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= Draw a Dinosaur Day! =

"Draw a Dinosaur Day!" is an interactive open participation event held annually on January 30th.

Participants upload a scan of a dinosaur drawing of their own creation, and see what others have drawn and uploaded. Any attempt at drawing a dinosaur is welcome, from stick figures to Paleoart and beyond. Participation has never been limited to the official web site, and has become very decentralized.

History
In 2007, a Providence College student named Todd Page was sitting an an anthropology class, and he was bored. He liked dinosaurs. He drew a dinosaur. Then, Todd wondered how many people he could get to draw dinosaurs. The first willing participant was a student sitting next to Todd, named Ota. Others were roped in over the course of the day.

In the following year, 2008, there was more preparation, more participation, and Draw a Dinosaur Day became a recurring annual event.

Since 2011, Draw A Dinosaur Day has been hosted on tumblr.com with participation climbing and waning. The textual content of the page has not been updated since 2012.

In 2015, decentralization was becoming more normal. Participants like Bill Gaines happily participating on their own web sites.

For 2017, a facebook group named todaysdinosaurnews created a January 30th facebook event titled national draw a dinosaur day.

In 2019, participants [like liliontheloose] are still enthusiastic about participating, but with no emphasis on centralization.

Participate
Participation is on January 30th, though belated activity is not frowned upon.

Examples of prior participation can be seen at the primary archive.

Cultural Impact
In 2012, LoadingReadyRun.com referred to Draw A Dinosaur Day as "all over the web".

Contributor Pee Wee Herman, had this to say about the event: "Every day should be draw a dinosaur day!".