Chinchilla Fossil Finders
9am–1pm
Fossil Film and Food Trucks
5–8pm
Celebrate Queensland Dinosaur Week with us in Chinchilla!
Chinchilla Fossil Finders is the all-ages community event inviting everyone to join in Queensland Museum’s exciting excavation efforts.
Help Queensland Museum experts sort and sieve through local sediment to discover real fossils.
There will be live fossil excavation, fascinating palaeontology talks, hands-on kids activities, mini train rides and wildlife shows. Plus, you can bring in your own rocks or fossils to be identified by palaeontologists representing Queensland Museum, The University of Queensland and Griffith University. Food and drinks will be available for sale with proceeds supporting the Chinchilla Historical Society.
The fun then continues with a free movie screening with food trucks from 5pm at the Chinchilla Botanic Parkland. Set down your picnic blanket, grab a complimentary popcorn and enjoy two fossil films:
Chinchilla is home to a unique geological formation called The Chinchilla Sand, which makes the region rich in 3-million-year-old megafauna fossils from the Pliocene period.
Bring the whole family for a day of citizen science and fossil fun!
Make it a weekend! View our handy links below to plan your trip to Chinchilla.
Whether you’re exploring historic villages, snapping a selfie with the Big Melon, or hiking the ancient Bunya Mountains, this is a place where you can slow down and reconnect with what matters.
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