They are planning to bring the University of New England's Discovery Voyager team to show student where some minerals come from.

Students will even be allowed to bring rocks and fossils they have discovered to be identified by UNE Geologists and Palaeontologists.

It's set to be a new drawcard for the festival, which is set for the second weekend of March. 

Council said students can experience a range of hands-on, interactive science activities during their visit to the festival.

"This is a great opportunity for students to get their hands dirty exploring soil science, dig for bones and workshop with real fossils, meteorites and dinosaur casts," a release said.

On both the Friday and Saturday there will also be a scavenger hunt and guess the weight of the meteorite competition, open to all, with prizes to be won.

Workshops will be held on Friday 8 March, running for one hour, and can accommodate groups of up to 30 students.

The Discovery Voyager is the science outreach team at the University of New England.

Minerama celebrates the region's mineral history, and partipants are free to go on a guided fossicking trip through gem field, to find your own precious or semi-precious stone.

The festival will be held at the showgrounds this year, rather than at the services club.