DinoCon

🦖SAVE THE DATE!! DinoCon will be returning to the Hilton Birmingham Metropole on Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th July 2027!!! 🦕 More details to come in the next few months!

#DinoConUK

We have been notified that there will be some road closures happening over the weekend that will affect travelling to and from the venue. Please see the travel page on our website for more information www.dinocon.co.uk/travel

Want to beat the Saturday check-in queue? Check-in early! Please come to the DinoCon check-in desks in the Hilton Birmingham Metropole main reception foyer from 5pm-8pm on Friday 24th July! All tickets are nearly sold out and will not be available to purchase on the door!

🦕2 weeks to go!!!! 🦖 Our Brochure for #DinoConUK 2026 is now up on our website for you to download! www.dinocon.co.uk/brochure-2026

Want to know what awesome palaeo-themed goodies will be available to buy at DinoCon? Our list of Vendors, and the Vendor Hall Map, for #DinoConUK 2026 is now available to view on our website! www.dinocon.co.uk/vendor-hall

🦕There's only ONE MONTH to go until we open the doors to #DinoConUK 2026!!!🦖 Tickets are still available to purchase! We will not be selling tickets on the door so get your tickets now to avoid disappointment! www.dinocon.co.uk/tickets

If you would like to help us raise funds for #DinoConUK 2026's chosen charity, the Turtle Foundation, please donate an item to our Silent Charity Auction! All proceeds will go directly to the Turtle Foundation! Please complete the form via the link below. www.dinocon.co.uk/silent-chari...

At #DinoConUK 2026, our Live and Silent Charity Auctions will be raising funds for the Turtle Foundation! The Turtle Foundation are committed to the global protection of sea turtles, their nesting beaches, and their marine habitats. www.turtle-foundation.org

Sign up now to enter this year's Costume Competition! Stomp like a ferocious T. rex, glide as a graceful Pteranodon, or dust off your explorer’s hat and channel your inner palaeontologist, this is your chance to get creative and show off your prehistoric style! www.dinocon.co.uk/costume-comp...

Check out our “Thriving in Palaeontology” panel at #DinoConUK 2026. Led by Nathan Barling, join Emma Nicholls, Maria McNamara, Michael P. Taylor, and Matt Wedel as they discuss their careers and experiences both inside and outside of academia.

Want to display your artwork at DinoCon 2026? Join our Art Exhibition! Show off your palaeoart skills to real palaeontologists and dino-fans alike. Apply now >>> dinocon.co.uk/art-exhibition

You can now book your space on our Advanced Palaeoart Workshop for #DinoConUK 2026! In a world of increasing AI, join palaeoartist Joschua Knüppe to learn how to lift your art over the noise of AI slop by exploring how you can tailor your work for different audiences. tinyurl.com/29msfv7y

Sue Judd will be hosting a talk at #DinoConUK 2026 about the creation of Everything Dinosaur's first in-house model. Sue is a partner at Everything Dinosaur, a business providing dinosaur models and educational resources. Sue leads on sustainability and responsible manufacturing.

Chelsey Knyff will be hosting a talk at #DinoConUK 2026 celebrating the women who have contributed to palaeontology, not just Mary Anning! Chelsey is the paleocurator for Dinosaur State Park in Connecticut. Her talks have landed her in the Kelly Clarkson Show and other TV shows.

Vicky Coules will be hosting a talk at #DinoConUK 2026 about the first animated dinosaurs. Vicky is a writer and artist researching the representation of dinosaurs in visual culture, based in the Departments of History of Art and Palaeontology at the University of Bristol.

🦖The Events Schedule for #DinoConUK 2026 is now live!!!🦕 dinocon.co.uk/events-sched...

David Unwin is giving a technical talk at #DinoConUK 2026 about using UV light photography to uncover data on pterosaur biology. David has studied pterosaurs for nearly 50 years and remains baffled by them. He works at the University of Leicester as a reader in Palaeobiology.

Matt Dempsey will be speaking at #DinoConUK 2026 about how dinosaurs are reconstructed. Palaeoartist, musculoskeletal biologist, and vertebrate palaeontologist, Matt's research focuses how our knowledge of living animals can be used to understand the biology of extinct ones.

Tom Fletcher will be hosting a talk at #DinoConUK 2026 about his experiences in moving from academia to film making. Tom's research focussed on fossil shark hydrodynamics. Tom now works at Silverback Films, a natural history filmmaking company in Bristol.

Emma Nicholls will be hosting a talk at #DinoConUK 2026 about the first scientifically named dinosaur; Megalosaurus. Palaeontologist and award winning museum curator, Emma is currently collections manager of fossil vertebrates at Oxford University Museum of Natural History.

Dean Lomax will be hosting a talk on his book, The Secret Lives of Dinosaurs, at #DinoConUK 2026. Dean is an acclaimed palaeontologist, author, a leading authority on ichthyosaurs, and TV presenter affiliated with the University of Manchester and the University of Bristol.

Paul Barrett will be hosting a technical talk at #DinoConUK 2026 about Zimbabwe’s dinosaur heritage and new fieldwork that has yielded surprising results. Paul is Head of Fossil Vertebrates & Palaeoanthropology at the Natural History Museum, London. He has published nearly 250 scientific papers.

Could Jurassic Park happen? Maria McNamara will be hosting a talk at #DinoConUK 2026 about if de-extinction of ancient animals is possible. Professor of Palaeontology at University College Cork, Maria's research focuses on soft tissue, colouration, and feather preservation.

Vendor applications are now CLOSED!!! Thank you to everyone who has applied for this year's DinoCon! We will be contacting all applicants once we have reviewed everyone's applications over the next few weeks.

Attention #vendors! There's only ONE WEEK left to get your applications in if you want to be a vendor at #DinoConUK 2026!! Don't miss out and apply now! www.dinocon.co.uk/vendors

🦕Head's up Vendors! There's only ONE MONTH left to apply for a table. Get your application in now if you want to sell your palaeo-themed wares at DinoCon! Don't miss out! 🦖 www.dinocon.co.uk/vendors

We're not ready to announce #DinoConUK 2026 events yet BUT David Armsby has released some info across social media... follow @dinoconuk.bsky.social and visit dinocon.co.uk for info. Happens July 25th-26th in Birmingham.

🦕Tickets are now available to purchase for DinoCon 2026!!! We hope to see you there! www.dinocon.co.uk/tickets 🦖

🦕Get ready!! Tickets for DinoCon 2026 will be available to purchase from 12pm on Friday 23rd January. That's next week!! 🦖 See our website for prices and further details. www.dinocon.co.uk

Applications to volunteer at DinoCon 2026 are now OPEN! If you would like to help us make DinoCon the best it can be, apply now! www.dinocon.co.uk/volunteer

If you weren’t already aware, on the 6th and 7th of Dec in Strasbourg, France, Dinoël is returning. This amazing event is similar to DinoCon in its objectives and a wonderful opportunity to explore the creative side of palaeontology through palaeo-art and workshops. paleoartae.com/edition-2025/