
Are your kids crazy about dinosaurs? Ours too! There is something universally fascinating about these Jurassic reptiles. And the good news is there are loads of dino themed events, exhibitions and playgrounds waiting to be explored in Singapore!
If you’re looking for places to go and rawr-tastic events to see dinosaurs in Singapore, then look no further. Here’s the ultimate list of dino-themed fun happening right now! From big scale dinosaur events and pop up adventure parks, to museum exhibitions with real life fossils and playgrounds with dino slides, we have uncovered every dino we can find across the island! Dino-t miss it!
Where to find dinosaurs in Singapore: 21 places to have on your dino list…
1. NEW: Jurassic Kingdom at illumi

This brand new outdoor night-time exhibition is now open in Singapore! Illumi is nine worlds of light displays, with over 20 million LED lights, and features a collection of huge lifelike animatronic dinosaurs – some of the biggest we’ve ever seen! There’s more to the exhibition than just the dinos. This is said to be the world’s largest light, sound and multimedia show of its kind. You can also see the world’s tallest tree of lights standing at 47 meters tall – that’s five Merlions high!
Pssst… Want to see what we got up to when we visited? Check out our Instagram reel!
When: Now until February 2025, open 7:15pm – 11:15pm daily
Where: illumi, Bayfront Event Space. Tickets from $20 (adults), $15 (child, free entry for children below 2 years old)
2. NEW: Get your tickets to the KF1 Kiddy Circuit (opening 7 November)

The kids are so excited to try this out! The KF1 Kiddy Circuit is Singapore’s very first immersive go-karting experience designed just for kids. There are three experiences to test drive, including go-karts, radio-controlled cars, and a VR driving game. We can’t wait to see the 30m high projection wall. This has also been added to our list of places to find dinosaurs in Singapore, as the kids get to drive between dino statues. There’s also a spacey cityscape. Rev your engines kiddos, let’s go!
When: Tickets on sale now, opens 7 November
Where: KF1 Kiddy Circuit, Singapore Expo, Hall 8A, 9 Somapah Rd, Singapore, 487370. Tickets from $16 for a single ride, or check out the ride combo passes for discounts!
3. See the Lego T-Rex in the Art of the Brick exhibition

The latest kids exhibition to hit our shores has a super cool T-REx made out of Lego bricks! But it’s not just this dinosaur that is drawing the crowds. The entire Art of the Brick exhibition is built almost entirely of Lego bricks, with over 150 sculptures created by artist Nathan Sawaya. Using more than one million Lego bricks, the critically acclaimed collection features original artist sculptures as well as re-imagined versions of some of the world’s most famous artistic masterpieces including Michelangelo’s David, Van Gogh’s Starry Night, and Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.
When: From 31 August 2024. Tickets on sale now
Where: Art of the Brick, Hall 8B, 9 Somapah Road, Singapore Expo, 487370. Tickets from $19.90 for adults and $14.90 for children – kids under 4 years old enter free!
4. DinoVenture: A virtual reality experience on Sentosa

Ooooh this one looks a bit scary! DinoVenture is a state-of-the-art virtual reality (VR) dinosaur encounter where you can get up close to these thrilling dinosaurs on a wild VR adventure! Strap into the seat with a pair of VR goggles, and prepare for the adrenaline to start pumping. Soar through lush greenery and explore off-the-beaten paths in a quest to escape from prehistoric predators. This cutting-edge technology promises to be even more immersive than conventional VR rides. Note there are various shakes and movements, so be ready for that as you race against time to return to safety.
When: Daily, 10:00am – 10:00pm
Where: DinoVenture, Beach Station, Sentosa
5. COMING SOON: Dinos Alive Immersive Exhibition

Go back millions of years to a land ruled by giants! This immersive dino experience brings you face to face with the fearsome and spectacular dinosaurs that dominated the animal world for 140 million years. From the turkey-sized Velociraptors to the mighty T-rex, interact with life-sized, moving animatronics of a large variety of species. This is your chance to see these magnificent creatures in their natural Jurassic habitat. Step into another world and learn something new in an experience that’s fun for the whole fam!
When: Join the waitlist to find out when this exhibition will open in Singapore!
Where: Dinos Alive, venue TBC
6. Dinoland: The largest indoor live forest with dinosaurs!

