What’s on

at Blue Reef Aquarium Portsmouth

Find out what’s on at Blue Reef Aquarium Portsmouth

This half-term, dive into a spine-tingling underwater world of spooky fun at Blue Reef Aquarium! Get ready for a Halloween adventure like no other!

Pumpkin Trail
Follow the trail of pumpkins throughout the aquarium and see how many you can find. Look out for our creepy aquatic alien friends as you venture through the tanks – you never know what strange and unusual creatures you might encounter!

Creepy Creature Quiz
Think you know your underwater residents? Test your knowledge in our Creepy Creature Quiz and see if you can identify the freakiest fish, the most bizarre invertebrates, and the scariest sea monsters.

Spooky Talks & Feeding Times
Don’t miss our spine-tingling talks throughout the day, where our expert aquarists will introduce you to the eerie inhabitants of the deep. And for a real treat, catch our creepy feedings – watch our sea creatures gobble up their food in thrilling (and sometimes a little gross) ways!

Join us for a chillingly fun experience this Halloween half-term and meet the mysterious, otherworldly creatures lurking beneath the waves.

Book your tickets today and get ready to make a splash!

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Sensory Saturdays

Next upcoming session: 4th October, 9am – 10am

We don’t want anyone to be excluded from experiencing the wonders of our aquarium, but we know it can be overstimulating to some. To create a more inclusive and calmer environment, we’re running Sensory Saturdays on the first Saturday of every month. We invite individuals and families with neurodivergent sensory needs to come explore our colourful fish displays with minimal distractions.

To put the focus purely on the mesmerising animal displays, there will be no music playing, no bright lights from screens, and no talks generating large crowds. You will also find increased lighting in the darker areas of the aquarium, to provide visitors with a more consistent sensory journey. At 10am there will be a silent giant gourami feeding demonstration to watch.

We want visitors to feel comfortable to come and enjoy the beauty of marine life and express their joy for it in whatever way comes naturally to them. It’s for this reason that we can’t fully guarantee there will be no loud noises from other visitors, but we will be reducing sound from the aquarium to an absolute minimum.

To prepare for your upcoming visit, we’ve created a sensory guide you can download here to understand what your visit might look, sound, smell, and feel like ahead of arriving.

Terms & conditions
There’s no need to make a special booking! Purchase any standard entry ticket to the aquarium and turn up on the first Saturday of the month, between 9am and 10am. These sessions are open for anyone to attend. Visitors are welcome to stay on at the aquarium past 10am with their ticket, however music and tv screens will be turned on, and talks will start at 11am.