Dino Fest 2025
Date & Time
Saturday, May 10, 2025
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
This event is in the past.
Tickets
Member early entry
10–10:30 a.m.
Early entry tickets
General admission
10:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Dino Fest Tickets
Included with museum admission;
FREE for Burke members. Join now.
Dig into paleontology at the Burke’s annual festival of fossils!
Hear about groundbreaking research from Burke and UW scientists, enjoy hundreds of specimens from the Burke’s collection, and celebrate all things fossilized with fossil digs, ancient animal identification, microfossil sorting, crafts, and more!
Fossil fun for everyone!
– Watch paleontologists remove rock from fossils in our visible Fossil Prep Lab.
– Enjoy talks with Burke paleontologists about the latest fossil finds.
– Learn about the fossils of Sucia Island, including the one and only dinosaur bone found in Washington state.
– Chat with UW paleontology students about fossils from the Burke's extensive vertebrate, invertebrate, and paleobotany collections.
– Check out the amazing T. rex skull unearthed by Burke scientists.
– Practice being a paleontologist by uncovering ancient creatures in fossil dig pits.
– Use million-year-old shell and leaf fossils to create a real clay cast to take home!
– Roam the Fossils Uncovered gallery to find the Hidden Huskies.
– Bring your Fossil Finders passport to receive your commemorative Dino Fest coin!
Membership at the Burke Museum
Burke members enjoy priority entry and FREE admission to Dino Fest.
Directions & Parking
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.
