Easter is nearing and it’ll soon be time for Easter craft and chocolate eggs. We love this time of year – the leaves are turning red and yellow, there are hats to make for Easter parades and you can dress the whole fam in warm and snuggly bunny pyjamas!
If you’re looking for some egg-cellent ways to celebrate Easter with your tribe, here are some fun events to hop along to across the Central Coast and further afield. From Easter egg hunts and family carnivals to bunny meets, there’s a heap to choose from to entertain your tribe!
Happy Easter!
Giant Easter Egg Hunt, meet the Easter Bunny + Mega Creatures at Hunter Valley Gardens
If ever there was a beautiful spot for an Easter egg hunt, then surely the 14 hectares of the Hunter Valley Gardens is it.
This Easter long weekend, the Hunter Valley Gardens is hosting their annual GIANT Easter egg hunts and Easter bunny meets. There will be thousands of brightly coloured eggs to collect across multiple hunts. They even have an egg hunt dedicated to children under six, so the tiny tots don’t have to compete with the big kids. And, in fabulous news, you can also experience their incredible Mega Creatures event while you’re there too.
As well as meeting the cute, cuddly Easter bunny, a visit to the Hunter Valley Gardens this Easter long weekend will bring you face-to-face with huge dinosaurs, giant insects, multiple arachnids and several mystical beasts. There are more than 100 animatronic beasts on display, and as you approach their tails swoosh, jaws widen, heads rotate, and eyelids open! Get ready to meet a red-eyed dragon, a teeth-gnashing T-rex and a long-taloned griffin. But while they’re all HUGE they’re not all scary. There are also butterflies, caterpillars pretty dragons and bumble bees.
There will be multiple egg hunts and bunny meet-and-greets occurring across the long weekend (check their website for times). Children with pre-purchased tickets can participate in a Giant Easter Egg Hunt and search for the thousands of brightly coloured plastic eggs around the Frog Ponds area. Every child receives an Easter chocolate at the completion of the hunt. Be sure to purchase your Easter Egg Hunt tickets ($2) as an add on to your pass when you book your visit to the Gardens.
The Gardens’ famous rides will also be open every day and night throughout the event. There is an epic 35-metre-long Super Slide, a Ferris Wheel, swing chairs, a traditional Venetian Carousel and spinning teacups! Not to mention, a heap of food stalls selling everything from stuffed potatoes and pizza to hot cinnamon doughnuts and ice cream. Mega Creatures is here for a limited time – Saturday 5th April until Sunday 4th May 2025. Don’t delay “snapping” up your tickets.
Giant Easter Egg Hunt at Hunter Valley Gardens
Where: The Hunter Valley Gardens, Pokolbin.
When: The Giant Easter Egg Hunts will be held from Friday 18 April to Monday 21 April. Mega Creatures is from Saturday 5th April until Sunday 4th May 2025.
Age group: All ages.
Entry Cost: Adult (16+ yrs) $41. Children (4-15 yrs) $31. Children (3 yrs. & Under) FREE. Family (1ad+2ch) $96. Family (2ad+1ch) $102. Family (2ad+2ch) $126. Extra child with family pass $28.
Easter Egg Hunt tickets: $2. These must be purchased online as an add on to a family pass.
Ride costs: Each ride is $6 per person. Or you can purchase a 6-ride pass for $30 and get a bonus ride for free. Ride tickets are available for purchase in the event area at the Gardens.
Get to the Ingenia Holiday Parks Sydney Family Show
The Ingenia Holiday Parks Sydney Family Show is returning to Moore Park, Sydney, this April. This exciting annual event is packed with all of your classic carnival favourites minus the hefty price tag. Family tickets are priced at just $75 and children under 2 are free, making this a fabulous option for everyone.
The show includes all of the best Autumn-show fanfare – an animal nursery, loads of rides, carnival games, show bags and, perhaps best of all, an opportunity to purchase your annual pluto pup and chip on a stick! It’s packed to the brim with the kind of nostalgic fun that’s sure to create happy memories and annual traditions.
Plus, we have HUGE news! This year, as part of your entry ticket, you can see Paw Patrol or Bluey live on stage! “For Real Life”, right!
The Paw Patrol Stage Show will see Ryder and the pups take you through all the moves of the Pup, Pup Boogie and get you to help with their best rescue mission yet! They’ll be performing twice daily at the Show from 12th-22nd April.
The Bluey Live Interactive Experience will be performing at the Show from 23rd–27th April. In this fun, interactive experience you’ll get to play Magic Asparagus, Magic Xylophone, Keepy Uppy and more with your favourite heeler pups.
Plus, you can meet, greet and get a photo taken with the pups! Whether it be Chase and Marshall or Bluey and Bingo, this is sure to blow your little ones’ minds. (Adults, before you reach for the camera, please note you need to pre-book your meet and greet before you arrive at the show. There are limited spots available, so don’t dilly dally on booking this.)
On top of this, they’ll be bringing back all the fan favourites. At the animal nursery there’ll be guinea pigs to cuddle, donkeys to feed, chicks to pat, and llamas to nose rub. There will be heaps of rides – from spooky haunted houses and traditional carousels to giant slides and a spinner (not for the fainthearted)! Returning this year is Monster Jump, a massive inflatable obstacle course that your kids will want to race through again and again and again.
