Sharypovo is the only territory in the Krasnoyarsk Territory where dinosaur remains have been found. This was a real discovery for Russian science. Now a themed "Dinopark" is being built here and a traditional big holiday is being held. That's what it's called - "Discovery", because there will be a lot of discoveries in the city.
Otkritie, an all-Russian festival about dinosaurs, science, creativity and music. At different locations of the festival, you can listen to popular science lectures, create paleontological souvenirs, play games related to archaeology and dinosaurs, and listen to your favorite performers.
Leading paleontologists, archaeologists and science popularizers performed at the festival. The speakers told a lot of interesting facts about the Mesozoic era, shared interesting finds and scientific discoveries. Among the speakers of the event were noted: Yaroslav Popov - paleontologist, specialist in vertebrate paleontology and paleoecology, scientific consultant of the 3D Dinopedia encyclopedia, Dmitry Sobolev – author of the Uporotyj Paleontologist channel, Alexander Sokolov – author of the Antropogenez channel
Costume, souvenir and art object contests were held as part of the Otkritie Festival. Of course, they were all related to the dinosaur theme. Large cash prizes were awarded in each of the nominations.
The participants of the festival were able to enjoy the atmosphere of science and creativity, as well as get acquainted with the southern direction of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.