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A Night at the Museum
5:30pm – 8pm
Recommended for families and kids
Do you dig dinosaurs? Get ready for a total dinosaur takeover! A Night at the Museum is back and we’re celebrating everyone’s favourite prehistoric superstars.
Roam museum-wide after dark. Your ticket includes entry to all temporary and permanent exhibitions as well as dinosaur themed activities, science shows and family-friendly night time fun.
- Unleash your inner palaeontologist and explore prehistoric Queensland in Dinosaurs Unearthed
- Come face to face with Queensland’s own ‘velociraptor’ Australovenator
- Meet the SuperCroc who ate dinosaurs for breakfast at Croc! Lost Giants to Living Legends
- Experience dino-mite science live in SparkLab
- Roam (or relax) in the Dinosaur Garden with the life-size T-rex and Triceratops
- Grab a bite to eat at the Café, with dino nuggets on the menu
This event has limited capacity. Bookings are essential. Our events are cashless, EFPTOS only.
Accessibility
This event features:
Interactive and touch objects
Light projections
Reflective surfaces
Seating
Usually noisy
Areas with very low light
Queensland Museum Kurilpa welcomes all visitors and offers accessible parking and wheelchair access to exhibits, restrooms and café. We offer a range of downloadable accessibility and sensory resources for moving around the museum, to help plan your visit.
For accessibility assistance and resources, please visit our accessibility page or contact the museum on (07) 3153 3000.
Queensland Dinosaur Week
This special dinosaur edition of A Night at the Museum is part of Queensland Dinosaur Week. From 4 to 10 May 2026, Queensland Dinosaur Week is a new, annual state-wide celebration of prehistoric discovery, science and storytelling, inviting visitors to explore Queensland's globally significant fossil heritage.
Anchored by National Dinosaur Day, the week brings together fossil-rich communities, museums, researchers, tourism operators and educators to showcase the state's extraordinary dinosaur, marine reptile and megafauna stories .
Through guided tours, hands-on fossil digs, exhibitions, family events and the launch of The GREAT Queensland Dinosaur Trail, the event positions Queensland as Australia's leading destination for palaeo tourism while driving visitation, education and pride across regional communities.
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Plan your visit
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How to get here & parking
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Accessibility
Accessibility and sensory information to help you plan your visit to Queensland Museum Kurilpa.
What's on
View our calendar of exhibitions, events, activities and school programs.
Croc! Lost Giants to Living Legends
Walk alongside one of the planet’s most powerful and fascinating animals, on a journey stretching back over 130 million years. This all-ages exhibition will bring you face-to-face with the mighty crocodile.
SparkLab
Ignite your children’s imagination as they discover their inner scientist in SparkLab.