# Dino Day — Arizona Boardwalk

> Event for families in the Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler area (AZ). Times are Arizona Time.

- When: Sat, Dec 5 · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Where: Arizona Boardwalk Courtyard, 9500 E Vía de Ventura, Scottsdale, AZ 85256
- Ages: Check age guidance
- Price: Free
- Organizer: Arizona Boardwalk
- Official page: https://azboardwalk.com/
- Last checked: Sat, Oct 24

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## About

Dino Day brings walking dinosaur characters to the Arizona Boardwalk courtyard for meet-and-greets and photos, alongside live reptiles and other animals from the Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary and a fossil display where kids can look at real specimens. Inflatable slides and dinosaur face painting round it out. Free and outdoors, it suits dinosaur-loving preschoolers and elementary children; Pangaea Land of the Dinosaurs inside the complex is a separate paid attraction for those who want more.

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