Dress in your best bunny ears or pastel colors to attend a kid-friendly egg hunt, local petting zoo, or community family festival, or to take photos with Mr. and Mrs. Bunny this Easter.
Through April 4
Easter Egg Hunt
location_onGreat Country Farms, Bluemont
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This Loudoun County outdoor play place has a ton of cool activities to keep kids entertained. Families can go on wagon rides, roast marshmallows, and take photos with a jumbo Easter egg. Also, youth can meet spring chicks, baby goats, and pigs while searching for treat-stuffed eggs ($12+ for adults and $10+ for children, $8 additional for egg hunt).
April 2-4, 11-12
Bunnyland
location_onButler’s Orchard, Germantown
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Hop over to this orchard’s popular spring fest, Bunnyland. Along with traditional Easter activities such as egg hunts and goodie baskets, youngsters can ride giant slides, bounce on jump pads, meet farm animals, play corn hole, go on a hayride, and more ($13.50+ for adults, free for children 12 months and younger).
April 4
Bunny Hop
location_onStead Park, Dupont Circle
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Cuddle with bunnies, guinea pigs, and other adorable animals at the Bunny Hop petting zoo. Neighbors can take selfies with the Easter Bunny, munch on snacks, play games, get their faces painted, and more (free with rsvp).
April 4
Egg Hunt
location_onCherry Hill Park, Falls Church
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Bring your own basket to Cherry Hill Park’s annual holiday egg hunt. The excitement kicks off at 9:15 AM with crafts and games. At 10 AM, there’s an egg hunt followed by a 10:30 magic show with Abracadabra Alex at the barn. Families can also take pictures with Mr. and Mrs. Bunny (free).
April 4
Easter at The Perch
location_onThe Perch at Capital One Center, Tysons
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The Perch at Capital One Center is commemorating the Easter holiday with an array of outdoor activities. Participants can go on a Color Fun Run, unwind at goat yoga, take photos in pastel attire with the Easter Bunny, adopt a puppy, play lawn games, and join a paint-and sip-class ($20+).
April 5
Farm Easter Egg Hunt
location_onSE Edgewood Community Farm, Northeast DC
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Kids can bring a basket to Edgewood Community Farm to collect Easter eggs at this neighborhood celebration. In addition to the egg hunt, there’s coloring activities, and a chance to explore the farm (free).
Through April 7
Spring Egg Hunt in the Gardens
location_onMeadowlark Botanical Gardens, Vienna
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Go on a refreshing stroll through Meadowlark Botanical Gardens to search for eggs on a spring scavenger hunt with the family. At your pace you can pick up a scavenger hunt sheet, and follow the directions to find giant eggs throughout the grounds. Children complete their sheet by drawing each egg they find, and then submitting it for a prize ($9).
Briana A. Thomas is a local journalist, historian, and tour guide who specializes in the research of D.C. history and culture. She is the author of the Black history book, Black Broadway in Washington, D.C., a story that was first published in Washingtonian in 2016.
