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Dino Fest 2025
Date & Time
Saturday, May 10, 2025
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
This event is in the past.
Tickets
Save time in line — reserve your tickets today!
Walk-up tickets available.
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!
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 remove rock from fossils in our visible 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.
– Watch a screening of "Why Dinosaurs?" from Pinto Productions:
From prestigious museums to blockbuster films, amusement park rides, video games, and toys — dinosaurs have always fascinated us. But, why?
– 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.
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.
