Fossil Fun Weekend

Fossil Fun Weekend at Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum takes place on 23–24 May, celebrating fossil pioneer Mary Anning. 

This family-friendly event invites visitors to become fossil hunters through hands-on activities like digging for fossils, crafting dinosaurs, handling real specimens, and exploring an Ichthyosaur skeleton. 

With talks, storytime sessions, spotlight tours, and a fact-finding trail, it’s an engaging and educational weekend bringing prehistoric discoveries to life.