It’s official—spring is here, and so are a bunch of seasonal things to do with the fam this weekend. Meet the Easter Bunny and ride on the train at the Rolling Railway Easter EGGspress in Hammonton, play games and dance with color to celebrate Holi at Rang De Jersey: Holi Carnival in Woodbridge, or get fresh air and exercise on a walk and fun run at the 2024 Shamrock Shuffle in Bernardsville. And with Easter coming soon, make sure you don’t miss all the egg hunts, bunny visits, and more this month. (featured photo: DiDonato Family Fun Center)
(Note: It’s always best to check ahead for in-person events.)
Play & Swim: Parents Group
Every Friday in March at 9:30 AM
Moms, Dads, Caregivers, Babies, and Kids are welcome to the Play & Swim Moms Group at Five Star Swim School. A place where parents/caregivers can bring their children to have fun and socialize. Homeschooler groups are welcome.
Cost: $15 per child and parents/caregivers swim for free
1500 Almonesson Road, Deptford, NJ 08096
Play & Swim: Parents Group
Every Friday in March at 12:30 PM
Moms, Dads, Caregivers, Babies, and Kids are welcome to the Play & Swim Moms Group at Five Star Swim School. A place where parents/caregivers can bring their children to have fun and socialize. Homeschooler groups are welcome.
Cost: $15 per child and parents/caregivers swim for free
5 Esterbrook Lane, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
Casino Pier & Breakwater Beach Easter Bunny and Spring Events
March 22-24
Spring is near, and Casino Pier & Breakwater Beach is having a variety of events, including a Bubble Zone with OMG Bubbles on March 24 and a Petting Zoo on March 23. On March 24, you can take a Photo with the Easter Bunny.
Cost: Prices vary
800 Ocean Terrace, Seaside Heights, NJ 08751
Battleview Orchards Annual Easter Egg Hunt
March 23
Check out this hunt where the Bunny has hidden eggs around the orchard for children ages ten and under to collect. Admission is a non-perishable item that will be donated to a local food bank, or you can donate cash.
Cost: Donation
Battleview Orchards – 91 Wemrock Road, Freehold, NJ 07728
Easter Celebration at Allaire Village
March 23
Celebrate the village’s Easter celebration with 19th-century demonstrations, including woodworking, blacksmithing, and egg-dying. There will also be many Easter activities, like a scavenger hunt, bonnet decorating, and egg games on the green.
Cost: $10 per person
The Historic Village at Allaire, 4263 Atlantic Avenue, Wall, NJ 07727
Five Star Swim School Eggstravaganza – Egg Hunt in the Pool – Deptford
March 23 at 1:30 PM
Come and join Five Star Swim for an exciting EGG HUNT in the pool. It’s a splashing good time in the heated indoor swimming pool. They will have snacks, drinks, crafts, and PRIZES for the kids.
Cost: $25 per child and parents accompany their children for free. If a parent would like to swim, it is $10 per adult.
1500 Almonesson Road, Deptford, NJ 08096
Five Star Swim School Eggstravaganza – Egg Hunt in the Pool – Galloway
March 23 at 3:30 PM
Come and join Five Star Swim for an exciting EGG HUNT in the pool. It’s a splashing good time in the heated indoor swimming pool. They will have snacks, drinks, crafts, and PRIZES for the kids.
Cost: $25 per child and parents accompany their children for free. If a parent would like to swim, it is $10 per adult.
323 S. Pitney Road, Galloway, NJ 08205
Abma’s Farm Easter Events
March 23
Abma’s has so many events going on for Easter. Storytime with the Easter Bunny takes place on March 23. Make sure you visit the Barnyard Petting Zoo, which is open all year round.
Cost: Prices vary per event
700 Lawlins Road, Wyckoff, NJ 07481
2024 Shamrock Shuffle
March 23 at 9:30 AM
Grab your running shoes, wear your green, and join in spirit for fresh air and exercise after a long winter. There is an option to choose from a 5K race, 2-mile walk, or kids’ fun run, and after, there will be lots of St. Patrick’s Day festivities.
Cost: Fees vary per event
Claremont Road, Bernardsville, NJ 07924
St. Paddy’s 5 Mile Race
March 23 at 10:30 AM
Get ready for a 5-mile course within Tighe Park. The annual St. Paddy’s race is a great way to take in the beautiful scenery in the park. Refreshments will include beer and hot dogs, and T-shirts are guaranteed to all pre-registrants.
Cost: Prices vary
65 Georgia Rd, Freehold Township, NJ 07728
Annual Keyport Fire Department St. Patrick’s Parade
March 23 at 1 PM
Live music, floats, entertainment, and participating organizations throughout the community will come together to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in New Jersey. The 2nd Annual Battle of the Pipe Bands will take place after the parade.
