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Egg hunts are eggstraordinary! Photo courtesy of Bigstock
Egg hunts are eggstraordinary! Photo courtesy of Bigstock
3/17/24 - By Sandra Lee

Easter egg hunts around San Francisco and the Bay Area are egg-cellent! The arrival of springtime means tulips are aplenty, and eggs are scrambled throughout the City by the Bay. Many Easter egg hunts in San Francisco and the Bay Area are free community events, adding yet another sweet treat to those colorfully adorned Easter baskets. 

Other fun activities, like food trucks, live music, and that obligatory Easter Bunny picture, also tend to be found at Easter egg hunts so families can enjoy a wonderful spring morning or afternoon of seasonal Easter activities. From traditional egg hunts in beautiful parks to fun nighttime flashlight hunts, there is Easter fun for everyone to enjoy.

On the hunt for more Easter ideas? Try these Easter crafts, eat these kid-pleasing Easter recipes, and find more holiday ideas in our Easter Activities Guide for Families. 

 

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An egg-cellent Easter event in Sausalito. Photo courtesy of the parade's website.
An egg-cellent Easter event in Sausalito. Photo courtesy of the parade's website.

Easter Egg Hunts in San Francisco and the Bay Area

Big Bunny Scramble

Milpitas - FREE
Saturday, March 23, 2024
A favorite event in Milpitas, the Big Bunny Scramble is an outdoor event with a ton of festivities. An egg hunt, bunny sack race, coloring contest, face painting, candy, ballon twisters, and pictures with the Big Bunny himself.  READ MORE

Easter Egg Hunt at Yerba Buena Gardens

San Francisco - FREE
Saturday, March 23, 2024
SoMa at Yerba Buena Gardens is hosting a free Easter Egg Hunt for kids. Enjoy photos with the Easter bunny, live music, Easter skit, prizes and more. READ MORE

Bunny Blast 2024

Piedmont
Saturday, March 23, 2024
Hop into Spring with an Easter celebration geared towards the littles 8 and under. Grab your basket and enjoy an egg hunt depending on age, arts and crafts, and a visit from the Springtime Bunny.  READ MORE

Family Day at the Park

Newark - FREE
Saturday, March 23, 2024
Bring a basket and get ready for a fantastic Easter celebration in the park. Families can enjoy photo booth opportunities, crafts, games, egg dyeing, chalk art, and a big egg hunt divided by ages for kids 0-11.  READ MORE

Easter Egg Hunts at Lemos Farms

Half Moon Bay
Saturdays & Sundays, March 23 - 31, 2024
Spend Easter on the farm and enjoy an egg hunt and many activities for kids. Lemos Farm is hosting not one, but four Easter egg hunts (one on Easter weekend and the other the weekend prior). Admission includes unlimited pony rides, train and hay rides, petting zoo, farm slide, bounce houses, haunted house, and car barn.  READ MORE

Easter Egg Hunt at Gamble Garden

Palo Alto
Sunday, March 24, 2024
Gamble's popular Easter Egg Hunt is filled with fun activities for families of all ages, set in the beautiful garden in Palo Alto. Kids can enjoy a petting zoo, arts and crafts, treats, and more. This event usually sells out, so get your tickets! READ MORE

Dye Hard: Easter Egg Hunt + Festival

San Francisco - FREE
Sunday, March 24, 2024
Get funky at Kapwa Gardens for a family-friendly Easter celebration. Activities include a petting zoo, tons of activities for kids of all ages, an egg hunt, and photo opportunities. Come dressed in your best tye-die or psychedelic outfits!  READ MORE

Easter Egg Hunt & Performance 2024

Sunnyvale
Sunday, March 24, 2024
Watch our teacher performances and enjoy festivities at the Silicon Valley Conservatory of Music for this special event! Meet the musical faculty and watch them perform various pieces and tunes. Following the performances, there will be Easter-based activities where you can bring home eggs and decorate them in our recital hall. READ MORE

Spring Carnival and Egg Hunt

Tiburon
Sunday, March 24, 2024
The all-inclusive ticket includes an age-specific egg hunt, bounce houses, train rides, Candyland, pictures with the bunny & concert with Andy Z! READ MORE

