# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Chinchilla Fossil Finders 2026 — Queensland Dinosaur Week 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 08 May, 2026 at 11:00 pm – Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 10:00 am (+10:00)
- **Event Description**: Celebrate Queensland Dinosaur Week with us in Chinchilla!

Chinchilla Fossil Finders is the FREE, all-ages community event inviting everyone to join in Queensland Museum’s exciting excavation efforts.

From 9am–1pm at the Chinchilla Historical Museum, 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 — just behind the museum. Set down your picnic blanket, grab a complimentary popcorn and enjoy two fossil films:
 • 5pm: Megafauna: What Killed Australia’s Giants (PG). 60mins. ABC documentary narrated by Hugh Jackman
 • 6pm: Night at the Museum (PG). 1hr 48 mins. Family comedy starring Ben Stiller. 

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!

Entry is free, no bookings required. for information visit https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/learn-and-discover/future-makers/chinchilla-fossil-finders/

Presented by Queensland Museum.
Supported by Shell's QGC business, Western Downs Regional Council and Queensland Dinosaur Week (4–10 May) — an initiative of Dinosaur Experiences Australia.
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- **Event Categories**: entertainment, kids, food-drinks, comedy, trips-adventures, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 252

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/learn-and-discover/future-makers/chinchilla-fossil-finders/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=chinchilla-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Chinchilla
- **state**: QL
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Chinchilla Historical Museum
- **lat**: -26.74275
- **long**: 150.62964
- **full address**: Chinchilla Historical Museum, Historic Museum, 17-33 Villiers St, Chinchilla QLD 4413, Australia, Chinchilla

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Queensland Museum Kurilpa (https://allevents.in/org/queensland-museum-kurilpa/1439117)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 08 May, 2026 at 11:00 pm (+10:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Chinchilla Historical Museum, Historic Museum, 17-33 Villiers St, Chinchilla QLD 4413, Australia, Chinchilla
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Queensland Museum Kurilpa
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** entertainment, kids, food-drinks, comedy, trips-adventures, nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Chinchilla Fossil Finders 2026 — Queensland Dinosaur Week  ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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