Whether you’re in the mood for egg hunts, miniature train rides or animated rabbit films, there’s a slew of Easter events coming to Vancouver.
Stanley Park
The annual Stanley Park Easter Train is back for another year. The train runs March 22-25 and March 29 to April 2, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. The Easter Bunny will be there, as usual, and new this year is the Bunny Burrow Maze, which is included in the cost of admission.
Other activities at the train plaza include an Easter egg hunt, carnival games and inflatable bouncers, and face painting at an additional charge, as well as various food vendors.
The Stanley Park train includes a replica of Canadian Pacific Railway Engine #374, which is famous for pulling Canada’s first transcontinental passenger train into Vancouver in the late 1880s.
For more information visit vancouver.ca/easter-train.
UBC
Easter comes early to Wesbrook Village with events including an Easter egg scavenger hunt, meeting the Easter bunny and crafts. Events run 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. March 24 at the Wesbrook Village Welcome Centre (3378 Wesbrook Mall, UBC). Get all the details here.
Renfrew Community Centre
Renfrew Community Centre is hosting an Easter Eggstravaganza from noon until 3 p.m. March 31. Events include face painting, crafts, games and an Easter egg hunt. Egg hunts take place at 1, 1:30, 2 and 2:30 p.m. and pre-registration is required. Cost is $5 per child, or $2 excluding the Easter egg hunt.
For more information visit refrewcc.com.
Trout Lake Community Centre
Trout Lake Community Centre is hosting an Easter Bunny Party March 24 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Fun for the whole family with arts and crafts, a visit from the Easter bunny and an egg hunt. Mike Critters will also be on site. Admission costs $5 per child, and kids under two are free. Pre-registration is required.
For those who don’t have to work on Easter Monday (April 2) Trout Lake will have a bouncy castle set up, as well as arts and crafts, games and more. 10 a.m. until noon. Admission is free.
Get all the details here.
Roundhouse Community Centre
Roundhouse is hosting its annual Eggs-tacular Easter Egg Hunt March 31. The festivities include an egg hunt, face painting, arts and crafts, games, a candy bag and Easter basket to take home, cookie decorating, live bunnies and other animals, and a visit from the Easter bunny. The event runs from 9:30-10:45 a.m. for children 1-3 years; 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. for kids 1-6, and 1-2:15 p.m. for kids 4-9. Pre-registration is recommended and drop-ins are welcome only if space is available. Tickets cost $6 per child. Children under 1 are free and do not need to register.
For more information visit roundhouse.ca/events/egg-stacular-easter-egg-hunt.
Coal Harbour Community Centre
Join the Easter bunny for an Easter egg hunt, arts and crafts, and play time March 24 from 10 a.m. until noon. The festivities include a bouncy castle, face painting, balloon making, a photo booth and animal display. Pre-registration is recommended. Admission costs $5 per child ahead of time or $7 at the door. Click here for more details.
International Village Cinemas
Cineplex theatres, including the one at International Village, will show the animated film Hop about the Easter bunny for $2.99. Show starts at 11 a.m. on March 31. The film is rated PG.
VanDusen Garden
VanDusen Botanical Garden is hosting the 10th annual Great A-Maze-ing Egg Hunt March 30 to April 1. Children aged 8 and under can take part in the outdoor egg hunt in six different areas of the garden, including the maze. The festivities include fun activities and a number of food trucks will be in site selling tasty treats. Tickets must be purchased online in advance and this popular event sells out every year.
Until March 29, children get in free with each paid adult, senior or youth admission.
Adults can also join in an Easter egg hunt for a chance to win a Mexican vacation. To enter the contest, garden visitors must find, and take a photo of, a Mexican egg hidden in the garden and post it on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #AeromexicoEggHunt. One lucky entrant and a guest will win an Aeromexico flight and five-day all-inclusive stay at Playa Mazatlan Beach Hotel. The contest runs from 10 a.m. on March 30 until 11:59 p.m. on April 2.
