The oldest show on earth? New host for this year’s Yorkshire Fossil Festival

This year’s Yorkshire Fossil Festival has a spectacular new look and host – Steve Cousins, also known as The Rock Showman. Steve will be hosting the Festival at Scarborough’s Spa from Friday 16 to Sunday 18 September, with two Rock Showman Booths – stunningly illustrated mobile venues housing a range […]

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Speakers for Yorkshire Fossil Festival announced

Some of Britain’s leading Earth scientists will be sharing their amazing research as part of the Yorkshire Fossil Festival in Scarborough in September. Award-winning Earth scientist Professor Chris Jackson will give the Sue and Pete Rawson Lecture at Scarborough Spa on Saturday 17 September at 11am. The star of BBC2’s […]

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Yorkshire Fossil Festival returns to Scarborough

The Yorkshire Fossil Festival returns to Scarborough this September, with a weekend of activities and events for all the family, for enthusiasts and professionals, on-site and online – and most of them free. The event, based around Scarborough’s Spa on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 September will feature displays and […]

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The Greatest Show on Earth at Fossil Festival

The Yorkshire Fossil Festival is set to be bigger than ever this September with a host of events to appeal to families, dinosaur enthusiasts of all ages and geotourists to Scarborough and the Yorkshire Coast. Based around Scarborough’s Spa on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 September, the event will see […]

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Plans underway for 2022 Yorkshire Fossil Festival

Significant numbers of dinosaur enthusiasts are expected to visit the annual Yorkshire Fossil Festival that will take place on the weekend 16-18 September 2022. From serious geologists and palaeontologists attracted by the unique finds only available on the Yorkshire Coast to fossil-hunting and dinosaur-loving enthusiasts of all ages. The Yorkshire […]

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