Looking for a local Easter egg hunt for your children? Or an Easter parade, Easter brunch or breakfast or other Easter events in South Island of New Zealand? Scroll down this page and you will see all of those in South Island of New Zealand, 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.
If you know of one we missed and want to add it or correct the information, please let me know! There are affiliate links on this page. Read our disclosure policy to learn more.
Updates for December 2023
Easter egg hunts are back! I'm updating the info every day. Unfortunately MOST wait until the last minute (often just a few days before) to publish their dates, times and details. I'm updating their information daily as it comes in., but there are thousands yet to check. When we CONFIRM an event for 2023, the date will be highlighted in pink, like this passage to make them easy to find as you scroll down the page. Orange highlights means it was definitely held last year, but we have not yet been able to confirm it for this year.
RELATED: You may also want to
go to a local farm to
Pick Your Own fruit and vegetables; strawberries start very soon in most areas! Farms will be open, and it's quite safe out in a field,
where people are not close to each other!
And if you are looking to save money on children's clothes, toys, books, etc, find a local
children's consignment sale, also often held by churches in
the Spring and Fall, click
here!
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 Since many egg hunts do not publish the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
Remember: ALWAYS call (or follow the link to the farm's own website, if the name is a blue link) to confirm the information before you go! They may close, run out or change events, times, etc. without notifying me!
This page provide listings and links to pick- your- own (PYO, U-pick, upickem, pick-it-yourself) farms in New Zealand, organised by Region and District. Or click here for Farm Markets in New Zealand.
If you have any to suggest or have any feedback about any you have visited, or want to suggest a farm, please email me via the feedback form or suggest a farm form! And if you own a farm and want to add it or correct the information, please let me know!
And if you want simple illustrated, instructions on making and canning (preserving, bottling, freezing, etc.) many common items, like how to make jam, applesauce, apple butter, spaghetti sauce, salsa, fruit pies, freezing vegetables, putting up peaches, green beans, etc., just click here. For tips on picking click here!
Harvest time calendar (tells when crops are available)
South Island
Canterbury (Ashburton, Dunedin, Hurunui, Kaikoura, Mackenzie, Selwyn, Timaru, Waimakariri, Waimate, Waitaki)
- The Great New Zealand Easter Egg Hunt at Ferrymead Heritage Park - Easter egg
hunt
Ferrymead Heritage Park 50 Ferrymead Park Drive, Ferrymead, Christchurch, South Island 8022. Phone: 03 384 1970. Email: info@ferrymead.org.nz. Event date and time: When we checked last, there was no update for 2023 yet on their website - so CHECK IT AGAIN YOURSELF, it may or may not be held in 2023, if they DO hold it, based on past years, it would likely be on Easter Sunday, 17 April 2022. Unlimited Steam Train, Diesel Train and Tram rides included in your admission price. \Come dressed up as an Easter Bunny or Easter Character and take part in our Dress-Up Competition. There will be prizes for the best dressed. More details to come on our The Great New Zealand Easter Egg Hunt fb page. Click here for a link to our Facebook page. Lots of other entertainment available also, some have a small fee: Bouncy Castle, face painting, and Pony rides. There will be a small amount of food vendors there and our cafe in the admission office will be selling espresso coffee, pies and slices. You are welcome to bring a picnic.
Marlborough
Nelson
Otago (Central Otago, Clutha, Queenstown-Lakes, Waitaki(eastern half) )
Southland (Gore, Invercargill, Southland)
Tasman
West Coast (Buller, Grey, Westland / Western)
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Easter Egg Hunt, Parade and Event Listings