Dino Fest

Saturday, Aug. 3 | 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
The fan-favorite festival of fossilized friends and foes returns to the museum bigger and birdier than ever! Let our paleontology experts and partners guide you through a day of dino discovery with activities, demonstrations, Science Live performances, and so much moar roar.

Fossils nestled in styrofoam in black boxes.

Unveiling fossils from recent field work

Giant T-rex replica

Prehistoric presentations

Dr. Alex Hsatings showing a fossil to a person in the paleontology lab

Hands-on/claws-on activities 

Tickets for Dino Fest are encouraged in advance; the first 200 ticket purchasers will receive a limited edition dinosaur-y doodad!

Plus: You can’t ride a dinosaur to the museum, but you can take something just as big and mighty! Make your eco-friendly way to the museum with a free ride from Metro Transit during Dino Fest.