New Haven County, Connecticut Find a local Easter Egg Hunt in New Haven County, Connecticut!

Find a local Easter Egg Hunt, Easter Parade, Easter Brunch, etc.

Did you miss Easter egg hunts this year? PLAN B: hold your own, see this page!

Looking for a local Easter egg hunt for your children? Or an Easter parade, Easter brunch or breakfast or other Easter events in New Haven County, Connecticut? Scroll down this page and you will see all of those in New Haven County, Connecticut, sorted by county. ALWAYS either see their website or call before you go to confirm the info, there are often last minute changes which they do not report to us! If you have missed the Easter egg hunts in your area (or they were canceled), see this page about how to easily have your own backyard or local park Easter egg hunt.

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Updates for April 2024

Easter egg hunts are back! We've started updating the info for this year. Unfortunately MOST wait until the last minute (often just a week before) to publish their dates, times and details. We're updating their information daily as it comes in. We expect pages to be up to date by mid-March.

When we CONFIRM an event for 2024, the date will be highlighted in pink, like this passage to make them easy to find as you scroll down the page.
Hunts that were held in the past year or 2 but not yet confirmed for this year are in orange.
The ones NOT in either orange or pink are more dubious - held in the past but not confirmed in the past few years, so just our best guess! These you must call or email to confirm before you go.

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ALWAYS click the links to check date and time with the event's own website, as there are often last minute cancellations, postponements or changes to locations due to weather (like heavy rains) or logistical problems, just click on the link to the event's website and (in most cases), you want to click on the "events" link or "calendar" link on their website. Or use their site search for "Easter". Do let them know you found them here, so they will update us next year. Since many egg hunts do not publish the current year's dates until the very last minute, or simply never respond to email, we may not get their current information, which is why we have links to their websites, Facebook pages and calendars. Besides egg hunts, there are also Easter breakfasts and brunches and Easter parades to watch!
If you need to add your egg hunt or update your existing information, click on these links.

