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Parking lots at the Main Visitor Center and the Discovery Center location near Red Rocks close and are locked daily at 4 p.m.

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Special Events & Workshops

SCFD Free Days 2023

SCFD logo with text, "We Fund Culture. SCFD"

March 17, April 17, September 17 & November 17

On these days, admission to the Main Visitor Center Exhibit Hall, is FREE to the public. No RSVP needed.

Come explore and ask questions – our docents love to share their dinosaur knowledge!

Everything Dinosaur
On the Rocks!

2023 Geology & Paleontology Lecture Series

Everything Dinosaur On the Rocks is a lecture series filled with basic and local Colorado foothills geology and a ton of dinosaur knowledge all in one place! Join us in person at the Discovery Center (17681 W Alameda Pkwy, Golden, CO 80401) OR via Zoom.

Evening talks and recordings are available if you’re unable to attend mornings.

Questions? Email: Erin.LaCount@dinoridge.org
(Allosaurus skull image provided by Morrison Natural History Museum)

INDIVIDUAL LECTURES $5 each
ALL 15 LECTURES $70

Schedule 

Lecture #1: Geology 101
January 12, 2023, 10 a.m. (in-person or Zoom)
January 19, 2023, 6:30 p.m. (Zoom)

Lecture #2: Local Geology
January 19, 2023, 10 a.m. (in-person or Zoom)
February 2, 2023, 6:30 p.m. (Zoom)

Lecture #3: Paleontology 101
January 26, 2023 – 10 a.m. (in-person or Zoom)
February 9, 2023 – 6:30 p.m. (Zoom)

Lecture #4: What IS a Dinosaur?
February 2, 2023 – 10 a.m. (in-person or Zoom)
February 23, 2023 – 6:30 p.m. (Zoom)

Lecture #5: Sauropods
February 9, 2023 – 10 a.m. (in-person or Zoom)
March 16, 2023 – 6:30 p.m. (Zoom)

Lecture #6: Theropods
February 23, 2023 – 10 a.m. (in-person or Zoom)
May 18, 2023 – 6:30 p.m. (Zoom)

Lecture #7: Stegosaurs
February 23, 2023 – 10 a.m. (in-person or Zoom)
May 18, 2023 – 6:30 p.m. (Zoom)

Lecture #8: Ankylosaurs
March 2, 2023 – 10 a.m. (in-person or Zoom)
June 15, 2023 – 6:30 p.m. (Zoom)

Lecture #9: Iguanodonts (Mostly)
March 9, 2023 – 10 a.m. (in-person or Zoom)
July 20, 2023 – 6:30 p.m. (Zoom)

Lecture #10: Hadrosaurs
March 16, 2023 – 10 a.m. (in-person or Zoom)
August 10, 2023 – 6:30 p.m. (Zoom)

Lecture #11: Pachycephalosaurs
March 23, 2023 – 10 a.m. (in-person or Zoom)
September 14, 2023 – 6:30 p.m. (Zoom)

Lecture #12: Ceratopsians
March 30, 2023 – 10 a.m. (in-person or Zoom)
October 19, 2023 – 6:30 p.m. (Zoom)

Lecture #13: Non-Dinosaur Archosaurs
April 6, 2023 – 10 a.m. (in-person or Zoom)
November 9, 2023 – 6:30 p.m. (Zoom)

Lecture #14: Mammals
April 6, 2023 – 10 a.m. (in-person or Zoom)
November 9, 2023 – 6:30 p.m. (Zoom)

Lecture #15: Cretaceous Extinction Event
April 20, 2023 – 10 a.m. (in-person or Zoom)
December 14, 2023 – 6:30 p.m. (Zoom)

Dinosaur Ridge: Night at the Museum

picture of Allosaurus sign at Dinosaur Ridge

5-9 p.m. Saturday, November 4, 2023

Dinosaur Ridge Main Visitor Center

Enjoy free entry to the Exhibit Hall and for $6 shuttle up the Ridge to view dinosaur tracks by flashlight or headlamp as a tour guide talks about the animals that made the footprints 100 million years ago.

This event is part of Visit Denver’s annual Arts Week celebration and will include shuttle service to and from the Morrison Natural History Museum on this evening!

Dinosaur Ridge After Dark Series

Date TBD

Themes for 2023 After Dark events are coming soon

Dinosaur Ridge After Dark events are educational and social events tailored to an adult audience. Participants will learn more about paleontology and geology in a fun setting.