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You'll be egg-static to see all the top things to do this Easter Weekend 2024 in Connecticut is Easter Egg Hunt at Indian Rock Nature Preserve event photo courtesy of Environmental Learning Centers of Connecticut
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3/27/24 - By Jennifer Coe

Looking for the best things to do in Connecticut this Easter weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your schedule.

It's time for Connecticut families to get out the Easter baskets, plastic eggs and your bunny ears and hop on other to an Egg Hunt near them. School may be out on Friday, so shoot for a smaller crowd at the Easter Egg Hunt at Indian Rock Nature Preserve or the Easter Egg Hunt at Giggling Pig. For an event with a little twist, go to Earthplace's Woodland Egg Hunt or EverWonder's EggScramble. Keep an eye out for an Easter Bunny Visit at the New England Air Museum, and you can Meet the Easter Bunny at the Mystic Aquarium.

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School's Out - Spring Explorers

Weston
Friday, March 29
Spring is right around the corner and soon we get to see all the exciting things that it brings. During this adventurous day visitors will use their senses to explore and look for clues about all the local biodiversity. Examine things like bugs, plants, nature sounds, bird calls, natural instruments, wonderful smells and much more. READ MORE

Schools Out Workshops at Art Matters Studio

Madison
Friday, March 29
School's out, so it's a great time to make some art. JoinArt Matters Studio on Friday or Monday for a fun crafty, themed program.  READ MORE

School's Out Spring Explorers at Wakeman Town Farm

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Friday, March 29
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Easter Egg Hunt at Indian Rock Nature Preserve

Bristol
Friday, March 29
The Easter Bunny is coming back to Indian Rock Nature Preserve for a day of egg hunting. Eggs will be hidden throughout the duration of the event, which children can collect to trade in for a small prize. READ MORE

Eggs, Eggs, Eggs: Spring Scavenger Hunt

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Friday, March 29-30
Spring is the season of eggs – bird eggs, frog eggs, turtle eggs, fish eggs. Learn about the animals that laid them and the nests they have built to hold them. Find the hidden “nests” around the Nature Center, then head out on the trails on a scavenger hunt to see where eggs will be laid this spring. READ MORE

Easter Bunny Visit at the New England Air Museum

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Friday, March 29
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Easter Egg Hunt at Bethel Giggling Pig

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Friday, March 29
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Slime and Splatter Easter Workshop

North Haven
Friday, March 29
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Woodland Egg Hunt

Westport
Friday & Saturday, March 29 & 30
Welcome Spring with our residents rabbits: Peanut & Butter. Join Earthplace for a vernal woodland adventure. Enjoy a nature hunt for eggs, meet a live rabbit (and some egg-laying animals), and create spring-themed crafts.  READ MORE

Easter Egg Hunt and Party at Got Your Goat Farm

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Friday & Saturday, March 29 & 30
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Easter Eggspress at the CT Trolley Museum

East Windsor
Friday & Saturday, March 29 & 30
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EverWonder Annual Egg Scramble

Newtown
Saturday, March 30
EverWonder's egg-citing and fabulous Annual Egg Scramble will take place Saturday, March 30th, 2024. With a choice of egg hunt times and hunts separated by age groups, it is an egg hunt tailor-made for you. Kids can meet  a bunny up close and see the petting zoo too. READ MORE

Breakfast With the Easter Bunny in East Windsor

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Saturday, March 30
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Easter Egg Roll at the Pequot Library

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Mario the Maker Magician

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The Magic School Bus - Lost in the Solar System on Stage

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Saturday, March 30
When the class gets lost on the way to the planetarium, Ms. Frizzle saves the day by blasting into outer space for an epic interplanetary field trip. But when rivalries both old and new threaten to tear the students apart, our young heroes must learn to pull together or risk getting forever lost in the solar system. READ MORE

Egg Hunt at the CT Audubon in Fairfield

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Saturday, March 30
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Killingly's Easter Egg Hunt 2024

Killingly - FREE
Saturday, March 30
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Meet the Easter Bunny at Mystic Aquarium!

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Free Community Easter Egg Hunt

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Saturday, March 30
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KidsFest/Easter Egg Hunt at Gwyn Careg Inn

Pomfret
Saturday, March 30
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Annual Egg Hunt at Bricks and Minifigs

Southington
Sunday, March 31
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Easter Service, Children’s Egg Hunt/Photo Booth

Groton- FREE
Sunday, March 31
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