Unless you’ve had your head in the sand over the past few days, you’ll have noticed dozens of unicorns have appeared across Bristol, mainly in the city centre.
With all different colours and patterns, the sculptures have been installed as part of UnicornFest to raise money for Leukaemia Care charity, and there are more than 50 in the city.
And so with the sun out, we decided to put cap and sunglasses on and see how many we can search out (using the UnicornFest app) in under three hours, starting in St Werburghs.
First stop was IKEA where I found the first unicorn of the day - Lunacorn - and a few unicorn foals painted by schools outside the entrance. I scanned the unicorn’s QR code on the Unicornfest which unlocked a cute animation of a vinyl unicorn doll in a box with Lunacorn’s name.
Next stop was inside the store where I came across the Attic Treasure unicorn before continuing my journey to the Memorial Stadium before completing a few stops on Gloucester Road and surrounding streets.
I then went through the city centre where a large cluster of unicorns live, before heading to Brandon Hill, Anchor Road, Redcliffe Way, Temple Meads and the Trinity Centre.
I met a lot of people from different age ranges, including families with grandparents, children and their parents and solo adventurers searching for unicorns.
Here are the 26 unicorns I discovered along the trail:
5. Charlie by Jess Massam
Charlie can be found by the Chapel, 102 Gloucester Road. Jess Massan takes inspiration from natural forms and freehand draws considering the negative space and like the concept of being able to see art from different perspectives depending on the distance from which you are looking at it. | Adriana Amor
6. Nova by Talora Walsh
Nova is sponsored by Essential Trading and can be found by Sainsbury Local, next to Elton Road and Gloucester Road. Talora Walsh wanted to capture the joy of eating fresh and vibrant foods in the unicorn design. | Adriana Amor
7. The Great Wave of Bristol Harbour by Conrico Steez
The Great Wave of Bristol Harbour is sponsored by Maserati Bristol and can be found on the ground level of Cabot Tower, in front of Typo. Conrico Steez combined their love of the ukiyo-e style of printing artwork and Bristol's maritime history of the speedboat racing event that took place in the harbour each year between 1972-1990 to create this unicorn. | Adriana Amor
8. Brizzle Icons by Cock Dicks
Brizzle Icons is sponsored by First Bus and can be found on the second floor of Cabot Circus, near the information post. Sarah Dicks has used her signature style to bring sentience into the buildings, structures and tasty treats that populate Bristol’s streets in her unicorn design. The artist's name has been removed from the plaque. | Adriana Amor