Tour the new interactive exhibit based on the PBS Kids series, meet Buddy the dinosaur, test your dino knowledge in a trivia game, and more. Free with museum admission!
Dinosaur Train: The Traveling Exhibit, 10 am-5 pm
Hop on the Dinosaur Train with Buddy and travel to all three time periods during the Age of Dinosaurs to unearth basic concepts in life science, natural history, and paleontology.
Meet Buddy, 11 am-2 pm
Meet the lovable young TRex who was adopted by a Pteranodon family in this hit PBS series.
Dinosaur Trivia, 11 am-3 pm
Spin our new trivia wheel and answer a question about dinosaurs large or small!
Dino-Time, 11 am-3 pm
Help build a dinosaur timeline. Which dinos lived during the each of the major three periods, Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous? Why did some dinosaurs die out before others and what other creatures roamed the Earth at the same time?
Live Animal Encounter, 11 am & 1:30 pm
What are the differences between modern reptiles and dinosaurs? Get up close wild animals that call the Springfield Science Museum home. Animals may include a ball python, milk snake, bearded dragons, and turtles. (90 minutes)