Thousands of people flock to Yorkshire Fossil Festival held in Scarborough

Thousands of people and millions of years of Earth history collided in Scarborough this weekend as the Yorkshire Fossil Festival came back to town.

By Sue Wilkinson

Published 20th Sep 2022, 09:27 BST

Updated 20th Sep 2022, 09:27 BST

Thousands of visitors flocked to the event in the town

Dinosaurs stalked the streets, fossils popped up in shopping centres, and the Rock Showman's Greatest Show Unearthed wowed Scarborough Spa.

"It was a brilliant weekend of fossil fun and wonderful to see people of all ages being entertained and engaged, ” said Dr Liam Herringshaw.

"Palaeontologists have long known how special Yorkshire's fossils are, but now word is getting out.”

Next year's Festival will be held in Whitby over the weekend of June 10 and 11th celebrating the 200th anniversary of Whitby Museum. From dinosaur footprints and marine reptiles to and jet, Whitby has attracted fossil-finders for centuries.