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Grab your basket and head out for the top Easter egg hunts in Boston for 2024! Easter Egg Hunt & Family Fun Day photo courtesy of the Irish Cultural Center
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3/15/24 - By Kelley Heyworth

Boston's top Easter egg hunts are back, so it's time for kids to break out their baskets! We have over a dozen destinations for Easter egg hunts near Boston (and more that are worth the drive in New England). Plan now and get "cracking." A couple of these 2025 Easter egg hunts have thousands of eggs for kids to find—and one even has dinosaur eggs filled with Easter treats!

Want to keep the Easter party rolling? Book reservations for Festive Easter Bunny Brunches & Easter Bunny Pictures Near Boston Be sure to check out our Boston Spring Fun Guide for more reasons to enjoy the season. Remember to subscribe to our mailing list for stories like this delivered to your inbox.

Note: Many Easter events require pre-registration, and timing is often organized by kids' age groups. Some activities are also weather dependent, so make sure to check with organizers directly when planning your outing and before heading out.

 

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Easter Egg Hunts In and Near Boston

Watertown Easter Egg Hunt

Watertown
April 5, 2025
Imagine an Easter Egg Hunt for children of all ages with over 10,000 eggs! Grace Chapel's Watertown campus will be hosting a community-wide Easter egg hunt event with games, crafts, and a bounce house. READ MORE

Easter Egg Hunt & Family Fun Day

Canton
April 12, 2025
Head over to the ICC for an Easter Family Breakfast. The Easter Bunny will be on-site alongside a full morning of Art's N' Crafts, Music, Song & Dance! READ MORE

Orchard Easter Egg Hunt

Franklin
April 12, 2025
Bring the little ones for an egg hunt through the orchard at Fairmont Farm; the Easter Bunny will be there for pictures with the kids. READ MORE

Easter Egg Hunt at Hammond Castle

Gloucester
April 12, 2025
Gloucester's Hammond Castle Museum has egg hunts at 10:30 and 12:00 on the oceanfront lawn. The Easter Bunny will be in attendance for a bubble dance party. READ MORE

Peter Rabbit’s Pizza Party and Easter Egg Roll

Dover
April 18, 2025
Celebrate Easter on the farm with an old-fashioned Easter egg roll. Kids will compete in rolling wooden Easter eggs both in speed trials and on a slalom course. When children are not rolling eggs they will enjoy a special Easter craft. READ MORE

Egg Hunt at Johnson Park

Boston — FREE
April 19, 2025
Get ready for a fun-filled morning of searching for colorful eggs hidden around the park. Don't forget to bring a basket to collect eggs! READ MORE
Hit the streets of Maine for more Easter egg hunting fun this spring! Photo courtesy of Papa's Peeps Egg Hunt
Hit the streets of Maine for more Easter egg hunting fun this spring! Photo courtesy of Papa's Peeps Egg Hunt

Easter Egg Hunts Worth a Drive from Boston

Easter Egg Treasure Hunt

Eliot, ME
April 12, 2025
Sandy Hill Farm's annual Easter Egg Hunt will challenge children to find eggs along a 1-mile trail. Start times run throughout the morning. At the end, kids exchange their eggs for a goodie bag of cider donuts & more. READ MORE

Kittery Easter Egg Hunt

Kittery, ME
April 12, 2025
The Kittery Community Center Easter Egg Hunt open to children ages 2-10. Two hunts will take place: 9:00AM (ages 2-5) & 10:00AM (ages 6-10)! READ MORE

Castle Hill Easter Egg Hunt

Newport, RI
April 19, 2025
Newport's Castle Hill Inn hosts an Easter egg hunt on their lawn; over 1,000 eggs filled with treats await the children after the Easter Bunny cuts the starting ribbon. One lucky egg contains a free night at the inn. READ MORE

Dino Egg Hunt

Portland, ME
April 18-20, 2025
The Easter Bunny let a mama dinosaur hide the eggs throughout the Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine. Children are invited to hunt for colorful eggs and the lucky golden egg. After the hunt stop by MakerSpace to create a dinosaur-themed craft, explore fossils, and have a tasty snack to finish out the celebration. READ MORE

9th Annual Papa's Peeps Egg Hunt

Scarborough, ME
April 12, 2025
Enjoy a day of free Easter fun at Ken's Place in Scarborough, ME. READ MORE

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About the Author

Kelley Heyworth
Kelley Heyworth is the regional editor for Mommy Poppins, covering Boston, Connecticut, and the rest of New England. She has covered parenting and health topics for nearly two decades, as an editor for Child Magazine and Fitness Magazines and a contributor to Parents Magazine, Mommy Nearest, and other national publications and websites. Previously, she was a writer and editor at Sports Illustrated and Philadelphia Magazines. A mom of three boys outside of Boston, Kelley also writes a blog, Happy Healthy Kids, and loves hiking, running, cooking, gardening, and spending time at beaches in Nantucket, Connecticut, and New Jersey with family and friends.
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