Holiday events are sure hits among kids and families, and Easter is no exception.
With so many fun traditions, there’s a lot to remember when organizing an Easter event for your community. Proper planning helps you ensure you have every element — after all, no one wants an egg hunt without candy and sweet treats!
To help you create an unforgettable event, we’ve rounded up 17 of the best Easter ideas. Whether you’re hosting a small-town gathering, a lively block party, or a full-scale spring festival, these suggestions will inspire your planning and ensure your event is a hit.
Why host a community Easter event?
Easter is a staple spring holiday, and many people look forward to attending spring events with their families. An Easter event is a perfect opportunity to appeal to a wide demographic.
Why? Well, almost two-thirds of Americans say they love celebrating Easter, which means there’s a strong demand for amazing events that give families an opportunity to celebrate.
Fortunately for event organizers, facilitating those celebrations is great for business. In the US, we spend an estimated $22.4 billion during Easter. Easter candy costs alone have hit $3.3 billion.
Translation: Easter is the perfect time to plan an event, no matter what event type or audience you’re catering for.
For some, the holiday is about observing its religious significance. For others, it’s about chocolate egg hunts and basket making.
So, you have room to create experiences for everyone to enjoy. Just be sure to respect cultural needs, and make sure your events are accessible. Above all, an Easter event should uphold the values of the holiday — community and inclusion.
And that’s not all. Hosting a community Easter event gives you the chance to harness your planning skills and make a lasting impression.
Easter egg event ideas
Easter egg events are a timeless way to bring people together, sparking joy and creating memorable experiences for all ages. Whether you’re hosting a cozy community gathering or a large-scale festival, there are endless ways to make your egg-themed activities stand out.
To get you started, here are some of our favorite egg hunt ideas:
1. Easter egg hunt
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You can never go wrong with a classic egg hunt.
Make your egg hunt extra special with decorated baskets to collect the eggs, a kiddie area, and a photo booth to capture those happy faces. Hunting is hungry work, so ensure people have a place to fill their bellies. Securing a food and drink partnership helps take care of the catering.
Want to see an event organizer totally nailing the brief? Take a look at Maddie McCracken and her 2025 Step Back Easter Egg Hunt.
This annual event checks all the boxes, with organized time slots and age groups to ensure every child has the best experience.
Best of all, the proceeds from the egg hunt all go to supporting a local charity group.
2. An egg hunt with a twist
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Not all Easter egg hunt event ideas have to be aimed at kids.
Why not book a venue for adults and fill it with surprises they’ll want to find, like mini bottles of alcohol, beauty gifts, vouchers for local businesses, or gourmet chocolate treats? Or add another dimension by hosting an indoor egg hunt complete with cocktails, canapes, and candles.
For lessons in best practice, check out Krush Brau Park and their EGGStoberfest Adult Easter Egg Hunt.
Their evening event includes vendors with adult products, a face painter (because why not?), an adult egg hunt, giveaways, and lots of adult beverages. If that’s not a wild blast of holiday nostalgia, we don’t know what is!
3. Easter nature trail hunt
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An Easter nature trail hunt is a unique way to explore the outdoors and search for decorated eggs.
Plan a route through a natural area, such as a park, forest, or beach. Next, hide eggs throughout the route — mark the trail with signs so participants can find their way. You can then reward attendees at the end with chocolate eggs or other fun prizes.
💡Pro tip: Finish by having your volunteers do a sweep of the trail after the hunt to ensure no eggs are left behind. According to Eventbrite’s TRNDS 2024 report, two-thirds of event attendees say it’s important to see event organizers walking the walk when it comes to minimizing waste.
So, make sure your Easter event is eco-friendly, and do what you can to keep the outdoors beautiful!
Traditional Easter event ideas
There are loads of unique and edgy Easter event ideas worth trying — but sometimes, your guests might be after a more traditional experience.
Because Easter traditions stretch back generations, this is an excellent opportunity to create a delightful event that celebrates the origins of Easter.
Here are some ideas we adore that will help you harness some community spirit.
4. Church event
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For many people, Easter is an important event in their religious calendar.
Working with your local churches or religious leaders can help generate church Easter event ideas that celebrate the varied beliefs throughout the community. Why not host an Easter feast after the Easter Sunday service or a multi-faith picnic where members of your wider community can meet and give thanks?
That’s what organizers at the Church of the Advent Hope are doing for their Easter celebration. But they’re taking church outside to share their Easter traditions with the world. Their Easter in Central Park event at the Naumburg Bandshell is totally free. Worshipers and guests will enjoy an eclectic mix of musical celebrations.
5. Easter farmers market
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A farmers market is an excellent way to work with local businesses and craftspeople and bring the community together. Stallholders can celebrate the Easter theme with lots of tasty samples and goodies.
