There’s a fun-packed programme of festive themed events and activities taking place at Bristol Aquarium over the Christmas Holidays (Saturday, December 20th – Sunday, January 4th). The Harbourside wildlife attraction will be staging 10 different daily talks, feeds and workshops throughout the festive period as part of their ‘Merry Fish-mas’ celebrations. Visitors can enjoy a … Continued
Bristol Aquarium is inviting visitors to come up with a name for their newly-arrived baby catshark. The tiny shark, a member of the native catshark family, is thriving in a temporary nursery tank alongside a colony of curious seahorses. Staff at the Harbourside attraction are asking the public to name the new arrival and say … Continued
Bristol Aquarium is inviting visitors to enjoy a Deeply Creepy experience during the October Half Term Holidays (Saturday, October 25th – Sunday, November 2nd). Step inside the spooky sunken shipwreck and embark on a Halloween-themed voyage of discovery featuring eerie encounters with a cast of fishy fiends including awesome octopus, electric eels, wolf fish, piranhas … Continued
AQUARIUM INVITES VISITORS TO CATCH FISH ON CAMERA We’ve launched a digital photographic competition to mark National Camera Day which took place on Sunday, June 29th. We are inviting all our visitors to submit their best digital images taken at the aquarium with prizes on offer for the winners. The ‘Fin-tastic Fishy Photo’ competition will run until August … Continued
VISITORS INVITED TO GET THEIR TEETH IN TO SHARKS’ WORLD Visitors to Bristol Aquarium will have the chance to immerse themselves in a world of sharks and rays over the May Half Term Holidays (Saturday, May 24th – Sunday, June 1st). ‘Shark Week’ is a celebration of the ocean’s ultimate predators and will feature everything … Continued
Visitors to Bristol Aquarium are being invited to come face to face with some real river monsters as part of the February Half Term activities (Saturday, February 15th- Sunday, February 23rd). Giants of the Amazon is a fascinating exploration of the amazing aquatic wildlife, showcasing some of the most awesome Amazonian species; from the infamous … Continued
A New Year stock-take with a difference is taking place from Saturday January 11th to Sunday January 12th at Bristol Aquarium with their own version of a ‘fishy census’. In January staff undertake a comprehensive count of all their residents and this year they’re inviting visitors to help spot and record the number of certain … Continued
There’s a fun-packed programme of festive themed events and activities taking place at Bristol Aquarium over the Christmas Holidays (Saturday, December 21st – Sunday, January 5th). The Harbourside wildlife attraction will be staging more than a dozen different daily talks, feeds and workshops throughout the festive period as part of their ‘Merry Fish-mas’ celebrations. Visitors … Continued