Good Friday
Harvey Norman Launceston Family Fun Day
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Enjoy an Easter themed family fun day on Good Friday at TAB Racing Centre Mowbray. Held from 12.30pm, there will be free children's entertainment including a screening of Pete Rabbit at 1pm, a bouncy castle, kid's (temporary) tattoos, face painting, pony rides, the Easter Bunny as well as Elsa from Frozen, and of course, an easter egg hunt.For adults, there will be seafood specials at the Betta Cafe.
Tasmania Zoo
It's not just eggs waiting to be found at Tasmania Zoo on Good Friday - there's also vouchers for zoo goodies, including a red panda encounter. The hunt starts at 2.30pm, with instructions to be given at the big cat feeding talk.
Easter Saturday
Easter Festival at City Park
The free Children and Families Easter Festival will be held on Saturday, April 20 from 11am - 2pm, with an abundance of entertainment, activities, and food and games for children and families. There will also be a variety of free and purchasable food and drink options, the event is hosted by Launceston Alive with support from Scripture Union Tasmania and over 30 churches and organisations in Launceston.
Easter Family Festival at Grindelwald
The Easter bunny has not left a stone unturned throughout Northern Tasmania. He (or she?) will go to the Aspect Tamar Valley Resort in Grindelwald a day early, which is fortunate, because they're holding an Easter Family Festival on Saturday, April 20. The free Easter egg hunts will be held at 1pm for ages 0 - 6, and 1.45pm ages 7 and up, with other Easter-based family fun at the free event.
Penny Royal Easter Egg Hunt
Also on Saturday will be the Penny Royal Easter Egg Hunt, between 8:30am and 11:30am, $5.
Kids Paradise at Tailrace
The bunny will also be making an appearance at Kids Paradise, Tailrace, on the Saturday between 10am and 12pm. The 0 - 3 hunt will be at 10:30am, 3 - 6 year olds at 10:45am, and 6 - 12 year olds at 11:30am, along with games on the lawn, an egg decorating station, street food, and all the egg-based games you could possibly dream of: egg and spoon race, egg hop relay race, Easter sack race, Easter egg rolling race, and find the golden egg.
Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday at Tamar Ridge
The Sunday Session at Tamar Ridge Cellar Door will be bringing something for children and adults, held at the winery from 10am-5pm, free. There will be a relaxing picnic on the lawn with blankets and all day tunes, food platters and hot cross buns, and an Easter egg hunt. For the adults, wine and gin.
Easter Monday
Easter come to Hillwood Berries
At Hillwood Berries, it seems the Easter bunny will be a day late. Their Easter hunt will be held on Monday, April 22, from 11am - 3pm, with an Easter bunny meet and greet, face painting, an arts and crafts station, and a bunny dress-up parade - children are encouraged to show off their best bunny costume.
The whole weekend
CityProm Easter hunt
Easter Bunny has lost its eggs all over Launceston's central business district and needs your help to find them. Cityprom has accepted the mission to come on board to help find the eggs and has made some prizes available, with eight eggs had been lost in the CBD. To help, people can jump on the Cityprom website to get the clues on where those eight eggs are. The first prize is a family day out valued at $500, second prize is an Easter pack valued at $75, and third prize is worth $50. Three runners up will win an extra large egg, and entries close on Wednesday, April 25.
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