Celebrate National Dueling Dinosaurs Day!

  • Saturday, April 25, 2026
  • 10:00am - 5:00pm
  • Downtown Raleigh

The last Saturday of April is now officially National Dueling Dinosaurs Day!

Help us celebrate our famous fossilized friends Murphy the Triceratops and Manteo the Nanotyrannus with a visit to the SECU Dino Lab! In honor of this special day, we will be hosting the following themed programs:

 

10:00am – 12:00pm: Family Painting Class: Dinosaur!  – Create your own 11″ x 14″ painted dino masterpiece to take home! (Tickets are required for this event.)

 

1:00pm – 1:30pm: Science TODAY: National Dueling Dinosaurs Day – Join NCMNS paleontologist Dr. Jennifer Anné and host Chris Smith in the SECU Daily Planet Theater hear what it’s like to work in the lab that’s home to the Dueling Dinosaurs.

 

To take the party home with you, you can purchase a Nanotyrannus t-shirt in the Museum Store at a 20% discount — for Dueling Dinos Day only!

 

Details

Details

Date:
April 25
Times:
10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Venue

Downtown Raleigh
11 West Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27601 United States
Phone:
919.707.9800

Organizer

Jessica McNeill
919.707.9903