Spring Into QC has come and gone, but the Easter Bunny is hopping all the way over to some other Valley cities this weekend to celebrate Easter.
The Easter Bunny is egg-cited to hop all the way to Downtown Mesa’s Easter Eggstravaganza for a day of family fun from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday, April 8 at 100 N. Center St. Start your day strolling through the Downtown Mesa Farmers Market, filling your basket with farm-fresh Easter-goodies and egg-ceptional gifts from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Then, hippity-hoppity down the Main Street bunny trail to hunt for Easter eggs located in some shops and restaurants where the Easter Bunny has chosen to hide his eggs – be sure to look for the Bunny Ears sign in the door.
While hunting eggs, hoppity-hippity on to Main Street and Macdonald Drive to join the rabbit of the hour, the Easter Bunny himself, for free eggs-clusive photos. Guests can fuel up on the egg-cellent snacks including cotton candy, popcorn and juice. Kids of all ages can create egg-dorable Easter crafts at the arts and crafts station. There's so much to do throughout this eggstra-special day.
For more information, visit downtownmesa.com/events/easter-eggstravaganza.
Find something different to do at the Hall of Flame Eggs-Truck-Ordinary Easter Event, where kids can watch as firefighters send candy flying down clear tubes and straight into their baskets at this family-friendly Easter event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 8. This event is free with museum admission.
The world’s largest fire museum, the Hall of Flame has nearly an acre of history exhibits with over 90 fully restored pieces of fire apparatus on display, dating from 1725 to 2004 at 6101 E. Van Buren St. in Phoenix.
For more information, call 602-275-3473 or visit hallofflame.org.
Another option is the Hide and Peep at Scottsdale Quarter, where they'll be celebrating the arrival of a new season with a family-friendly Easter event for the community taking place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 8 at 15059 N. Scottsdale Road. Families will have the opportunity to explore the town center in search of Easter treats during this event.
The egg hunt will be an interactive scavenger hunt that will unlock the secret location to a prize-filled bag for each participant. Afterward, families can enjoy music, face painting and balloon twisting while the Easter bunny hops around The Quad. Reservations are required for the egg hunt portion of the event and can be made on Eventbrite.
For more information, visit scottsdalequarter.com/events.
Last, but not least, Easter comes to Hunkapi in Scottsdale with Easter Saturday at the Farm from 10:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 8 at 12051 N. 96th St.
This family event will include an egg hunt for children under 9 years old and an egg toss tournament (don't forget to wear clothes you don't mind getting a little yolkey and bring your own basket). PHX 2322 and Beats n' Roots will be serving up food. AZ Lemonade Stand's tasty ice cold lemonade will be available for purchase as well. Adults get in free and the ticket price is per child. Adults may prepay for their entree when purchasing tickets at Easter at the Farm Tickets, Sat, Apr 8, 2023 at 10:30 AM | Eventbrite.
Hunkapi, based in Scottsdale, brings to the Valley a variety of horse-powered activities for children and adults, including therapeutic riding lessons, equine assisted psychotherapy and garden therapy. Most of the lessons come from the horses, who gently guide clients toward greater mindfulness of self and others. The name is taken from a Native American word that means “I am related to everyone” and expresses the deep sense of connection between horse and human.
