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Dino Days: Dino Costume Contest
February 18, 2023 @ 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm
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Don your best dino attire, friendly four-legged dinosaurs on leash are welcome as well! The first 100 visitors that arrive at the garden in a dinosaur costume will receive a free dinosaur fidget keychain! Leave confetti, glitter, and other litter at home! The Dino Costume Contest will begin at 1:30 pm on the Oak Grove Stage and winners will receive a custom trophy! Come early to complete our scavenger hunt challenge and enjoy educational activity tables throughout the Hartman Prehistoric Garden from 10am-2pm.
Guest judges from throughout the Mesozoic will select 6 winners! Winners will receive a fabulous one-of-a-kind handmade dino trophy and of course infinite bragging rights!
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The categories are:
- Best Dinosaur Costume
- Most Creative Dino Costume
- Best Doggy Dino Costume
- Best Carnivorous Dino Costume
- Best Herbivorous Dino Costume
- Best Flying Dino Costume
Join all day February 18th for the Dino Days kick-off celebration!