Want to see how this is done on a much bigger scale? Take a look at the events team behind Marketplace Festivals.
Their Easter/Spring Market is set to transform the Oregon State Fairgrounds into a one-of-a-kind festive shopping — bringing together more than 160 vendors from across the state with a diverse range of products.
Ready to start selling tickets?
6. Easter performance
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Celebrate the holiday with performing arts.
For example, a gospel concert is ideal for the occasion. Or, put on a play acting out the traditional story of Easter.
According to researchers at YouGov, most Americans say they believed in the Easter Bunny as children. So, why not build your Easter performance around the Easter Bunny? You can even organize a musical about the Easter Bunny — with characters enacting a tale of how the bunny became a holiday symbol.
That’s what Mythos Events has done for their upcoming Easterfest event.
As well as multiple art displays and live performances, the holiday event features a meet-and-greet session with the Easter Bunny — giving children a chance to experience the iconic character up close and personal.
Easter community event ideas for fundraisers
Easter’s religious origins are all about joy and celebration. That’s why this is the perfect time of year to organize a fundraiser that can bring your community together to support a good cause.
There are so many simple ways to transform your Easter event into a fantastic charity event. Here are a few ideas that we love:
7. Easter bonnet competition
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Encourage your audience to get creative with an Easter bonnet competition.
You can send design ideas out beforehand and award prizes at your event. You can also host this competition virtually if an in-person event doesn’t suit your community.
Remote guests can compete by sending photos of their creations and tagging you on social media as the event creator. To raise money, you could charge a small entry fee.
💡Pro tip: Recruiting a local celebrity to judge the bonnets can help you generate more interest in your event. Get on social media to check out who’s a social influencer in your area, or have a word with local charities to see who stands out as a community leader.
8. Raffle or bingo
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Raffles work well when you partner with businesses and retail outlets. By offering free or discounted goods, they can promote their business. Plus, you’ll have more raffle prizes.
At your bingo event, decorate the tables with a seasonal event theme and recruit a caller who can liven things up and make people want to keep playing.
Want to bring together a remote community? You can even take your bingo fundraiser online.
For example, SocialEvents123.com hosts regular Online: Bingo! events that bring players together from all over the world through Zoom. Each live session includes a range of different games and amazing prizes — ensuring that repeat guests are always keen to come back for more.
9. Spring plant sale
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Hosting a plant sale is a wonderful way to spread joy and raise money for a good cause. Partnering with a local garden center or florist may mean you can offer plants, flowers, seeds, and gifts at discounted prices.
You can even give your Easter plant sale a unique spin. For example, IDEAS For Us used one of their recent Monthly Plant Sale! events to focus exclusively on edible and native plants that are local to the Florida area.
All the proceeds from the plant sale went to supporting the non-profit plant nursery, which is open to the entire community.
10. Easter Bunny festival
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We’ve already talked about how popular the Easter Bunny is — so why not organize an entire festival centered around Peter Rabbit?
Your celebration could include various bunny activities such as a parade with Beatrix Potter’s characters and Easter-themed costumes, a petting zoo, and a photo station where kids can take pictures with the Easter Bunny or put on bunny ears. Vendors and food stations can sell Easter-themed treats like hot cross buns.
For lessons in best practice, check out The Barley Beach House and their EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA!! With a bouncy castle, egg hunts (for both kids and adults), a bubble zone, retail vendors, face painting, and a live DJ, this is an Easter festival with something for everyone — and we’re totally here for it.
Community Easter event ideas for kids and families
For a lot of communities, Easter is about coming together and celebrating. That’s why you should consider setting up an inclusive event for kids and adults in your local community space or community center.
Here are some seasonal party ideas to inspire your community event:
11. Easter picnic
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Easter is a great time to get those picnic blankets out.
Your event tickets could include an option to buy a ready-packed lunch or bring your own. And no family picnic is complete without a few games — an egg-and-spoon race, toss the egg, and an Easter Bunny sack race, to suggest a few.
💡Pro tip: Not everybody is a master chef, and so it’s worth providing optional catering at your Easter picnic. You could collaborate with local restaurants or bring in food trucks so that families can still take part without a picnic basket (or add something tasty to the meal they’ve already brought).
12. Easter craft fair
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A hands-on crafting event lets kids get creative (and a little messy). For their ticket price, you could provide an expert to help your guests paint hard-boiled eggs, make an Easter hat, or decorate a paper Easter bunny.
Why not recruit face painters, jugglers, and balloon twisters to host the perfect Easter fair?
To make sure your guests stay energized, you can even set up some sugary, edible crafts.
For example, South Street Cookies owner Tanya Clowers hosts regular cookie classes at Fireside Winery, and her Easter Cookie Class looks like the perfect way to embrace your creative side while also enjoying a tasty reward.