Dino mad kiddos will absolutely love this adventure! Set inside a living forest, join the rangers on an immersive trek into the dinosaurs habitat, a live indoor forest where dinosaurs roam. Dig for fossils, get up close to a huge variety of life size dinosaurs, and learn all about the different species. Sounds amazing to us!
Where: Dinoland at SAFRA Yishun, 1.5 hour guided trail, open weekends from 10am – 8pm
How much: Tickets from $28/pax
7. Jurassic Nest at Gardens by the Bay has Michelin-starred food and 18 huge dinosaurs!

Fancy dining among the dinos? Check out Jurassic Nest Food Hall, the newest restaurant at Gardens by the Bay, which includes super cool and realistic dinosaur statues! This is more than a restaurant hall, it’s a whole edutainment destination in itself with daily shows and an educational trail that guides you to explore the surrounding gardens to discover fascinating facts about some of the earliest species of flora and fauna that existed since prehistoric times (wow!)
8. See real dinosaur skeletons at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum

If you want to see the real deal, head to the Dinosaur Zone to view these ginormous dinosaur fossils at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum. Step inside and be amazed by the museum’s three diplodocid sauropod fossils, which were among the largest and heaviest animals to ever walk on land! They are 80% complete (which is pretty incredible as far as fossils go), and include the skulls, which is also a rare sight!
Where: Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, Dino Zone, National University of Singapore 2 Conservatory Drive, Singapore 117377
How much: From $17/adult and $9/child
9. Fun dino-themed wet playground at Causeway Point

Head to Causeway Point, Level 7 for a dino-themed wet playground that will delight dino fans! Whizz down slides and leap on giant rocks that lead up to a mist-spraying volcano with cascading water down its entrance. Run through a 2.2-metre hollow dinosaur rib cage at the Fossil Spray and Toddler Dino Zone. Kids will love splashing around the park’s various water features for lots of giggles!
When the sun sets, the fun continues when the neon lights come on! Head to Causeway Point this holiday to visit this Dinosaur filled water playground for a day guaranteed to be dino-mite fun!
Want to see what we got up to when we visited? Check out our Instagram for all the fun!
Causeway Point Dino-Themed Water Playground, Level 7, 1 Woodlands Square, Singapore 738099
10. Visit Universal Studios Singapore – The Lost World

We are huge fans of Universal Studios Singapore, and if your little ones love dinosaurs, then you must visit the Lost World Jurassic Park! Dinosaurin’ is one of everyone’s favourite rides, as you take to the skies in a colourful pterodactyl, and you control the height with the press of a button. There is also the canopy flyer and rapid rides (look out for the T-Rex!) that are great for older kids. Keep an eye out for the fun shows like ‘Hatched! With Dr Rodney’ where you get to see a baby velociraptor hatching from a dino egg, and the Raptor Encounter where you get to meet one fully grown!
Universal Studios Singapore – The Lost World, Resorts World Sentosa, 8 Sentosa Gateway, Singapore 098269. Book now
11. Jurassic Park-themed goodies at Smiggle (and the movie on Netflix!)

Check this out, dino-mad kiddos! Jurassic Park themed drink bottles, lunch boxes, stationery, headphones and more from our fave, Smiggle. In bright hues of red, green and yellow, this super cool collection is in celebration of the movie’s 30th anniversary (catch this classic film on Netflix!). We know our little ones will be roaring over these fun accessories!
12. Jewel-rassic Quest: An augmented reality experience with dinosaurs

Embark on a thrilling adventure by teleporting 89 million years back to the Cretaceous period. Armed with a TimeLens, cadet rangers meet larger-than-life dinosaurs augmented against the lush greenery of the Shiseido Forest Valley and Canopy Park. Complete the mission and participate in activities and games while learning! Sounds super fun!
Recommended age: 6 years old & above
Jewel-rassic Quest, Level 1 Concierge, Jewel Changi Airport, 78 Airport Boulevard, Singapore 819666. Book now
13. Follow the Jurassic Mile: a path filled with dinosaurs

