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Dino Fest 2026
Date & Time
Sunday, April 26, 2026
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
This event is in the past.
Tickets
Included with museum admission;
FREE for Burke members. Join now.
10–10:30 a.m.
Member Early Entry
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10:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
General Admission
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Dig into paleontology at the Burke’s annual festival of fossils!
Celebrate all things fossilized with hands-on activities for all ages! View hundreds of specimens from the Burke’s collection and hear about groundbreaking research from Burke and UW scientists.
Fossil fun for everyone!
- Watch paleontologists uncover a duck-billed dinosaur in the Fossil Prep Lab.
- Learn about the fossils of Sucia Island, including the one and only dinosaur bone found in Washington state!
- Chat with Burke paleontologists and students about fossils from the Burke's extensive vertebrate, invertebrate, and paleobotany collections.
- Check out the amazing T. rex skull unearthed by Burke scientists.
- Enjoy our photo booth, button making, dino dress-up, fossil dig pits and craft stations throughout the museum.
Scheduled activities:
- Join us for story times with Baby Rex (bi-lingual Spanish readings at 10:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.)
- Dino Story Time 10:30 a.m. | 11:30 a.m. | 12:30 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. | 2:30 p.m. | 3:30 p.m.
- Meet Baby Rex 11 p.m. | 1 p.m. | 2 p.m. | 3 p.m. | 4 p.m.
- Film screening of Why Dinosaurs? by Pinto Productions (10–10:45 a.m.)
- Scientific illustration workshop with "Dinogirl" Clarissa Koos (11–11:45 a.m.)
- Learn about the Burke's newest and most complete dinosaur, the Cold Harted Hadrosaur with Hell Creek Curatorial Assistant Nina Selto (12 p.m. & 3 p.m.)
- Join author, biologist, and Jurassic World consultant Steve Brusatte, to learn about Scotland’s sauropods and the rise and fall of the dinosaurs (2 p.m. & 4 p.m.)
Membership at the Burke Museum
Burke members enjoy priority entry and FREE admission to Dino Fest.
This a popular event and high attendance is expected.
Parking is extremely limited, so plan for alternative options when possible.
Light rail is an excellent option for traveling to Dino Fest!
– Park at the University of Washington station (next to Husky Stadium) and take the light rail one stop to U District station.
– The U District light rail station is just two blocks from the Burke.