Easter Egg Hunt, Parade and Event Listings

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New Haven County

Christ The Redeemer Church - Easter egg hunts for children, Easter egg hunts for infant, Easter egg hunts for toddlers, Held indoors in bad weather, FREE admission, Children's music and storytelling, Bring a basket to collect the eggs, restrooms
114 Roxbury Road, Southbury, CT 06488. Phone: 203-264-2407. Email: info@christtheredeemerct.org. Event date and time: No update yet for 2024, if they DO hold it, based on past years, it MIGHT be held on Saturday, March 30, 2024, at 10:00am. Join us for a FREE Egg Hunt and telling of the Eater Story at 10am, rain or shine. All ages through 5th grade. Please bring your own basketDirections: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Free - no payments needed for anything. Click here for our Facebook page. We will have a short play before the egg hunt. This egg hunt is open to children from birth through 5th grade. Please bring your own basket. This event is Rain or Shine!.
Connecticut Trolley Museum Easter Eggspress Trolley - Train rides, Easter Bunny,
Connecticut Trolley Museum, 58 North Road, East Windsor, CT. Phone: 860-627-6540. Email: office@ct-trolley.org. Event date and time: multiple dates, see their website from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Hop on board the Easter EGGspress Trolley! We hatched an EGGcellent event for the entire family, you won't want to miss out! The Easter Bunny will be roaming the grounds and posing for pictures Each child will receive an Easter egg with a surprise inside when they complete up to five craft activities. Take a trolley ride operated by period dressed motormen. Learn historic information about each car you ride and how the museum began. Inside the Visitor Center you will find more static trolley cars and artifacts, a theater showing a kids Easter movie and a gift shop to buy that 'special' souvenir. On the same grounds is the Connecticut Fire Museum complete with antique fire trucks and apparatus. All activities and fire truck museum entrance is included with your admission price.
CT Misfit Mamas - Easter egg hunt, Photos with the Easter Bunny, Easter Festival, Online preregistration is recommended, Childrens crafts, Games, Children's music and storytelling, Vendors, There is a fee for this event, Baskets are provided, restrooms, concession stand (drinks, snacks and/or food), Make reservations online
Hubbard Park, 999 W Main St, Meriden, CT 06451. Email: Marketingdirector@ctmisfitmamas.com. Event date and time: Last year's date was a Saturday, a week before Easter, so it may be held on Saturday, March 23, 2024, from 10 am to 3 pm. Click here for online registration Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa or MasterCard, Discover. Join us on the lawn of the Hubbard Park Concert Shell on Saturday April 1st from 10am to 3pm for a fun filled afternoon with family and friends for The Misfit Mamas Inc. first annual Spring Egg-stravaganza! We will have various local vendors and food trucks, craft tables, games and more! 1am Click here for our Facebook page.
(ADDED: March 23, 2023)
Dinosaur Place Annual Dino Egg Hunt - Easter egg hunt
The Dinosaur Place at Nature’s Art Village, 1650 Hartford-New London Turnpike, Montville, CT. Phone: 860-443-4367. Email: info@naturesartvillage.com. Event date and time: Saturday, March 30, 2024 ; 10 am Check-In. NOTE: This event sells out weeks beforehand, so buy tickets very early. Participant Price: Park Admission* + $3.50. Adult Price: Park Admission* Adult and Senior Members will be admitted free... (no children required :-). Easter Bunny Fun Day is a family fun filled day where each child will get an Easter Egg containing a surprise, and a small craft to create. Around the Museum will be face painting, tattoos, train tables to play at, bubble tables, and of course the Easter Bunny. The Easter Bunny will be around visiting with everyone, so don't forget your camera! Ride the trolley cars, enjoy a film on trains and trolleys in the theater, and shop for souvenirs in the gift shop. Spend a relaxing day with the family at the Trolley Museum and get rid of that cabin fever!
Essex CT Eggstravaganza - Easter egg hunt
Grove Street Park, Essex, CT. Email: recreation@essexct.gov. Event date and time: Saturday, March 30, 2024 at 9 am Sharp. Essex Eggstravaganza is back on March 30th!! Ages - Birth to Third Grade. Story time with Essex Library 9:15 in the townhall Auditorium Egg Hunt will start at 10am Sharp in Grove Street Park
Pre Registration is required - https://essexct.recdesk.com/Community/Program
Hubbard Park Meriden - Easter Egg Hunt
Hubbard Park, 999 West Main Street, Meriden, CT 06451. Phone: 203-630-4259. Event date and time: No update yet for 2024, if they DO hold it, based on past years, it MIGHT be held on Saturday, March 30, 2024, get there 30 minutes before the hunt time. (UPDATE: Due to rain, Takes place Saturday inside the Hubbard Park tennis courts tent, now at 3PM - Times/Ages: Birth to 3 at 10:00 a.m.; Ages 4-5 at 10:30 a.m.; Ages 6-7 at 11:00 a.m.; Ages 8 and older at 11:30 a.m. for the Annual Easter Egg Hunt! Rain or Shine. Get ready for the Easter Bunny. Location: Hubbard Park Bandshell. Parental assistance will only be allowed in the first age group. Please have your child bring a basket or bag for their treats.
Madison Surf Club Easter Egg Hunt - Easter egg hunt
Surf Club, Surf Club Road, Madison, CT. Email: madison.exchange@gmail.com. Event date and time: No update yet for 2024, if they DO hold it, based on past years, it would likely be on a Saturday, either March 23, 2024 or March 30, 2024 from 10:00 am to 10:30 am. Ages: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd Grade. Easter Bunny provides Madison families with special Easter Egg Hunt on the Surf Club lawn.
