🦕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/

🦕We are now accepting Vendor Applications for DinoCon 2026!! Apply now! 🦖 www.dinocon.co.uk/vendors #DinoconUK #vendors #ApplyNow

🦕We’re delighted to announce that DinoCon 2026 will be held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole on Sat 25th & Sun 26th July, 2026!🦖 Tickets will be on sale in January but you can book your room with a massive discount NOW! More details can be found on our website www.dinocon.co.uk

Check out this awesome video that Tom Fishenden captured for us of DinoCon 2025! It was an absolute blast and we will see you all again in 2026! (updates still to come!) To find more of Tom’s work, see the links in the comments.

Almost a week on, and I had a simply AMAZING weekend at the first ever @dinoconuk.bsky.social! Ahhhhh!!! I can't believe how well it went!!! So many nice people! So many great stalls! So many fantastic talks and workshops! It was incredible and I can't wait for next year!!! #FossilFriday #paleoart

Whilst the memories are still fresh, time for some (probably rambling) reflections on the inaugural DinoCon. There are so many people I’d like to mention by name, but I’m terrified of forgetting someone. But some are simply too important not to mention, so I’ll begin with them (1/n)

By the way, @dinoconuk.bsky.social is currently represented on Wplace! (H/t @eriorguez.bsky.social for the heads-up.) #DinoConUK

David Krentz on where Disney and palaeontology meet, not always comfortably at @dinoconuk.bsky.social #DinoconUK

What an incredible time at @dinoconuk.bsky.social. I was super excited to give a presentation and I hope that it didn’t disappoint. Hopefully see you all at the next one. #DinoConUk

MASSIVE thank you to the amazing organisers, speakers, artists, stall holders and fellow attendees at @dinoconuk.bsky.social! It has been an amazing two days - my brain is at capacity! I have come away having learned lots, inspired to learn more, and generally in awe of the artworks. #dinoconUK

The first ever @dinoconuk.bsky.social has ended here in Exeter and here are a few images from the Palaeoart Workshops. Some truly wonderful art was produced by some incredibly talented people!

@dinoconuk.bsky.social was A.MA.ZING! Paleo peeps are creative, kind and so generous with their knowledge. I could barely keep up taking notes of all the interesting paleontology/zoology/fabrication information! 🎨🦖 #paleoart #dinosaurs #dinoconuk

The first DinoCon @dinoconuk.bsky.social went off with a bang. A bunch of dinosaur/prehistoric life related talks, stalls and activities to keep the palaeonerd community out of mischief for a weekend. Thanks to everyone for making it enjoyable and hope to see you again next year!

@dinoconuk.bsky.social Mega Thread begins… Thanks to @pigeoncircus.bsky.social @charliebgraham.bsky.social @irishpalaeo.bsky.social and the other volunteers for all the hard work and effort put in over the weekend. Thanks to @palaeogames.bsky.social for the opportunity, trust, and belief. Pt1

🦕Our first ever DinoCon was a roaring success!!! Thank you so so much to everyone who attended, our speakers, our vendors, and our volunteers! Thank you to all 861 of you!! An extra thank you to those who helped us raise £3265 for the World Parrot Trust!! We will see you all again in 2026!🦖💚

Yes, there is #TetZoo merch... and yes we have a stall at #DinoConUK! T-shirts, mugs, numerous dinosaur stickers, badges and also books and more. Find us in the Vendor Hall!

Badges for @dinoconuk.bsky.social complete!!!!! Well, the Pride ones at least... I'm just about to start work on these adorable baby ammonite ones!!!! See you all there soon!!! #paleoart #badges #dinocon #paleontology #convention #comicon

For attendees who happen to be nearby the venue tomorrow, there will be an opportunity for early check-in and to collect your lanyards from 5-7pm! Please come to the Piazza entrance for The Great Hall!

We have received a few emails about tickets now being unavailable. We are sorry to everyone who has missed out this year. We needed to provide our venue with our final attendee number yesterday as per their health and safety protocol. Tickets will NOT be available to buy on the door.

🦕Tickets are no longer available to purchase! Thank you to everyone who has bought tickets and we will see you all in a couple of days at DinoCon 2025!!!! 🦖

This beautiful Megalosaurus is of course the first Dinosaur named & imagine being the lucky bidder to win art of the very first Dinosaur named at the very first DinoCon ever! Thanks to @dragonsofwales.bsky.social for donating to the inaugural @dinoconuk.bsky.social Charity Auction this weekend! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🦖🏴‍☠️

I'm busy restocking for @dinoconuk.bsky.social this weekend, and part of that has been me increasing my range of stickers!!!! I've been making some new iridescent ones which I'm looking forwardto having on my stall!!! #paleoart #stickers #artstall

🦕 Less than 3 HOURS TO GO to get your tickets for DinoCon 2025!!!! GO GO GO!🦖

Part of this weekends massive @dinoconuk.bsky.social festivities is a charity auction to raise money for the World Parrot Trust & I’m delighted to reveal that the incredible @dragonsofwales.bsky.social is donating two original pieces! Here’s the first & I’ll reveal the second later! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🦖🖤

