Hi Reader

If Easter weekend planning has been sitting at the bottom of your to-do list, consider this your nudge.

We’ve pulled together the best egg hunts, shows, workshops, train rides (and, yes, chocolate) across Melbourne and beyond so you can spend less time searching and more time enjoying the long weekend.

Joyce xx

P.S. Want even more Easter inspo? We’ve got a mega page covering all the best Easter events and posts in Melbourne that’s definitely worth bookmarking.

🌟 Featured Events

​BasketballMan Can Fly (Saturday 4 – Sunday 19 Apr) Witness the best basketball tricks you’ve never seen before as BasketballMan spins, dribbles, juggles and flies to save the world from evil. Part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival 📍 Melbourne – Travel for FREE to Melbourne Central or State Library station

​Disney’s Beauty and the Beast in Concert (Friday 10 – Saturday 11 Apr) The MSO performs Disney’s beloved classic live at Hamer Hall – a magical evening for the whole family. 📍 Southbank – Travel for FREE to Flinders St or Town Hall station

​Bendigo Easter Festival (Friday 3 Apr – Monday 6 Apr) Bendigo’s Rosalind Park and surrounding streets come alive with family-friendly entertainment, stage shows, hands‑on activities, live music, roving performers and an Easter egg hunt. 📍 Bendigo – Travel for FREE to Bendigo station via VLine

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​Melbourne’s Biggest Easter Egg Hunt: Twinkle Hollow (Daily until Monday 6 Apr) An AR-powered egg hunt across The District Docklands where kids aged 5–10 follow enchanted clues and unlock surprises. 📍 Docklands

​Easter School Holidays at 1 Hotel Melbourne (Various dates from Saturday 4 Apr) Egg hunts, cookie decorating, bubble-bath making and pickleball among 7,000 plants at this unique school holiday program. 📍 South Wharf

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​Easter Family Fun Day (Saturday 4 Apr) Face painting, egg hunts, jumping castles, a petting zoo and a DJ tent — all for $5 per child, adults free. 📍 Ascot Vale

​Little Bunny Workshop (Saturday 4 + Monday 6 Apr) Easter craft, face painting and a chance to meet the Easter Bunny across two sessions at Greensborough Plaza. 📍 Greensborough

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​Easter at Luna Park (Saturday 4 – Sunday 5 Apr) Age-group egg hunt sessions, roaming acrobats, a hidden Golden Egg prize and all your favourite rides across Easter weekend. 📍 St Kilda

​Easter Weekend Queenscliff (Friday 3 – Monday 6 Apr) Heritage steam train rides along Swan Bay with Easter Bunny visits and a chocolate egg for every passenger across the long weekend. 📍 Queenscliff

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​Easter Hop & Spot (Saturday 4 Apr) A free self-guided trail across Kew Junction hunting for hidden items across 20 hand-painted Easter windows. 📍 Kew

​Easter Bunny Hunt – Warrantina Lavender Farm (Wednesdays – Sundays from 4 – 19 Apr) Hunt for bunnies across the farm, claim an Easter treat and meet the Easter Bunny for a photo. 📍 Wandin North

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​Easter Weekend at Victoria Hotel Yarraville (Friday 3 – Monday 6 Apr) Four days of long weekend fun with a petting zoo, face painting, Easter Bunny visit and footy on Monday. 📍 Yarraville

​Fulldome Flicks (Saturdays until 30 May) Immersive fulldome films plus a live tour of the night sky every Saturday at Melbourne Planetarium. 📍 Spotswood