Meriden, CT Easter egg hunt - Easter egg hunt
Meriden Public Library, 105 Miller Street , Meriden, CT. Phone: 203-630-4259. Email: meridenrecreation@meridenct.gov. Event date and time: Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 1 pm. There is no charge for children to participate but they are asked to bring a bag or basket for egg collecting. HOP HOP HOP through the library with us to collect treats and sweets!!! This is a FREE community event!! Bring the family to take selfies with the Easter Bunny Easter is early this year. The Easter Bunny was veeeery worried about the weather. Our friends at the Meriden Public Library saved the day by offering us their beautiful brand-new space.
-BRING your own bag to collect goodies
-WEAR your super cute Easter outfits
-ENJOY the afternoon with our awesome community
Milford Downtown Annual Easter Eggstravaganza - Easter egg hunt, Easter breakfast with the bunny,
Milford Green, Milford, CT. Event date and time: Saturday, March 30, 2024 from 10 am to 3 pm. Join the Downtown Milford Business Association for their annual Easter Eggstravaganza on the Milford Green! This fun-filled family event will feature photos with the Easter Bunny, an Easter Egg Hunt through participating downtown shops, storytime, face-painting, vendors and children’s activities on the green and more!
Does your little one want to have breakfast with the Easter Bunny !! Join us for our Breakfast with the Easter Bunny. The breakfast is a ticketed event. Enjoy a pancake breakfast with sausage & beverage. The Easter Bunny will have a special treat for your little one at the end of the breakfast. Seating’s 8:30 am, 9:30 am & 10:30 am Tickets for the 2024 breakfast can be purchased here: https://downtown-milford-business-association.myshopify.com/collections/all
Milford Wasson Field Easter Parade - Easter parade,
Wasson Field, 71 West Main St. Milford, CT. Email: discovermilfordct@gmail.com. Event date and time: Saturday, March 9, 2024 from 1 pm to 2:30 pm. The Milford St. Patrick's Day Parade will take place on in downtown Milford, Connecticut. The parade will take place at Wasson Field,
Naugatuck Easter Village - Easter bunny visits
Naugatuck Park Dept., 258 Rubber Ave, Naugatuck, Event date and time: UPDATE for 2024, status unknown for 2024, see their website; in past years they had multiple dates; see their website. Admission To See The Easter Bunny Is Free, But Monetary Donations Are Always Welcome!! Please Bring a Non Perishable Donation for the Food Bank. Pictures $5. Jean Nelson Photography is available to take your picture With the Easter Bunny or You May Bring Your Own Camera If You Like. Guess the Correct Amount of Jelly Beans in Our Jelly Bean Jar and Win a Prize!! The Jelly Bean Jar will be at Our Village Concession Stand during Easter Village Hours. 203-720-7043.
New Haven CT Vox Church Easter Egg Hunt - Easter egg hunt
Seaside Park: 188 Waldemere Ave, Bridgeport CT. Email: bchow@voxchurch.org . Event date and time: multiple dates, see their website. at 10:30 AM Come join us for games, raffle prizes, bounce houses, face painting and more!
New Milford, CT Egg Hunt in the Park - Easter egg hunt
Harrybrooke Park, 100 Still River Road, New Milford, CT. Phone: 860-799-6520. Email: office@HarrybrookePark.org Event date and time: Saturday, March 30, 2024 from 10 AM to 2 PM. $5.00 per child. All funds to benefit the park. Pay at the park on arrival. The Easter Bunny will e ther for pictures. Prizes and giveaways. Bring your own basket.
North Haven CT Easter Eggstravaganza - Easter egg hunt
North Haven Recreation Center, 7 Linsley Street, North Haven CT. Phone: 203-239-5321 ext. 530. Event date and time: No update yet for 2024, if they DO hold it, based on past years, it would likely be on a Saturday, either March 23, 2024 or March 30, 2024 (Rain or Shine) 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. COME AND JOIN THE FUN!!! Age: Pre-K to 5th grade. Admission: FREE. Easter crafts magic show, face painting, raffle, jelly bean guess. Have your picture taken with the Easter Bunny with a voluntary donation of $1.00 to help offset the cost of the event.
Oxford CT Easter egg hunt - Easter Egg Hunt
Quaker Farms School Field, 30 Great Oak Rd, Oxford, CT 06478. Phone: 203-888-2543. Email: parkandrec@oxford-ct.gov. Event date and time: Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 10:30 am. .Oxford Residents Only Please
*Grades 1- 2: 11:30am - 11:45am.
*Quaker Farms School Field
For Grades Pre-K - 2nd
Easter Bunny will be on hand for pictures! Prizes for everyone! Special prizes for certain eggs! Pre-K child must be able to walk on own No need to pre-register - just show up! Don't forget to bring your Easter basket! We ask that you bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to a local food bank. In case of inclement weather, we will update our cancellation line by 11am.
Call (203) 888-2543, Wait for message, then press 3, then 1 on day of event to see if postponed.
Oxford CT Quarry Walk - Easter egg hunt,
300 Oxford Rd, Oxford, CT, United States, CT 06478. Phone: 203-376-7182. Email: kekstrom@haynesdevelopment.com. Event date and time: Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 11 am. Join us for a delightful Easter Egg HuntFrom 11 AM to 12 PM, hop over to Center Rock Green for an egg-citing adventure filled with laughter and surprises. Pre-K through Second Grade will be 11AM - 11:15AM; Infants and Toddlers will be 11:30AM - 11:45AM. The Easter Bunny will be on-hand for pictures. Bring your family and friends for a memorable day of fun and festivities! In case of rain, we've got you covered with a rain date of March 30th. This is a complimentary event. We encourage registration in order to communicate key event information and updates. Please see the ticket section to register via the Quarry Walk website; one ticket per child participating (no need to print or redeem tickets). Thanks
