notlauren333333 OP t1_jcb3asz wrote on March 15, 2023 at 3:56 PM

Reply to comment by whodat129 in What is there to do in Worcester Massachusetts? by notlauren333333

For teenagers tho . All I’ve been able to find is trails and places to walk your dog and museums

Brighteyed77 t1_jcb85cb wrote on March 15, 2023 at 4:26 PM

What things for teens are in your area that you can’t find in Worcester?

lindh t1_jcb5fu1 wrote on March 15, 2023 at 4:09 PM

What are you looking for?

A_Man_Who_Writes t1_jcbcxnb wrote on March 15, 2023 at 4:56 PM

It’s a city. It has city things. Restaurants, parks, venues. Lots of people of all ages and backgrounds.

wormtowny t1_jce5fxs wrote on March 16, 2023 at 4:24 AM

Most if not all of these either have lots of teens hanging around or a bunch of teen programs/classes or both:

Brand new outdoor skatepark https://www.telegram.com/story/news/2022/08/21/crompton-park-skateboard-park-worcide-worcester-parks-recreation/10357227002/

Brand new indoor skatepark https://vesselskate.com/

Climbing gym https://centralrockgym.com/worcester/

Art museum https://www.worcesterart.org/

Gaming/comics shop https://www.thatse.com/

Music venue with lots of all ages metal, rock and hardcore shows https://thepalladium.net/

Pretty cool district with a public food market and a new baseball stadium https://bostonmanmagazine.com/polar-park-heats-up-worcester/ https://www.worcesterpublicmarket.org/

There a couple pretty big “gyms” under the name of YMCA that are really more like recreation centres with basketball, pools, Rick climbing, tennis and regular work out equipment, all of which usually have a lot of teens hanging out in one form or another https://www.ymcaofcm.org/news/events/mission-in-motion/

Having grown up in Worcester I can say that as a teenager I REALLY enjoyed hanging out at the 8+ (?!) colleges and universities to check out the concerts, shows, various programs, films and generally hanging out with college kids. https://www.worcesterma.gov/colleges-universities

Then, if you want to really dig in and depending on your interests there are some really cool places with teen friendly programs like Technocopia makerspace, Worcester Earn a Bike, 508 Bike Life

The Boston Globe recently had an article on how quickly Worcester is growing and adding new things to do and see https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/01/30/business/worcester-is-booming-amid-bostons-housing-affordability-crisis-now-its-home-prices-are-soaring-too/