Jurassic Zoo School Holidays
Come and see what the dino saw these summer school holidays!
The Prehistoric Takeover!
Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Giants Have Arrived!
Travel back in time this summer at the Australian Reptile Park! Come face-to-face with mighty megafauna, explore the world of dinosaurs, and enjoy a prehistoric adventure packed with ROARSOME family fun!
Meet Australia's prehistoric giants, catch our brand-new Megafauna: Then & Now show, dig for fossils, dance with the dinos and plenty more.
All Jurassic Zoo shows and school holiday activities are included FREE with standard Park entry.
What's Included in Your Big Day Out
- NEW! Megafauna: Then & Now live show, with a LIVE snake milking demonstration
- Meet our prehistoric giants: Diprotodon, Bullockornis, Woolly Mammoth and Sabre-Toothed Cat
- Life-sized dinosaurs along the Jurassic Zoo Dino Walk
- Dinosaur walks and baby dino greetings
- Dino Dance Party Show daily at 10:30am
- Dino Dig and Dino Discovery Challenge
- FREE face painting, 10am to 2pm
- Misting stations and cool down zones
- Daily wildlife shows and zookeeper talks
Meet the Prehistoric Giants
Our brand-new prehistoric displays bring Australia's mighty megafauna, plus a couple of famous Ice Age giants from around the world, roaring back to life! Come face-to-face with the Diprotodon, the 'Demon Duck of Doom' Bullockornis, a Woolly Mammoth and a Sabre-Toothed Cat.
Then catch our NEW Megafauna: Then & Now show, where you'll meet the LIVE animals carrying on Australia's prehistoric story:
- Then: Diprotodon → Now: Wombat
- Then: Megalania → Now: Komodo dragon
Our Dinosaurs Are Back!
Step into the Jurassic Zoo and come face-to-face with towering, life-sized dinosaurs along the Dino Walk. Keep your eyes peeled, too. Our dinosaurs are on the loose and will be roaming the Park throughout the day!
Say hello to our baby dinos at Reception from 9am to 10:30am, then get those claws in the air at the Dino Dance Party Show, daily at 10:30am.
Young palaeontologists can grab a brush and uncover fossils in the Dino Dig, then jump, screech and stomp their way through the Dino Discovery Challenge.Finish off with FREE face painting, with dinosaur and rainbow designs daily from 10am to 2pm.
Wildlife Shows & Cool Down Zones
We have an action-packed show schedule every day these school holidays. Don't miss Elvis, Australia's crankiest croc, in action, plus our daily reptile shows and keeper talks.
Beat the summer heat between shows at our misting stations and shady cool down zones, and treat the family to popcorn or an ice cream from our kiosk.
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Jurassic Zoo FAQs
Jurassic Zoo runs every day of the summer school holidays, from Saturday 19 December 2026 to Sunday 31 January 2027. The Park is open 9am to 5pm daily, except Christmas Day.
Yes! All Jurassic Zoo shows, displays and school holiday activities are included FREE with standard Park entry, so no separate activity ticket is needed.
No booking needed! Megafauna: Then & Now runs daily and is included with your Park entry. Check the daily show schedule when you arrive.
Megafauna were giant animals, like the wombat-related Diprotodon, that roamed Australia long after the dinosaurs had disappeared. Dinosaurs lived many millions of years earlier. Catch Megafauna: Then & Now to meet the living animals connected to Australia’s prehistoric giants!
Jurassic Zoo is packed with fun for the whole family. Little ones will love the baby dinos, Dino Dance Party and face painting, while older kids can take on the Dino Discovery Challenge and dig for fossils in the Dino Dig.
We’ve got misting stations, cool down zones and plenty of shade around the Park. We recommend bringing a hat, sunscreen and a refillable water bottle, and arriving early to enjoy the cooler part of the day.
Absolutely! The Australian Reptile Park is at Somersby on the Central Coast, around an hour’s drive from Sydney and Newcastle. With dinosaurs, megafauna, wildlife shows and hands-on activities all included in one ticket, it’s the perfect summer day out.