But that’s not all: test out your sideshow alley skills on the laughing clowns, ring toss, pluck a duck and balloon bust; get awestruck by the Motorcycle & Bike Stunt Shows; and new this year, check out the Monster Sports Jam where there will be heaps of fun sports activities to challenge your kids.
Hop to it and get your tickets pronto!
Dates: 12 April – 27 April 2025.
Hours: 10am-4pm Sunday to Friday and 10am-5pm Saturdays and Easter Weekend.
Where: Ingenia Holiday Parks Sydney Family Show, Entertainment Quarter, 122 Lang Road, Moore Park, Sydney.
Cost: Admission fees: Family of 4, $75; Child aged 2 and under, FREE; Child (aged 3-15 yrs), $15; Adult (16 years+), $30. There are multiple ride tickets available – see the Ingenia Holiday Parks Sydney Family Show website for all options and T&Cs.
Visit Ploddy’s Easter Fair at The Australian Reptile Park
Looking for a fun Easter experience right here on the Central Coast? The Australian Reptile Park is already lauded for being awarded the Best Major Tourist Attraction in Australia, but these holidays they’ve added even more fun for visitors!
Given the season they’re going all in on all things Easter these April school holidays. They’ve brought in an adorable cute and cuddly baby animal farmyard experience, show bags, fairy floss, popcorn, a real life egg-themed treasure hunt, face painting, Easter-themed activities and a Golden Egg hunt with a daily $500 prize!
You can even meet the “Easter Croc”! The Park’s crocodile mascot will be donning bunny ears, handing out chocolates and taking photos with visitors! Plus you can enjoy some old-fashioned fun: join in the egg-and-spoon race or get creative at the colouring-in station.
This is all included as a bonus and completely free with your entry ticket!
Mercure Kooindah Waters Easter Sunday Activities and Hunt
The Easter Bunny will be visiting Kooindah Waters! There will be a jumping castle, cupcake decorating, basketball and pickleball for the kids and a spit roast lunch for all. At 1pm the kids can get their sugar high on with an Easter egg hunt.
When: Easter Sunday 20 April.
Where: Mercure Kooindah Waters.
Cost: $40 per adult | $20 per child (Ticket includes access to all activities & spit roast meal).
Book here.
Sydney Royal Easter Show
Get set for twelve days of non-stop entertainment, animal experiences, carnival rides and games, show bags and more! Not forgetting all the displays – from cake decorating and watercolour paintings to needlework and jams. Our fave is still and always will be the fruit and veg display pavilion. If you’re making a whole day of it, be sure to stick around for the evening entertainment and fireworks!
When: 11th -22nd April 2025.
Where: Sydney Olympic Park.
Cost: see website for various ticket costs.
Book here.
Easter Egg Hunt at Wyong Milk Factory
On Easter Sunday the Wyong Milk Factory will be hosting their annual Easter egg hunt! And they have a special guest hopping by – The Easter Bunny! The hunt will start around 11:30am. The kids will have to find paper eggs throughout the playground. When these have been found, they will win some chocolate eggs.
When: Sunday March 31 at 10am.
Where: Wyong Milk Factory.
Cost: Free egg hunt.
Bookings essential. Book here.
Hoppy Easter Festival at Drifters Wharf Gosford
Expect a day of family fun at Drifters this Easter. You can head there for 2 hours of Easter Fun including Jumping Castle, Easter Scavenger Hunt, Kids Disco, DJ, Bunny Pizzas, Ice-cream, Slushies and more.
When: 20 April 2025.
Where: Drifters Wharf Gosford
Cost: Free to enter.
Book here.
Davistown RSL Easter Egg Hunt
Head on down to Davistown for an Easter egg hunt on Good Friday! Besides all the tasty chocolate to find, kids will also receive an Easter tote bag. Egg-citing! Want to make the most of your day? Hang around for a bite to eat at Cafe Davo or The Broadwater Restaurant, and let the tribe explore the RSL’s fab outdoor playground.
NOTE: The Easter egg hunt is for ages 10 years and younger. Kids under the age of six will be given a two-minute head start to keep things fair. All children must be accompanied by an adult. The club will open at 9.45am on Good Friday.
When: 18 April 2025 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM.
Where: Davistown RSL
Cost: $15 per child.
Book here.
Easter Egg Hunt at Fires Creek Winery
How’s this for an Easter treat… Firescreek Winery is hosting their very own Easter egg hunt AND offering complimentary wine tastings for parents at the cellar door. Firescreek Winery is set on 2.5 acres and boasts rainforest, fruit trees, vines and waterlily ponds. It’s a beautiful spot to discover on the Central Coast, and an even better one to soak up some Easter festivities with family or friends.
When: Saturday 19 April and Sunday 20 April 2025.
Where: Firescreek Winery, Holgate.
Update: this is now booked out.
Written By: KATIE STOKES
Founder & Editor
After working in print and online media for more than a decade, Katie launched Playing in Puddles in 2017. A mum of three young boys and local of the Central Coast, Katie loves discovering and sharing all that’s happening in our region.
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