Blue Reef Aquarium

Swashbuckling fun for younger visitors - discover all about pirates, privateers and buccaneers. There's storytelling sessions, workshops, flag designing classes and even special talks about some real life Cornish Pirates!

The annual stocktake takes place this weekend at Blue Reef with our very own 'fishy census!'

In celebration of the amazing Octopus, join us for SUCKERS! weekend. Discover how these fascinating creatures have adapted to survive in our oceans.

Discover the smelliest, squidgiest, slimiest marine animals and their disgusting habits essential to their survival in the depths.

Celebrate Mother's Day and come along to Blue Reef and find out all about Fishy mums

National Science Week is an annual event to celebrate science and highlight its importance to our everyday lives. All week Blue Reef is offering you the chance to become a marine biologist for the day and to take part in some observational and hands on experiments around the aquarium

As part of our ongoing commitment to environmental awareness, Blue Reef is running a competition in association with local and national conservation groups to highlight the environmental issues facing our marine world.

From stingrays to sharks, lionfish to jellyfish, the aquatic world is home to some highly efficient hunters.  Discover the amazing techniques marine animals have developed to survive and thrive in this never-ending underwater battlefield.

From comical hermit crabs and 'fashion-conscious' decorator crabs to giant lobsters and crawfish, this exciting feature offers a fascinating insight into the incredible world of crustaceans. Follow the Claws Trail and quiz to discover all about these amazing armour-plated creatures.

Despite their reputation as man-eaters, sharks worldwide are under threat from man. Learn all about the secret world of these amazing creatures and what we can do to help protect them in the wild. Regular talks and feeding demonstrations throughout the week.

Blue Reef aims to raise awareness of the conservation issues affecting the marine world. This weekend extra talks, activities and competitions will be on to engage our younger visitors.

World Ocean Day is an annual event aimed at raising awareness of the marine environment. Come and join Blue Reef's own day of activities and become part of a worldwide celebration of the planet's seas and oceans.

A selection of Sea-going super dads are taking center stage this weekend at Blue Reef. Along with talks and a special guided tour focussing on the aquarium's hard-working fathers, Blue Reef is also showcasing some real fishy father figures including clownfish, bangaii cardinal fish and the famous seahorse.

Swashbuckling fun for younger visitors - discover all about pirates, privateers and buccaneers. There's storytelling sessions, workshops, flag designing classes and even special talks about some real life Cornish Pirates!

Blue Reef is a great place for visitors of all ages to find out about the wonders of the deep.  Whatever the weather, Blue Reef's innovative displays, informative talks and feeding demonstrations keep the family fully entertained.  Tickets are valid all day so you could join the Dawn Patrols, enjoy a Rockpool Encounter or discover more about the ultimate predator during Shark Hour!

Can you find the real life 'Nemo' and his fishy friends? All the animated characters from the blockbuster movie were based on living creatures. Visit Blue Reef and follow the 'Nemo' trail to see which familiar faces you meet on your journey.

Become an artist for the day as part of The Big Draw event. Sketch a seahorse, paint a puffer fish or create your own fishy work of art inspired by the amazing variety, patterns, colours, shapes and sizes of marine creatures. Create your own Seamonster and add it to our underwater collage!

Whether you are an experienced diver or have an interest in the sport Blue Reef Aquarium will have something for you this weekend. Find out about the amazing variety of marine life Cornish waters has to offer divers and chat to local dive teams about how you could experience it for yourselves.

Blue Reef will be taken over by Sea Monsters for the October half-term holidays. As well as revealing the truth behind some of the world's most famous sea monster stories there's even a chance to come face to face with some real monsters of the deep!

Whether you've been keeping fish for years or are simply thinking about starting the hobby, this weekend provides the perfect opportunity to have all your questions answered by our experts. Subjects covered will include fish compatibility and responsible pet ownership, maintaining a healthy aquarium and the latest in new technology.