13. Easter brunch
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Brunch is often one for the parents, but why not invite the kids too?
Give your brunch an Easter egg theme with classics like eggs benedict, scrambled eggs with smoked salmon, or a classic American omelet.
And for the kids, offer decorated boiled eggs and bunny-shaped sandwiches. A mimosa or mocktail for the grown-ups and a chocolate egg for the kids will add extra Easter cheer.
Take a look at how The Historic Sharpe House run their Easter Tea and Egg Hunt 2025. While the event includes multiple egg hunts to keep kids busy, parents get to enjoy savory finger sandwiches, pastries, decadent goodies, and champagne.
Sign us up, please!
14. Easter adventure quest
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Have participants break into teams and embark on a quest to find hidden Easter eggs.
At each location, the team completes a mini-challenge or activity to receive a clue to the next egg’s location. The team that finds all of their eggs first wins the event.
Want to see a unique take on the adventure quest concept? Check out Questo – City Exploration Games.
Their Supercalifragilistic Easter Scavenger Hunt for Families turns ordinary city streets into an interactive and fun event where families can team up to solve clues and riddles as they make their way across town.
Here’s how it works:
Easter event ideas for adults
Because so many of us celebrated Easter as children, lots of adults have vivid memories of the holiday traditions they cherish. So, why not organize a trip down memory lane and create an adults-only Easter event?
There are tons of fun and quirky directions you could take this, and here are a few of our favorite adult party ideas to get you started:
15. Line dance
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Give adults a chance to let their hair down. You provide the hay bales, live music, and line dancing instructor — your guests will do the rest.
Dancing is tiring, so make sure there are plenty of snacks and refreshments available. Cowboy boots are encouraged.
To keep your Easter line dance inclusive, it’s important you cater to all skill levels.
For example, Trademark Brewing brought in a line dancing pro to teach attendees steps for their recent Dance The Line event — ensuring everybody got to learn the basics before sharing a few drinks.
16. Easter silent auction
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If you’re looking for a great opportunity to collaborate with local businesses, a silent auction is the answer! Collect donated prizes from area vendors in exchange for a chance to raise their profiles.
Your silent auction can be an in-person event, virtual event, or hybrid event — and it could even double as a fundraiser.
That’s what The West End Museum did for their recent Honoree Night & Silent Auction. Taking place at Boston’s iconic heritage museum, the special night included a silent auction with goods donated from local businesses to raise money for the museum’s initiatives.
17. Easter-themed movie night
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There might be plenty of Easter movies for kids, but there are some brilliant films that older audiences love to watch this time of year. So, why not set up a themed movie night?
Screen Easter classics like Easter Parade, Pieces of Easter, or Jesus Christ Superstar. You could even set your screening up as an outdoor cinema to create a seasonal, immersive experience.
That’s what The Scottsdale Resort & Spa does for their spring series of First Friday Movie Night! events. Organizers bring in local food trucks, free popcorn, and a complimentary beer or glass of wine with each ticket.
Best of all, it’s adults only. Yes, please!
How to plan an Easter event
Now that we’ve covered some “eggciting” (…sorry) Easter event ideas for guests of all ages, let’s talk logistics. If you want to ensure your event is successful, you’ve got to cover all of your basics and plan it to a T.
But don’t stress if you’re new to Easter celebrations, because we’ve got you covered.
Follow these seven steps to thrill parents and kiddos at your Easter event.
Step #1: Define the objective for your Easter event
Creating a strategy plan for a relaxed, family-friendly event may seem excessive. However, clearly defined goals will give you and your team something to reference if issues arise.
The key is to keep your objective simple. Are you putting this event on to strengthen your community? To raise money for charity? Or to provide a fun time for local kids?
You’ll want to draw as many people to your event as possible. But hitting your attendance goal doesn’t necessarily mean your event is a success. Instead, think of the other things you want to achieve, like funds raised, newsletter sign-ups, revenue, or awareness.
Clarifying your objective will help you define your approach to the following steps.
Step #2: Outline your event budgeting needs and limitations
Whether you plan to host a simple Easter egg hunt or a lavish festival, a budget will help you and your event staff avoid unexpected costs.
To make this easier, you can use an event budget template. Debating between hiring a balloon artist or having a volunteer learn some simple shapes beforehand? A quick check of your budget can keep you from overspending — or let you know when you can indulge.
Remember: input even the smallest expenses, and keep the budget updated at least every week. Things like flyers, food, and decorations can add up fast
Step #3: Consider the diversity of your target audience
Like other holiday events, Easter events have a wide appeal, so you want to ensure your events cater to each demographic.
