Event · STEM & discovery

St. Louis Prehistoric Life Show

When

Sat, Oct 17 · 9:30 AM–4:30 PMSaturday, October 17, 2026, 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Main Building, Lower Level

Where

Saint Louis Science Center5050 Oakland Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110Open in Google Maps ↗

Ages

All Ages

Cost

Free

Organizer

Saint Louis Science Center

Free one-day paleontology pop-up hosted at the Saint Louis Science Center with exhibitors from museums, universities, fossil clubs and science groups: hands-on activities, specimen displays, live demonstrations and a speaker series. Highlights include documents behind Missouri's State Fossil (the crinoid), "Lola" the 12-foot T. rex skull sculpture, fossils from private collections, an "Is It a Fossil?" identification station and a Fossil Trading Post where kids can swap a toy dinosaur (while supplies last). Partners include the Eastern Missouri Society for Paleontology and the Missouri Ozark Dinosaur Project.