels, etc.

11:45am to 12:30pm
S’mores Galore
Have some summer fun as you make your own, sweet variation on S’mores (without the fire, of course). Learn the origins of this campfire confection and some Hershey’s trivia. You’ll also learn about chocolate from tree to graham cracker.
Ingredients: melted milk chocolate, mini marshmallows, crushed graham crackers.

1:30pm to 2:15pm
Planet Chocolate
Learn some delicious geography by finding out more about the many places around the globe where cocoa beans are grown. You will be guided to recognize differences in cocoa beans’ appearance and taste. You will also make your own unique bar to take home!
Ingredients: melted milk chocolate, cocoa nibs, crushed red pepper, cinnamon

3:00pm to 3:45pm
S’mores Galore
Have some summer fun as you make your own, sweet variation on S’mores (without the fire, of course). Learn the origins of this campfire confection and some Hershey’s trivia. You’ll also learn about chocolate from tree to graham cracker.
Ingredients: melted milk chocolate, mini marshmallows, crushed graham crackers.

Chocolate Lab Classes beginning at 10:00am, 11:30am, 1:30pm, and 3:00pm
2026-06-16 10:00 - 15:45, 2026-06-18 10:00 - 15:45
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.

10:00am to 10:45am
Art of Chocolate
Whether it’s milk, white or dark, making chocolate is a work of art. Learn the origin of chocolate and what are the ingredients used in each of its varieties. While getting the inside scoop on what makes chocolate so tasty, you will create your own “artwork” using three types of chocolates.
Ingredients: melted milk and white chocolate, dark chocolate chips.

11:45am to 12:30pm
S’mores Galore
Have some summer fun as you make your own, sweet variation on S’mores (without the fire, of course). Learn the origins of this campfire confection and some Hershey’s trivia. You’ll also learn about chocolate from tree to graham cracker.
Ingredients: melted milk chocolate, mini marshmallows, crushed graham crackers.

1:30pm to 2:15pm
Planet Chocolate
Learn some delicious geography by finding out more about the many places around the globe where cocoa beans are grown. You will be guided to recognize differences in cocoa beans’ appearance and taste. You will also make your own unique bar to take home!
Ingredients: melted milk chocolate, cocoa nibs, crushed red pepper, cinnamon

3:00pm to 3:45pm
S’mores Galore
Have some summer fun as you make your own, sweet variation on S’mores (without the fire, of course). Learn the origins of this campfire confection and some Hershey’s trivia. You’ll also learn about chocolate from tree to graham cracker.
Ingredients: melted milk chocolate, mini marshmallows, crushed graham crackers.

Chocolate Lab Classes beginning at 10:00am and 11:30am
2026-06-17 10:00 - 12:15
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.

10:00am to 10:45am
Chocolate Medallions
Milton Hershey developed his unique formula using a hand-selected blend of cocoa beans. Discover where this fruit comes from, and how it is harvested and processed to become the chocolate we all love. Choose from a variety of ingredients and design your own flavorful chocolate treat.
Ingredients: melted milk chocolate, a variety of toppings including seasonal sprinkles, cocoa nibs, mini marshmallows, white chocolate chips, crushed pretzels, etc.

11:30am to 12:15pm
S’mores Galore
Have some summer fun as you make your own, sweet variation on S’mores (without the fire, of course). Learn the origins of this campfire confection and some Hershey’s trivia. You’ll also learn about chocolate from tree to graham cracker.
Ingredients: melted milk chocolate, mini marshmallows, crushed graham crackers.

Civic Season Youth Kickoff Party
2026-06-20 15:00 - 17:00
Open to Ages 11-18
Free with Preregistration
Come be a part of history while hanging out with other young people from your community! Youth ages 11-18 are invited to join us for our Civic Season Kickoff Party on Saturday, June 20, from 3 – 5 p.m. at The Hershey Story Museum.
Civic Season runs from June 19 to July 4 and is a national event focusing on youth involvement in history and civic responsibility. This season also coincides with the 250th celebration of our nation’s founding this summer.
Celebrate these milestones with us by decorating your own canvas magnet with a positive message for the future. Weather permitting, this activity will take place outside so bring a towel or blanket to sit on. The magnets with your messages will be displayed throughout the museum during other events over the summer. We will also enjoy snacks and play a game of historical Jeopardy for prizes. Be a part of this national celebration while connecting with museum staff and other people like you!
Due to limited supplies, all attendees must email emweller@hersheystory.org to register.
All outdoor activities will move indoors if the weather warrants it.

Free Admissions for Dads!
2026-06-21 09:00 - 17:00
Bring dad to celebrate Father’s Day – it’s on us!
Free admission includes the Museum Experience and Special Exhibit Gallery. Chocolate Lab and Tastings require an additional fee.
