We The Curious launches Curiositickets: A city-wide hunt for free tickets

·      We The Curious launches city-wide hunt for Curiositickets in the run up to the reopening on 2 July

·      Bristol’s most surprising science experience is hiding 80 group tickets for free entry to We The Curious all around Bristol for people to find, working with community partners and organisations across the city

·      Head to http://wethecurious.org/curiositickets to check out the full list of locations where tickets can be found, or follow along on social media to find out where the tickets can be found on each day

We The Curious, Bristol’s biggest science centre and educational charity, is kicking off a city-wide hunt for the ‘Curiositickets’ on the run up to its long-awaited reopening on 2 July 2024.

We The Curious is celebrating reopening with the city, working with community partners across Bristol, to offer 80 group tickets, plus free travel with First Bus, to visit the science centre free of charge. Simply get your hands on one of the special silver tokens to bag a prize. The only catch? They’re hidden all over the city for families, friends and curious minds to find.

So, let the search for the Curiositickets commence!

From community centres to city farms and even hidden on buses, the 80 tickets are hiding in some of Bristol’s most well-known spots. The huge citywide treasure hunt aims to get the people of Bristol having fun, exploring, and of course getting excited about the reopening in July.

Curiositickets

Each Curiositicket grants six people free entry to We The Curious, plus a Planetarium show, and free travel via First Bus to and from the venue. By hiding them all over the city, the science centre hopes to reach people who may not have had a chance to visit the centre before.

There will be 5 Curiositickets – in the form of a silver 3D-printed token, made at We The Curious - hidden in each postcode from BS1-16. Starting from 20th May, We The Curious will reveal the next partner and location to go live with their Curiositickets on their social media channels - the hunt continues until they're all found!  

Curiositickets can be discovered in these locations, from the date below onwards:

Once found, the silver token needs to be taken to the venue’s information point (as noted on the back of the silver token) so that the lucky finder can receive the other half of the ticket, which gives details for claiming the free group ticket and travel. Curiositicket winners must then book their visit in advance.

Curiositickets

Photo credit: Freia Turland

Bryony Roberts, Content Director for We The Curious said: “We’ve created these Curiositickets in the hope that we can provide a little surprise and fun for people in Bristol to get stuck into, as they search for our silver tokens all over the city. Being accessible and inclusive is really important to us, so ahead of our reopening we wanted to create a bit of a buzz with an activity that was open to everyone, whether you’re We The Curious fans or have never heard of us before.

“It’s also a great way to say thank you to everyone who supported us during our closure, including our brilliant partners, and those who’ve taken part in our Out and About events. It’s really meant a lot, so it feels right to celebrate reopening with our city.

“It’s the perfect way to get curious about your local area, and even explore a new part of Bristol you’ve not been to yet. We can’t wait to welcome the Curiositicket winners through our doors in our reopening year!”

Share pictures of you hunting for the Curiositickets on social media using the hashtag #curiositickets and join Bristol’s city-wide search.

We The Curious reopens its doors on Tuesday 2 July 2024, with an opening celebration planned for Saturday 6 July. Tickets will go on sale in June, so sign up to the mailing list (www.wethecurious.org) to be the first to hear about tickets and all reopening plans. See you there!

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ABOUT WE THE CURIOUS

We The Curious is an educational charity and South West England’s leading science centre. We produce experiences that bring people together to play, get creative with science and explore different ideas. We work with partners locally and nationally, supporting people to be inquisitive, develop new skills and improve their wellbeing.

Our vision asks ‘what if everyone is included, curious and inspired by science to build a better world together?’

For more information, images, interviews or to arrange a press trip, please contact the Jen Forster, Communications Lead – jen.forster@wethecurious.org or 07967334152.

You can follow We The Curious on X (@wethecurious_) Facebook (wethecurious) or Instagram (@wethecurious_). Visit www.wethecurious.org for more information.

ABOUT FIRST BUS
First West of England provides bus services across Bristol, Bath, Weston-Super-Mare, Wells and surrounding towns and villages. It operates almost 550 buses, employs nearly 2,000 people and transports about 1.3million passengers each week. The company is committed to operating a zero-emission bus fleet by 2035. Earlier this year it announced it was investing more than £50m to introduce its first electric buses in the region. Alongside electrifying two of its depots, by the end of 2025 it will operate 98 electric buses – about a fifth of its total fleet.