Egg Hunt & S'mores Fest

Novato - FREE
Friday, March 29, 2024
Come along with your entire family for a delightful egg hunt that promises to be full of fun! Stay warm by the fire and relish hot cocoa and s'mores while Park Rangers award prizes to the winners of the egg hunt. Plastic-free eggs, s'more supplies, hot cocoa, and water are provided. READ MORE

Flashlight Egg Hunt

Berkeley - FREE
Friday, March 29, 2024
For kids in grades 5th-8th, the City of Berkeley is hosting a flashlight egg hunt just for tweens and teens. Enjoy an after-dark egg hunt, complete with glow-in-the-dark eggs with a chance to win the grand prize of a Nintendo Switch. Bring friends and let the hunt begin. READ MORE

Twin Cities Flashlight Hunt

Larkspur - FREE
Friday, March 29, 2024
Grab your flashlights and look for eggs at Piper Park in Larkspur! A fun Easter egg hunt for kids 8 and up.  READ MORE

Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Parade 2024

Sausalito - FREE
Saturday, March 30, 2024
The City of Sausalito is hosting its 42nd annual Easter Celebration with a parade, egg hunt, and many activities for the whole family to enjoy. Hear live children's music with In Harmon Music, and participate in an Easter Bonnet Contest judged by the Sausalito Woman's Club. The Adult Easter Hunt is back this year! $25 to enter and prizes from local restaurants and businesses. Over 2,000 eggs are hidden.  READ MORE

Eggstravaganza in San Mateo

San Mateo - FREE
Saturday, March 30, 2024
Celebrating 47 years, the city of San Mateo is hosting its annual Easter celebration with a ton of activities. A large egg hunt for kids 4-9 is at Fitzgerald Field and requires a registered wristband. Little ones ages 0-3 can play at Peter Rabbit's Playground in the gazebo hosted by San Mateo Building Blocks.  READ MORE

Spring Festival 2024 Egg Hunt and Fun in Oakland

Oakland - FREE
Saturday, March 30, 2024
Enjoy a day of fun with vendors, food, age-appropriate egg hunts, crafts, games, and DJ playing all the music.  Egg hunts are for kids 2-12 years old. Remember to bring your own basket!  READ MORE

Underwater Egg Hunt

Pleasant Hill
Saturday, March 30, 2024
Perfect for little and big swimmers looking for a different kind of Easter celebration, Pleasant Hill is hosting an underwater egg hunt for all ages. Special surprises like meeting a mermaid in person and finding eggs with a prize await. Pools are also open for recreational swimming during the event. READ MORE

Spring Eggstravaganza Event in San Pablo

San Pablo - FREE
Saturday, March 30, 2024
The City of San Pablo is hosting a Spring Eggstravaganza for the whole family. Activities include an egg hunt, games, activities, and photo opportunities with the Spring Bunny. READ MORE

Egg Adventure Hunt

Belmont - FREE
Saturday, March 30, 2024
Twin Pines Park turns into an Easter egg hunt with fun for the whole family. Snap photos with the bunnies, enjoy interactive activities, play games, and win prizes!  READ MORE

Egg Hunt Eggstravaganza in Watsonville

Watsonville - FREE
Saturday, March 30, 2024
Free, family-friendly Easter egg hunt and fun for the whole family sponsored by the Watsonville Parks and Community Services. Activities include arts and crafts, games, food trucks, and more.  READ MORE

Spring Eggstravaganza in Dublin

Dublin - FREE
Saturday, March 30, 2024
The annual Easter celebration in is at the Dublin Heritage Park and Museum for the whole family. Activities include an all-ages egg hunt, photos with Peter Rabbit and Flopsy, crafts, and live entertainment.  READ MORE

Egg Citing Spring Egg Hunt

Pleasant Hill
Saturday, March 30, 2024
Will you find the special golden egg and win a special prize basket? Visit with Bunny (photo op), eat free donuts,  and enjoy other “egg-citing” springtime activities including dancing with AJ. Bring your camera, dance moves, and your Easter baskets.   READ MORE

Spring Egg Hunt Extravaganza

Berkeley
Saturday, March 30, 2024
The City of Berkeley is hosting its annual Spring Egg Hunt Extravaganza with a day filled with tons of fun activities, including a petting zoo, a visit with the Spring Bunny, spring-themed arts and crafts, an interactive kid's carnival with fun prizes and Bunny Hop dance lessons! READ MORE

