DinoLand Events

Throughout the 13-week DinoLand Exhibit, Zilker Botanical Garden will host a variety of family-friendly, special events:

• The Hatching
  Saturday, Sept. 6 & Sunday, Sept. 7, 10 am - 5 pm
  Opening weekend, Zilker Botanical Garden celebrates the arrival of the dinosaurs, with a festival atmosphere!
  • Enjoy fun and educational dino crafts & activities for the children
  • Join Dinoman Dinosaurs! (www.dinoman.org) whose magic tricks, merry mayhem, and magnificent props will take you on a trip through the Mesozoic Era.
  • Explore a Zoo of Ferns and a Prehistoric Plant Exhibit along the Escarpment Trail…perfect props for our dinosaur visitors, grazing in a natural habitat.
  • Join BookPeople storytellers in the garden center auditorium 1 - 3 pm Saturday and Sunday.
  • Shop with Vendors selling plants, pottery, dino tee-shirts, toys, games, and so much more.
    
    
• The Extravaganza
  Saturday, Oct. 11 & Sunday, Oct. 12, 10 am - 5 pm
  Our 2nd special weekend event for the DinoLand Exhibit continues the celebration!
• Enjoy fun and educational dino crafts & activities for the children.
• Join Dinosaur George (www.dinosaurgeorge.com) as he amazes kids with his love of all things prehistoric…especially dinosaurs!
• Don’t miss Staci Gray (www.stacigraymusic.com), an Austin-based children’s performer, whose original music gets children to sing, dance, and be just plain silly!
• Join BookPeople storytellers in the garden center auditorium 2 - 4 pm Saturday and Sunday.
• Explore a Zoo of Ferns and a Prehistoric Plant Exhibit along the Escarpment Trail…perfect props for our dinosaur visitors, grazing in a natural habitat.
• Shop with Vendors selling plants, pottery, dino tee-shirts, toys, games, and so much more.
  
  
• The Extinction
  Saturday Nov. 29, 10 am to 2 pm
  After stuffing yourself with all those Thanksgiving leftovers, spend the day walking along the Escarpment Trail.  It’s time to Come and Tell our dinosaur friends goodbye!  They will be leaving Zilker Botanical Garden and migrating to another garden in the country, but Austin will not forget them for a long, long time to come.