There's only 12 HOURS LEFT to get your tickets for DinoCon 2025!!! Don't miss out! Grab your tickets now before they're gone! (link in comments)

Second Suchomimus is coming along for @dinoconuk.bsky.social and this is the female, with her offspring sheltering in her tail! Inspired by the classic DK model, with a heavy influence of Luis Rey, and my own preference for bright vivid colours! She’s part of my second charity auction piece 🏴‍☠️🖤🦖

Realised that I'd printed 96 different A3 prints for @dinoconuk.bsky.social, which is obviously not a satisfying number. So I made four more this evening to hit the big one-zero-zero. It includes some new Pteranodon #paleoart and, just for fun, an A4 print of a new ?Jeholopterus piece. #sciart

We can finally say that DinoCon 2025 is this weekend!!! We have updated our information for parking and travel due to road works. Please check out our website for more information (link in comments) We look forward to seeing you all in a few days!!!

new planter design for @dinoconuk.bsky.social just dropped, a little crystal seas colored thread Plesiosaur!

These absolutely brilliant colouring sheets are part of the art activities at next weekends @dinoconuk.bsky.social found in our creative space to relax, inspire, or chill out. Thanks to incredible @saralutra.bsky.social and the ever lovely @gaffamondo.bsky.social 🏴‍☠️🖤🦖

We’re so excited to share our exclusive @dinoconuk.bsky.social trail 🎉 don’t forget to book your tickets for the UK’s largest dinosaur themed convention in Exeter next weekend - you won’t want to miss it! 🦕🦖🦤 #dinocon #dinocon2025 #ExtraordinaryExtinct

The first Diorama for next weekends @dinoconuk.bsky.social Charity auction is now complete!! The fallen Astrodon and Acrocanthosaurus family will be raising money for the World Parrot Trust alongside some truly incredible auction items!! Pretty happy with how it’s turned out too☺️🏴‍☠️🦖🦕

Our brochure for DinoCon 2025 is now available to download from our website!! (link in comments) #dinoconuk

Hello everyone! I will be tabling at DINOCON this August 16th-17th at the University of Exeter in England!! @dinoconuk.bsky.social My tablemate will be the amazing, illustrious plushie creator @thylacereal.bsky.social!

There's only ONE WEEK LEFT to buy your tickets for DinoCon 2025!!! All tickets will not be available to purchase after 12pm on Wednesday 13th August! Buy your tickets now before they're gone! (Link in comments)

There is only ONE TICKET LEFT for the Advanced Palaeoart Workshop! You cannot attend this workshop without pre-booking a space. If you want to attend the Advanced Palaeoart Workshop, hosted by Joschua Knüppe, grab that final ticket now before it's gone! (link in comments)

We've procured a signed copy of Mark Hallett and Mathew Wedel's excellent book The Sauropod Dinosaurs for the @dinoconuk.bsky.social charity auction. Dr Wedel is also giving a talk: THE SAUROPOD HERESIES. #DinoConUK happens Aug 16th-17th in Exeter, still time to get tickets :) Go to dinocon.co.uk

Here’s an official first look at our new #ExtraordinaryExtinct Dinosaurs Reptiles and Birds Activity Book, which is published this Saturday 2nd August and will be live on our website in just 24 hours 🎉 ⭐️ Copies will also be on sale @dinoconuk.bsky.social - we can’t wait! 🦖🦕🦤

We have added a couple of more things to our event schedule; a Gravel Hunter workshop (hosted by Dodo and Dinosaur) and a book signing session with Dougal Dixon! We have also added descriptions for all of our activities, some of which are not on the schedule! Click the link in the comments.

So with the preparation behind the scenes for the exciting debut next month of @dinoconuk.bsky.social reaching fever pitch & the whole team working incredibly hard to deliver an incredible weekend of SciComm, Outreach, Art, Workshops and Activities! It’s a busy Fossil Friday so forgive the repost 😉

A new pin badge design. I’ll be selling these at @dinoconuk.bsky.social next month if anybody wants one…

🦕2 days left to get your Sponsor Pack for DinoCon 2025!! Be quick!🦖

Dinosauria season 2 is off to a huge start with the most artistic episode yet (and a moment that hits me personally exactly where I live). David Armsby is going to be at @dinoconuk.bsky.social in August in what I believe is his first public appearance and I'm very very excited.

🦕There's less than ONE WEEK LEFT if you want a DinoCon Sponsor Pack!!!🦖 They will not be available to purchase after 12pm on Sunday 27th July! All other tickets will be available to purchase until 12pm on Wednesday 13th August. (tickets cannot be purchased on the door!)

Marcin Ambrozik will be doing a live painting at #DinoConUK 2025! Watch Marcin as he transforms a blank canvas into a palaeontological masterpiece — in real time! The completed painting will be available to win in our Charity Auction to help raise funds for the World Parrot Trust!

Work continues on the first of two displays for next months @dinoconuk.bsky.social event, where they will be part of a charity auction in aid of the World Parrot trust! A fallen Sauropod, the Mesozoic version of Whale-fall and a classic Palaeoart trope brought to life in three dimensions!!

🦕DinoCon is happening this time NEXT MONTH!!! Get your tickets now and don't miss out on our first year!🦖