What's on

Come and spend the day

Our programming spaces are alive with experiments, creative activities and presenter-led planetarium shows.

Most activities are drop-in – just check times when you arrive – and they’re included with your day ticket.

Planning a visit during the school holidays or on a weekend? Those days are popular, so book your day tickets in advance.

If you’re looking for family activities in Bristol, start here

Find out what's inside

Day visit activities

All activities, workshops and talks in our main exhibition spaces are included in your day ticket.

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Cups of hot chocolate and minty tea with a chilli pepper and mint leaves in the middle

Winter Kitchen

Join in with tasty experiments in The Science of Spice and Minty Mysteries.

Allergens

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A dragon is in the background of the image with it's mouth open. To it's right in the foreground is a bright yellow flame. Taken from a demonstration from Fariytale SOS studio show at We The Curious

Fairytale SOS

Join us for a family-friendly show where science-meets-panto this winter.

Partially accessible

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Book your day ticket

Please book your visit online before you arrive if you can, as we do often sell out during holiday periods. It also helps us get you inside and playing quickly when you get here.

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Are you a teacher or an educator?

A visit to our two exhibition floors can be combined with practical STEM workshops or longer theme days in our classrooms and fully equipped laboratories.

School trips & educational workshops

Shows and special events

Planetarium shows and special events aren't included with your day ticket.

A shot of people sat in the Planetarium, a cinema-like experience. On the domed-shaped screen there's a visual of a colourful nebula.

Daytime planetarium shows

Add a show to your day ticket and get ready to fly through space in the UK’s only 3D planetarium.

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From late nights at the Planetarium and Relaxed Mornings to films on the Big Screen and on-off events happenings amongst our curious exhibits. Find out more about special events happening in We The Curious.

Latest news and updates

Imagine a future where everyone is included, curious and inspired by science to build a better world together - that's our vision. Here's how we're making that happen...

Building works 2026

We’re doing a spot of essential maintenance on our roof from January to March 2026, and we’ll be open as usual throughout, so do come and play!

Finding the question

Meet the community leaders working to find the research questions around health or wellbeing that matters to their communities through our Research Collective programme.