At-Bristol, the harbourside science centre, is gearing up for a fun-filled Christmas holiday with a host activities to keep all of the family entertained throughout the school holidays - visitors can expect some Christmas crafting, fire-breathing dragons, trips to the stars and a brand new exhibit to explore!

To get in to the festive spirit, the Live Lab area has been turned in to Santa's Invention Workshop, where visitors can become creative elves and craft their very own stocking fillers with a sciencey spin! Make your own light-up decorations, festive games, rocket mice and science-inspired stocking fillers to take home with some hands-on Christmas crafting.

At-Bristol will be hosting it's very own version of a mash-up pantomime, with the new live science show Fairytale SOS - expect multi-colour fire-breathing dragons, spontaneously igniting porridge, and what every panto needs, a gravity-defying volunteer in search of a golden egg! (All included in general admission price.)

The Planetarium* will be running the latest night sky show, as visitors take explore the wonders of the winter night sky with the presenter-led shows - and during the school holidays the special 'Little Stars' show will be running, perfect for little adventurers under five.

And new for the school holidays, a brand new exhibit is unveiled for visitors to explore, as the 'Eye Witness' is used by the public for the very first time. Designed and made by the in-house At-Bristol Exhibitions team in collaboration with Dr Charlie Frowd and funded by the British Psychological Society, Eye Witness allows visitors to produce a wanted poster of a criminal after witnessing a crime. The exhibit gives access to a simplified version of Dr Frowd's EvoFit computer software, as used by many police forces today.

Visitors to At-Bristol during the holidays will also be able to take a spin on the Harbourside's first-ever ice rink* (with real ice!), which will be open from 10-8 each day, with sessions on the hour. Tickets will cost £7.50 for adults, £6.50 for concessions and £5.50 for children, with reduced entry rates for schools bookings.

For more information on the At-Bristol ice rink, please visit www.at-bristol.org.uk/icerink, call our Bookings team on 0845 345 1235 (Monday to Friday 9-5), or pop down to the At-Bristol foyer or Skate Hire.

At-Bristol will be open every day from 10-6pm during the Christmas holidays, with the exception of 24, 25 & 26 December. For more information visit www.at-bristol.org.uk

*Planetarium entry costs £1 extra, or 50p for Little Stars. Check show times upon arrival, or book ahead online.

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For further information, please contact Jen Forster - PR Manager, on 0117 915 7152 or jen.forster@at-bristol.org.uk

Notes to Editors:

1. Press Trips:If you are interested in writing a review of At-Bristol and require press tickets, please e-mail press@at-bristol.org.uk, providing media details and proposed dates of visit
2. At-Bristol is a leading science centre in the UK and a major player in the worldwide science centre movement with over 200,000 visitors a year, including 50,000 school visits.
3. At-Bristol makes and develops new exhibitions for Science centres and schools worldwide to purchase and hire, and won the tender to design, develop and build the London2012-inspired touring exhibition, In the Zone, on behalf of the Wellcome Trust ahead of many major exhibit developers in the UK.
4. At-Bristol aims to be a world-class science centre that makes a distinctive, valued and recognised contribution to science learning and public engagement with science across Europe.
5. A registered charity, At-Bristol has hosted over four million visits since its opening in June 2000 and continually strives towards making science accessible to all.
6. At-Bristol receives no central government funding and support from visitors, members, corporate partners and donors means it can continue to make science relevant and fun for future generations.
7. At-Bristol has achieved a 20% reduction in energy over 24 months, which won us a West of England Carbon Challenge Carbon Champions award in 2011 and 2012, and we continue to work towards further goals across all areas of sustainability. At-Bristol is currently one of the most sustainable buildings in the country and we were recently awarded Silver in the South West Tourism Excellence Awards due to our sustainable practices, as well as having a Gold Green Tourism Award.