Annual Children’s Easter Egg Hunt – Historic Sonoma Plaza

Sonoma - FREE
Saturday, March 30, 2024
The Annual Easter Egg Hunt in Sonoma has a ton of fun activities for the whole family. Arrive early to have your pictures taken with Peter Rabbit. READ MORE

Spring Fling 2024

Ross - FREE
Saturday, March 30, 2024
Ross Auxiliary invites Ross families to kick off Spring. Enjoy kid-centric activities, food, and drink on the Ross School blacktop. From spring science to bunnies, kid's music to spring cookie kits—it’s a celebration of all things Spring! READ MORE

Egg-stravaganza at Antioch Water Park

Antioch
Saturday, March 30, 2024
Celebrate the season at the Antioch Water Park. Enjoy scheduled egg drops with eggs hidden both in and out of the water around the park.  READ MORE

OFP Community Easter Egg Hunt

San Martin - FREE
Saturday, March 30, 2024
Easter is just a hop, skip, and a jump away! And you know what that means? It’s time for Operation Freedom Paws Annual Easter Egg Hunt! Families can enjoy a bouncy house, face painting, and of course, our annual Easter Egg Hunt with some great prizes! The Easter Bunny is also making an appearance!  READ MORE

Spring Eggstravaganza at History Park San Jose

San Jose
Saturday, March 30, 2024
Join History Park San Jose for egg hunts, crafts celebrating Spring around the world, an interactive story time, a pollination activity from Schmahl Science Workshops, photos with the Easter Bunny, and much more. READ MORE

Easter Bunny and Egg Hunt at the Mart

Larkspur - FREE
Saturday, March 30, 2024
The Marin Country Mart is celebrating Easter with a fun, free event for the whole family. Activities include an egg hunt, spring basket decorating at Tutu School, real chicks and bunnies for viewing at the Poppy Store, Easter crafts, a farmers market, and Easter Bunny photos.  READ MORE

Eggstraordinary Easter Egg Hunt at Roaring Camp

Felton
Saturday & Sunday, March 30 & 31, 2024
Hop aboard the Redwood Forest Steam Train at Roaring Camp in Felton for an Easter egg hunt and tons of activities for the whole family. Activities include live music by Peter Apel, crafts, ride-along tractors, blacksmith, gold panning, candle making, and a new Easter Bonnet Parade and Competition.  READ MORE

Bunny Weekend at Children's Fairyland

Oakland
Saturday & Sunday, March 30 & 31, 2024
Children's Fairyland turns into an Easter-themed weekend full of activities, shows, games, and more. Kids can make a popsicle puppet, play hopscotch in the park, and participate in an egg hunt on Saturday & Sunday.  After fun and games, see a special performance by The Tap Dancing Easter Bunnies, and participate in the Fairyand Eggs-Change for a chance to win the ultimate egg prize.  READ MORE

Easter Celebration at Gilroy Gardens

Gilroy
Saturday & Sunday, March 30 & 31, 2024
Easter weekend is all fun and games at Gilroy Gardens, where families get access to the park, and enjoy an Easter egg hunt for little ones. Over 100,000 eggs are filled with delicious treats at the Picnic Grove and are ideal for kids 12 and under. The free event is included in admission.  READ MORE

Easter Brunch and Egg Hunt at Safari West

Santa Rosa
Sunday, March 31, 2024
Join the animals of Safari West for their annual Easter egg hunt and brunch. With a morning and afternoon package, families can choose when to tour, the best time for brunch, and if staying overnight.  READ MORE

Easter at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa

Sonoma
Sunday, March 31, 2024
Egg hunt and brunch can all be done at the beautiful Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa! Kids can join the Easter Bunny for an all-ages egg hunt on the front lawn and then head to Santé for a delicious brunch with a special kids menu.  READ MORE

Easter Egg Express

Sacramento
Saturdays & Sundays through April 14, 2024
Go on a train ride with the whole family for an unforgettable Easter celebration. Hop onboard a scenic train for a 1-hour ride in an open-air or indoor car. Then let them join in on the egg hunt at a private river-side park.  READ MORE

Places featured in this article:

Dublin Heritage Park and Museum
Operation Freedom Paws Canine Education Center
Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa