DinoFest
June 14, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
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When: Saturday, June 14, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Where: Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Tickets: Free with Museum Admission. Advance Registration Strongly Recommended.
Join Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s researchers, educators, and community partners for DinoFest! Browse the full schedule below and plan your day. Whether you’re looking for family-friendly fossil fun or a deep dive into new discoveries in the field of paleontology, there’s programming for dinosaur lovers of all ages.
DinoFest Schedule
Family-Friendly Activities: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., drop-in any time
Enjoy hands-on activities throughout Dinosaurs in Their Time, Discovery Basecamp, and the Foster Overlook that explore how dinosaurs lived and how paleontologists work in the field. Whether you want to stomp like a dinosaur across the room, sit and sketch dinosaur skeletons, or speak with an expert about identifying and storing fossils, there is something for everyone.
Activities are designed for kids ages 5-12 and their families; they include:
• Identifying fossils as a dinosaur detective.
• Measuring Dippy, our beloved Diplodocus carnegii, from the snout to the tip of the tail.
• Turning classic yoga poses into paleo-themed movements during Dino Yoga.
• Learning how to make fossil rubbings.
• Creating your own coloring page inspired by dinosaur fossils.
• Exploring the journey of how birds evolved from their dinosaur ancestors.
Afternoon Symposium:
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Dr. Sarah Davis, Collection Manager of Paleobiology, presents “Deciphering the Colors of Extinct Dinosaurs.”
1:00-2:00 p.m.: Dr. Matt Lamanna, Mary R. Dawson Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology and senior dinosaur researcher, presents “The Mysterious Megaraptorids: Giant-Clawed Meat-Eating Dinosaurs from the Southern Continents.”
PaleoLab Talks: Time TBA
Learn about restoring fossil specimens from Scientific Preparator Dan Pickering.
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Dinosaur Stories
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