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:
17. Guardian of the Ocean by Farah Fortnam
Guardian of the Ocean is sponsored by Propyard. and can be found at the Plaza Unit, Millennium Promenade, near the harbour part. This unicorn hopes to create urgent action for healthy seas and oceans. | ADriana Amor
18. Honey Bees by Jasmine Coe
Honey Bees is sponsored by Hargreaves Lansdown and can be found in One College Square South, Anchor Rd. "Jasmine Coe is a Wiradjuri-British artist and the curator at Coe Gallery, the UK’s first Aboriginal-owned gallery based in Bristol - dedicated to supporting and celebrating Aboriginal arts and culture." | Adriana Amor
19. Slimycorn by Guts
Slimycorn is sponsored by Bristol City Centre BID and can be found in front of We The Curious. "He loves bright colours, loud music and messy creativity, and wants everyone to get messy, be silly (and a bit gross) and have fun expressing themselves." | Adriana Amor
20. UWEcorn by Chloe Tyler
UWEcorn is sponsored by UWE Bristol and can be found in front of the entrance to Bristol Aquarium. The design features an idyllic and dreamy landscape and the famous hot air balloons. UWEcorn has some damage on its head, near the mouth. | Adriana Amor