How to appeal to kids and teens:
Younger children might be thrilled to participate in an egg hunt or take photos with the Easter Bunny. But if you’re expecting teenagers to attend, ensure they have a designated area to hang out and chat with their peers.
What can adults do for Easter?
Don’t forget your adult attendees, either. Easter-themed beverages, or even a decorated wine-and-cheese plate, can give them a chance to relax while their kids have fun. Remember to apply for the necessary permits or licenses if you plan on serving alcohol.
Planning an event that offers different Easter experiences for both kids and adults?
Keep things organized by setting up multiple event ticket types for your event. That way you’ll know how your event audience is split in terms of age and what resources you’ll need to allocate to ensure both kids and adults have an incredible time.
If you’ve partnered with Eventbrite, creating different ticket types is fast and simple. Here’s how it’s done:
Step #4: Pick an appropriate venue
Before you choose your event location, review what you already know about your audience. Things like parking, public transit, and accessibility will impact attendance at your Easter event. Therefore, make sure that your venue fits the needs of your attendees.
For example, if you’re expecting lots of parents with young children, verify that the venue is easily stroller-accessible.
This is also where partnering with an events platform that lets you set up custom seating arrangements to match your venue space comes in handy.
For example, Eventbrite’s Seating Chart Maker gives you the tools to create a custom seating map. It’s fast and simple — with an intuitive drag-and-drop system that’ll have you all set up for a reserved seating event in no time.
Here’s how it works:
If you’re planning a classic egg hunt or outdoor Easter event, assess the location in-depth. Make sure that it is clean, safe, and has the proper receptacles for trash and recycling. Events with food, drinks, and games leave a lot of waste behind.
Step #5: Make people notice your Easter event
Family events around Easter are very popular, meaning yours will need to compete for attendance. If you want families to choose your event, try to give it a twist.
Here are some ideas to get you started:
- Choose a unique location: Traditional Easter egg hunts are held in grassy fields or the local park. Break from the norm and host yours in an unusual place, like a classic theater or the local library.
- Add extra layers to the competition: While it’s exhilarating for children to find the most Easter eggs, you can go further. Consider placing riddles or puzzles to solve inside some of the eggs to win additional candy or small toys.
- Bring out the artist in your guests: A variety of activities at your Easter event ensures there’s something for everyone. One great activity is an egg-decorating station (real or plastic eggs). Or, if you’re holding your event before Easter, consider an Easter card decorating station.
- Let the music play: Close your Easter event with a dance party. Not only will the kids enjoy being silly, but the parents will also thank you for helping the children dance out that sugar energy.
Step #6: Promote your Easter event to the right audience
A standout Easter event can only draw a crowd if people know about it. When it comes to marketing your event, there are lots of options.
Here are three tried-and-true tactics for promoting your event:
- Post flyers around town and near your location: Ask local businesses, especially if they are family-focused, if you can post on their windows or bulletin boards.
- Market your event over email: If you don’t have an email list, try to get your event in a local or regional newsletter.
- Promote your event on the right social media channels: Ensure your copy gets all the essential event details across while still attracting interest from the right people. Once you know your audience, choose the channels they’re most likely to be on and don’t waste precious resources on the rest.
If you need a hand promoting your event, Eventbrite’s got a range of dynamic marketing tools designed specifically to increase your promotional reach without overstretching your budget.
For example, organizers can use AI-powered content suggestions to tweak their ad copy so that it better resonates with their target audience. Meanwhile, A/B testing and schedule optimization tools let you test the waters to see what types of promotional content work best (and when).
Finally, you can reduce some friction in the ticket-buying process thanks to seamless Eventbrite integrations with TikTok and Facebook. These let you sell tickets to your Eventbrite listed events directly through social apps — reducing the number of clicks and swipes it takes social followers to snag tickets to your next Easter event.
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Step #7: Don’t forget these essential post-event activities
When your Easter event wraps, remember to thank your attendees and update them about upcoming events. Include a post-event survey as well. Ask families what they liked (or didn’t like) about your event so that you can improve your events in the future — and give attendees more of what they loved.
Remember to post on social media about how much fun your event was. This will encourage people to attend future events. It’s also a good idea to pay attention to social media interactions, such as shares and comments. This is another way to gauge the success of your event.
Time to get cracking
Now that you’re feeling inspired, it’s time to plan your Easter event.
Just remember: no matter who your target audience is, there are plenty of opportunities to create a unique and immersive holiday experience that’ll be the perfect fit for your community — whether you’re organizing a traditional church event, an adults-only Easter egg hunt, a dancing class, or anything in between.
And if you need a hand getting started, we’re here to help.
With Eventbrite, you can create a custom event page, sell tickets, market your event online, and even check your guests in on the day and take contactless payments with the Eventbrite Organizer app.
