If dinosaurs ate pancakes, they would probably head to DinoFest this weekend!
The DinoFest free pancake breakfast runs both Saturday and Sunday morning from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m, serving up pancakes, sausages, juice and coffee. The breakfasts are sponsored by the local Freson Bros. and Drumheller’s Rotary Club.
The DinoFest site, full of free family fun, is once again at the foot of the World’s Largest Dinosaur.
There are a number of sponsors for DinoFest, which means people can go to DinoFest to have a lot of fun and not spend a lot of money.
The Encana’s Kidzone is free, offering kids a Jurassic Park themed bouncy castle and a 25-foot inflatable slide to have some fun on.
Free ATB Financial Movie nights are happening on the three-story screen at the World’s Largest Dinosaur, scheduled to start at 10:30 p.m.
Bring your chairs, blankets, drinks and snacks down (don’t forget the mosquito spray...), and settle in for some extra-big-screen entertainment.
Friday night’s movie is The Croods, nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 2014 Academy Awards.
The movie centers on a pre-historic family travelling in search of a new home.
Saturday night’s movie scheduled for a 10:30 p.m. start is Journey to the Centre of the Earth.
It tells the story of three people’s journey to a different world far beneath the surface of the earth.
Warner Bros. describes this movie as “an exciting adventure based on the classic Jules Verne Novel.”
The Badlands Community Facility will host the movies inside their facility in the event the weather is too poor for outside viewing.
Also to enjoy at DinoFest, the Royal Tyrrell Museum will have a science education team providing hands on displays, story time on the main stage, and a 15 minute interactive Science Break that teaches information on the prehistoric world.
There’s plenty of entertainment on the DinoFest Main Stage, starting off on Friday evening at 7:00 p.m. when the Drumheller Valley Secondary School’s choir performs.
For a list of events taking place on the Main Stage, visit the “Dinotainment” heading on the DinoFest website at www.drumhellerdinofest.com.
The complete weekend schedule of events is posted on the DinoFest website.
Entry into the DinoFest parades is free of charge. There are two parades this year, the first Friday night at 5:00 p.m., and the second Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m.
DinoFest has vendors and artisans scheduled for the festival from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
Come out and cheer on the athletes entered in the DinoFest Triathalon, which starts Saturday at 9:00 a.m.
Sunday morning at 9 a.m. is a free 5 K Family Fun Run.
And don’t forget to purchase some tickets to try out local restaurants in “Taste of the Valley” from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
And here’s hoping the weather co-operates....