Quassy Amusement Park Annual Egg Hunt - Easter egg hunt
2132 Middlebury Road, Middlebury, CT. Phone: 203-758-2913. Email: info@quassy.com. Event date and time: See their website for this year's date,. Saturday, Starting at 3pm. Carload Weekend - Quassy kicks off its 108th season with a $45 carload special. Up to 10 persons in a vehicle receive an all-day ride wristband for only $45, parking included. Offer valid both days with rides open 11 am to 5 pm Egg hunt for prizes at 3 pm
Shore Line Trolley Museum Easter Bunny Trolley - Easter train ride. also Ukrainian Easter Egg (Pysanky) Decorating Workshop,
17 River Street, East Haven, CT 06512. Event date and time: The Easter Bunny will be at the Shore Line Trolley Museum on Easter weekend and the weekend before Easter from 10:30am to 4:30PM; Trolleys leave every half hour. There will be springtime crafts too! NO RESERVATIONS NEEDED! Families will ride a 100-year-old beautifully restored trolley to meet the Easter Bunny on his very own trolley car! There will be springtime crafts too! Plan on spending about an hour minimum at the museum to visit the Bunny, complete the crafts and of course take lots of pictures! Additional historic trolleys will be on display for you to walk through and explore. The hours of operation are 10:30 am to 4:30 pm each day with trolleys leaving approximately every 20-30 minutes. No reservations needed. Indoor museum exhibits will also be open as well as our gift shop with plenty of free parking in the museum parking lot. Easter bunny 2Tickets may be purchased at our ticket window on the day of your visit.
ALSO, on other dates (see their website):
Interested in learning the beautiful art of Ukrainian Easter Eggs known as Pysanky? Join us for the Pysanky Workshop in March! Come and experience the vibrant tradition of Pysanky, the Ukrainian art of decorating Easter eggs. This hands-on workshop is perfect for beginners and enthusiasts alike. , we will gather at The Shore Line Trolley Museum to learn the ancient techniques of Pysanky. Our skilled instructors will guide you through the process, teaching you how to create intricate designs using a wax-resist method.
Southbury Christ the Redeemer Church Easter Egg Hunt - Easter egg hunts
114 Roxbury Rd, Southbury, CT 06488. Phone: 203-264-2407. Email: info@christtheredeemerct.org. Event date and time: No update yet for 2024, if they DO hold it, based on past years, it MIGHT be held on Saturday, March 30, 2024, at 10:00am. Join us for a FREE Egg Hunt and telling of the Easter Story at 10am, rain or shine. All ages through 5th grade. Please bring your own basket. This event is open to all children up to 5th grade and we'll have plenty of eggs for everyone! Also, we'll have some fun Easter Egg cookies the kids can decorate and eat or take with them. The event is FREE!
Southbury CT Easter Egg Hunt - Easter egg hunt
Ballantine Park, 611 Old Field Road, Southbury, CT. Phone: 203-262-0633. Event date and time: We don't yet know if they are holding it in 2024, as it wasn't held the past 2 years, at 10:00 AM Sharp. Our Easter Egg Hunt is open to children up to 12 years of age. Come with your basket or bag to hold your candy and eggs. Bring your camera as there will be an opportunity to take pictures with the Easter Bunny! While there is no fee for the egg hunt, all participants are asked to bring a non-perishable food item for the Southbury Food Bank. Southbury Parks & Recreation, 2.
Wallingford CT GLOW IN THE DARK EGG HUNT - Easter egg hunt
Doolittle Park, Wallingford, CT. Phone: (203) 294-2120. Email: parksrec@wallingfordct.gov . Event date and time: Based on last year's date, it SHOULD be held on Thursday,date TBD. The event will be held at Doolittle Park Playscape. The event will be divided into two age groups children 3-5 and children 6-11. 1000 glow in the dark eggs along with 1000 candy filled eggs and various candy will be scattered around. Participants are asked to bring an Easter basket and a flashlight. Younger children hunt will begin at 7:15pm. Older children hunt will begin at 7:30pm. Event Brochure Wallingford Parks and Recreation Department
West Haven Annual Easter Egg Scramble-Hunt - Easter egg hunt
Painter Park, West Haven, CT 06516. Phone: 203-937-3651. Email: Park_Rec@cityofwesthaven.com. Event date and time: Saturday, March 23, 2024 from 9 am to 11:30 am. held RAIN or SHINE! G". * PLEASE NOTE: Candy provided contains nuts, milk, & egg products.* We ask for your cooperation due to space limitations- PLEASE, ONLY 1 adult per child may ENTER HUNT AREA and assist with 3 years & younger hunt category. All other age categories hunt unassisted. Children entering the decorated egg contest should bring their decorated egg with them. * PLEASE NOTE: Candy provided contains nuts, milk, & egg products.*
Hunt schedule:
Tennis Court 1 will be used for event check-in and contest entries.
Wolcott CT Annual Easter Egg Hunt - Easter egg hunt
Wolcott High School Field, 457 Bound Line Rd, Wolcott, CT 06716. Event date and time: No update yet for 2024, if they DO hold it, based on past years, it would likely be on a Saturday, either March 23, 2024 or March 30, 2024 at 1:00 AM.. For ages 3 to 10. Search for various candy and fun prizes. May be held at the Youth Center, 48 Todd Road in case of inclement weather.