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  • April 2026

  • Fri 24

    Virtual Fossil Fridays, Museum of the Rockies

    April 24 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am Virtual Fossil Fridays, Museum of the Rockies
    Museum of the Rockies via ZOOM 600 W Kagy Blvd, Bozeman, MT, United States

    Join Outreach Program Manager Ashley Hall and Museum and Outreach Educator, MaggieJo Widdicombe, via Zoom on most Fridays to dig deeper into paleontology with interviews from international paleontologists, drawing tutorials, featured fossil “deep dives”, and more. Themes vary by week. Bring your curiosity and questions! Join via Zoom with this link Most Fridays, 9 - ... Read more

    Free
  • May 2026

  • Thu 7

    Carter County Geological Society Monthly Meeting, Carter County Museum

    May 7 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Carter County Geological Society Monthly Meeting, Carter County Museum
    Carter County Museum 306 N Main Street, Ekalaka, Montana

    Each meeting features a lecture on a subject of paleontology, history, or art and a show & tell of new happenings at the museum. Free and open to the public. Full details on our website: https://cartercountymuseum.org/carter-county-geological-society-meetings

    Free
  • June 2026

  • Thu 4

    Carter County Geological Society Monthly Meeting, Carter County Museum

    June 4 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Carter County Geological Society Monthly Meeting, Carter County Museum
    Carter County Museum 306 N Main Street, Ekalaka, Montana

    Each meeting features a lecture on a subject of paleontology, history, or art and a show & tell of new happenings at the museum. Free and open to the public. Full details on our website: https://cartercountymuseum.org/carter-county-geological-society-meetings

    Free
  • July 2026

  • Thu 23

    Dinosaurs and Dark Skies at Medicine Rocks State Park

    July 23 @ 10:00 pm
    Medicine Rocks State Park 1141 MT-7, Ekalaka, MT, United States

    As part of the festivities leading up to the Carter County Museum's 14th Annual Dino Shindig, Dinosaurs & Dark Skies invites visitors to Medicine Rocks State Park (Montana's first International Dark Sky Sanctuary) for a night of stargazing and fossil phosphorescence. Join us at the Night Sky Trail and bring a folding chair and warm ... Read more

    Free
  • Fri 24

    Sister Museum SCIFriday with the Museum of the Rockies, Carter County Museum

    July 24 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Carter County Museum 306 N Main Street, Ekalaka, Montana

    Join us for our annual Sister Museum SCIFriday with Museum of the Rockies! Part of the 14th Annual Dino Shindig festivities, this event includes a paleontology lecture by Ashley Hall, Outreach Program Manager at MOR, followed by an activity led by the MOR team and the CCM Museum Educator. Free admission, all ages welcome.

    Free
  • Sat 25

    14th Annual Dino Shindig, Carter County Museum

    July 25 - July 26
    Carter County Museum 306 N Main Street, Ekalaka, Montana

    Named Montana’s Event of the Year by the Office of Tourism and Business Development, the Annual Dino Shindig takes place at the end of July. Visitors travel from all over the world to hear lectures from leading paleontologists, partake in kids activities, and dance the night away. Talks and kid’s activities on July 25 are ... Read more

    $7 – $13
  • August 2026

  • Sun 16

    Camp Clades and Spades with Montana Learning Center, Carter County Museum

    August 16 - August 21
    Carter County Museum 306 N Main Street, Ekalaka, Montana

    The Helena-based Montana Learning Center partners with Carter County Museum in Ekalaka, MT each August for a unique camping experience. This adventure includes two days of field expeditions to active paleontological dig sites in the Hell Creek Formation, where campers will engage in dinosaur fossil excavation, microsite identification, plant fossil harvesting, amber collection and more. ... Read more

    $1495
  • September 2026

  • Thu 3

    Carter County Geological Society Monthly Meeting, Carter County Museum

    September 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Carter County Geological Society Monthly Meeting, Carter County Museum
    Carter County Museum 306 N Main Street, Ekalaka, Montana

    Each meeting features a lecture on a subject of paleontology, history, or art and a show & tell of new happenings at the museum. Free and open to the public. Full details on our website: https://cartercountymuseum.org/carter-county-geological-society-meetings

    Free
  • October 2026

  • Thu 1

    Carter County Geological Society Monthly Meeting, Carter County Museum

    October 1 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Carter County Geological Society Monthly Meeting, Carter County Museum
    Carter County Museum 306 N Main Street, Ekalaka, Montana

    Each meeting features a lecture on a subject of paleontology, history, or art and a show & tell of new happenings at the museum. Free and open to the public. Full details on our website: https://cartercountymuseum.org/carter-county-geological-society-meetings

    Free
  • November 2026

  • Thu 5

    Carter County Geological Society Monthly Meeting, Carter County Museum

    November 5 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Carter County Geological Society Monthly Meeting, Carter County Museum
    Carter County Museum 306 N Main Street, Ekalaka, Montana

    Each meeting features a lecture on a subject of paleontology, history, or art and a show & tell of new happenings at the museum. Free and open to the public. Full details on our website: https://cartercountymuseum.org/carter-county-geological-society-meetings

    Free
  • December 2026

  • Thu 3

    Carter County Geological Society Monthly Meeting, Carter County Museum

    December 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Carter County Geological Society Monthly Meeting, Carter County Museum
    Carter County Museum 306 N Main Street, Ekalaka, Montana

    Each meeting features a lecture on a subject of paleontology, history, or art and a show & tell of new happenings at the museum. Free and open to the public. Full details on our website: https://cartercountymuseum.org/carter-county-geological-society-meetings

    Free
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