When you’ve finished with the Jewel-rassic Quest, make sure you check out Jurassic Mile and the Changi Park Connector – Singapore’s largest permanent outdoor display of life-sized dinosaurs. Walk or cycle along the 1km path as you approach more than 20 different pre-historical creatures from nine different species. From the carnivorous and herbivorous to a massive five-metre tall dino, expect to see every sort of dinosaur you can think of. While you’re there, keep an eye out for the gigantic dino eggs. And watch the kids go bananas over these enormous creatures!
14. KidsSTOP ‘Dino Pit’ at Science Centre Singapore

Dig for fossils in this super Dino Pit! Kiddos will enjoy all sorts of sensory experiences as they use tools to uncover the dinosaur fossils in the sand. Children can work together as a team to find and identify the different parts of the fossil, and budding scientists will learn important skills and see first-hand the process of scientific inquiry. The interactive game board is a great learning tool for all things dino related and shows how animals have evolved over time.
KidsSTOP, Science Centre Singapore
15. Spot a T-Rex and a Gallimimus bullatus at Science Centre Singapore

We’re always on the hunt for dinosaurs around Singapore and the newest addition is a friend for Stan, the Science Centre’s Tyrannosaurus Rex! The brand new Gallimimus is now proudly on display in the Science Centre’s Annexe Foyer. The Gallimimus bullatus is thought to be one of the fastest ever land animals, reaching speeds of more than 100 kilometres per hour, similar to a cheetah!
16. Check out this fun (and FREE!) Dinosaur Playground at Fu Shan Garden

This one has been around a long time and is one of our kids’ favourites for all this dino play! There are slides and dinos to climb and pat, which is refreshing compared to other dinosaur-themed installations with a no-touching rule, as usually all the kids want to do is touch them! Some of the dino statues here can even act as hiding places with spaces in their bellies to crouch in (also a great photo-op!) There’s also a replica Stonehenge!
Fu Shan Garden Dinosaur Playground, 81 Woodlands Street, Singapore 730827
17. Spot the woolly mammoth at Amazonia, Great World City

It’s an ice-themed indoor playground in the centre of one of the most convenient malls in Singapore, Great World City, and we love it! The scene of many a fantastical birthday party, a visit to Amazonia can’t be had without a picture with the woolly mammoth that guards the hallway!
18. Visit the oldest dinosaurs in Singapore at Toa Payoh Dinosaur Playground (FREE!)

These dinosaurs in Singapore are the oldest we could find – literally! With the giant mama T-Rex and her baby rising up from the middle of the playground, it’s like a scene from a Hollywood movie (and great for Insta snaps!). This dino playground is also a winner because it’s free (woo hoo!) and there is some cute toddler-appropriate play equipment. Beware there isn’t much shade here, so be sure to pack sunscreen and waterbottles, and visit at cooler times of day. You could really go crazy and pack a whole picnic!
Toa Payoh Dinosaur Playground, Block 27, Toa Payoh East, Singapore 310027
19. Head to Toys”R”Us at Paragon and Great World City to see some roaring models (and pick up a dino-themed toy or two!)

Who doesn’t love a visit to a toy shop? Toys R Us at Paragon and Great World City has the added bonus of huge roaring dinosaurs towering over the dino toys inside! Check its latest catalogue for all the dino toys, figurines, pool floats, Lego, and more!
20. Where to find dino themed clothes, gifts and more in Singapore
Dinosaur gifts are always high on our little one’s birthday wish-lists. Who doesn’t love dressing up with a T-Rex on a t-shirt? To help parents of budding paleontologists out, we’ve created a list of where to find the best dinosaur toys, clothes and gifts in Singapore. This list is pure dino-mite!
21. Learn about plants with Singapore Botanic Gardens and Sara the forgetful dinosaur
Did you know that there’s a super cute series of dinosaur books created by the team at the Singapore Botanic Gardens? In the story ‘Sara the forgetful dinosaur’, we follow Sara the ‘Botanicosaurus’ and her squirrel friends on an adventure through the Singapore Botanic Gardens to find her eggs. The other boos include ‘Sara goes to the supermarket’, ‘Sara goes gardening’ and even ‘Sara goes carbon footprinting’!
Have a raaaawr-ing good time!