Dino Fest 2026

Join us for a free, family-friendly event where kids of all ages can unleash their inner scientist through interactive STEM activities, hands-on exhibits, and dinosaur-themed adventures!

🌟 Explore more than 20 interactive experiment stations featuring special programming from:

• Denver Museum of Nature & Science
• Butterfly Pavilion
• Mad Science of Colorado
• Mines Museum of Earth Science
• Western Paleontology Society
• and more!

🎁 Grab a mystery box, enjoy coffee and breakfast from Dead Stop Coffee and Road Drips Pancakes, snap a photo at the Happy Pic photo booth, and meet two baby dinosaurs from Front Range Dinos! 🦕

This indoor/outdoor event is wheelchair accessible. Limited accessible parking is available at the Thornton Arts & Culture Center. Additional free parking is available on the street, at Thornton Elementary School, and at Thornton Middle School. Both schools are within walking distance of the event.

For more information, visit Thornton Community Culture.