SPECIAL EVENT

Saturday, October 17, 2026 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Entry: Free for Members or included with Museum Admission | Location: Union Terminal

Fossils & Fun

Join us for a family-friendly day of fossil fun!

STEM Classroom
  • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Talk local fossils with the Kentucky Paleontology Society and the Cincinnati Dry Dredgers.
Fossil presentations in the Museum of Natural History & Science
  • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Meet Cincinnati Museum Center curators and learn all about fossils. (Dinosaur Hall)
  • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Join Elevation Science and learn all about fossil preparation. (Outside the Fossil Prep Lab)
  • 11:30 a.m. – Paleontology dig talk. (The Austin E. Knowlton Foundation Science Stage)
  • 2:30 p.m. – Dino Buddies show with realistic dinosaur puppets and live reptiles. Stick around after and meet the puppets! (The Austin E. Knowlton Foundation Science Stage)
OMNIMAX® Theater
  • 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. – T.Rex OMNIMAX® feature. Experience a thrilling science adventure to rediscover the one dinosaur who stands above them all – the T. rex. (OMNIMAX® Theater)