A Bristol Guide to Half Term: Bristol Aquarium is hosting a shipwreck week in the city

February half term is always an exciting week in the city of bristol, packed with events, places to visit and people to see.

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00:00 February half term is always an exciting week in the City of Bristol. Packed with events,

00:06 places to visit and people to see. Let's look at a guide to Bristol this half term.

00:12 One free and exciting event that is happening this half term in Bristol is the Light Festival.

00:18 Bristol Light Festival was founded by Bristol's City Centre Business Improvement District

00:23 and this year's Light Festival is set to be the biggest yet. The festival sees the

00:29 city transformed with light and art installations, all to bring footfall to the city.

00:36 Here is a really traditionally dark time of year and especially after the pandemic and

00:42 I think it's really important for us to be bringing a bit of joy and a bit of fun to

00:47 the city centre.

00:49 This half term you can discover the fascinating link between the iconic ship the SS Great

00:54 Britain and its role in Victorian plant migration across the continent. Unleash your inner botanist

01:00 on board the SS Great Britain's flower crafting sessions and make your own Victorian inspired

01:07 flower press bookmark. The ship is an iconic tourist attraction in the City of Bristol

01:12 and February half term is set to be an exciting one for the ship and its visitors.

01:18 Wicked the Musical is visiting the Bristol Hippodrome as part of their touring circuit.

01:23 When Dorothy famously triumphed over the wicked witch of the west we only ever heard one side

01:29 of the story and this half term it is in the City of Bristol at the iconic theatre the

01:35 Bristol Hippodrome.

01:37 Wake the Tiger has officially opened its expansion. The newest out of this world immersive addition

01:44 to the world's first amazement park which has 15 new spaces and Bristol Aquarium is

01:51 open in full force for families with an exciting event shipwrecker.

01:56 Awaking in a strange new world you will discover a wonderful new land full of rare and interesting

02:02 creatures to explore. This half term the Bristol Aquarium is focusing on the wild and wonderful

02:09 world of island creatures from all around the world.

02:13 Yes so all throughout half term we have got our shipwrecked event so customers when they

02:18 come to us during February half term will be able to step into the shoes of someone

02:22 who has been shipwrecked on an island and we are introducing some new themed boards

02:27 to the aquarium all with information about different islands, island life and some of

02:34 them animals that have since gone extinct, some of them animals that are still around

02:39 today and anyone can come along and we have got a trail of captains notes that people

02:45 can find throughout the aquarium and they can write down little notes to educate themselves

02:50 and have a bit of fun and learn all about what they might find on islands all throughout

02:54 the world.

02:56 All that is left to say is there is something to do for everyone this half term.

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