Cost: Free
Perry and Main Streets, Keyport, NJ 07735
Highlands St. Patrick’s Day Parade
March 23 at 2 PM
Help paint the town green at Highland’s 20th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Your family will enjoy nearly 100 marching units, including bagpipers, marching bands, Irish dancers, and decorated floats. This parade will take off at Waterwitch Avenue and extend along Bay Avenue.
Cost: Free
The parade will run along Bay Avenue, Highlands, NJ 07732
Sawmilling and Tree Planting at Howell Living History Farm
March 23 at 10 AM
Spring on the farm means upgrading the horse stalls with barn beams, siding, and floorboards after a cold winter. Visitors can help roll logs with logging tools, make pegs for the barn framing, cut firewood for the kitchen stove, or plant replacement trees in the farm’s woodlot.
Cost: Free
70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell Township, NJ 08530
Kids Cooking Class
March 23 at 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Join Ms. Jenn in the kitchen for a hands-on cooking class where we’ll have fun making healthy, seasonal
recipes. Open to kids aged 4-10 years old. Please email livewellcenter@rwjbh.org with any allergies before attending.
Cost: Free
RWJ Fitness & Wellness, 3100 Quakerbridge Rd, Mercerville, NJ 08619
Annual Easter Egg Hunt at The Dr. Martin Luther King Community Center
March 23 at 11 AM
This year’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt has a new home at the Community Center. Look out for the Easter Bunny, have a yummy breakfast with the kids, and take photos. Don’t forget your basket; there will also be an Easter Egg Hunt.
Cost: Free
661 Jackson Road, Newtonville, NJ 08094
Annual Kids Easter Egg Hunt
March 23 (rain date March 30)
This annual Easter egg hunt includes prizes per age group. Then, on March 30, sign up for the 3rd Annual Gibbstown Bunny Run 5K and 1 Mile Walk for a fun and fit start to spring.
Cost: Free
1201 Memorial Ave., Gibbstown, NJ 08027
Eggtastic Easter Celebration
March 23
This year’s Easter egg hunt will feature crafts, vendors, games, and more. Perfect for ages 12 and under, the event is located behind Lakeside Middle School. Bring a basket or bag and be ready to hunt for eggs.
Cost: Free
2 Sharp Street, Millville, NJ 08332
The Great Egg Hunt and Easter Bunny
March 23
Join The Great Egg Hunt from 6th to 14th Street along Ocean City Boardwalk. Stop by participating stores until supplies last.
Cost: Free
Downtown Ocean City – 6th to 14th Street along the boardwalk, Ocean City, NJ 08226
Egg & Veggie Hunt at Coombs Barnyard
March 23-24
Have some Easter fun with wagon rides, barrel train rides, barnyard animals, an egg and veggie hunt, and, of course, the Easter Bunny.
Cost: $10 and up
20 Route 77, Elmer, NJ 08318
Duffield’s Easter Bunny Visit
March 23-24
Take a spring hayride to see the Easter Bunny at the Bunny House, where you can snap photos for the gram. After, check out the market to see where treats will be for sale.
Cost: TBD
Duffield’s Farm & Market – 280 Chapel Heights Road, Sewell, NJ 08080
Springtime and Easter Festival at Alstede Farms
March 23-24
Hop over to the farm for spring fun with Easter activities, including a visit with the Easter Bunny, a hunt, a hayride, an evergreen maze, and a giant hay pyramid. There will also be pony rides, wagon train rides, and a bounce house available for additional purchase. The Tomasello Winery Outdoor Patio will be open for tasting and purchases.
Cost: $21.99 and up
1 Alstede Farms Lane, Chester, NJ 07930
Hop Into Easter
March 23-24
At the Shoppes at Dragon Village, you can take photos with the Easter Bunny on the deck chair. To kick off their first event of 2024, there will also be free train rides, merchants, vendors, and food trucks.
Cost: Free
97 Trench Road, Bridgeton, NJ 08302
Whippany Railway Museum’s Easter Bunny Express
March 23-24
Ride the rails on the Easter Bunny Express and enjoy some Easter fun. The Easter Bunny will be on board, and the ride is along the scenic Whippanong Trail. Bring your camera for unique shots with the Bunny.
Cost: Prices vary
Whippany Railway Museum, 1 Railroad Plaza, Whippany, NJ 07981
Easter Bunny Train Ride and Easter Egg Hunt
March 23-24 at various time slots
Littles will love riding the Easter Bunny train along the Delaware River. At the end of the ride, hunt for eggs and pose for a photo op and a visit from the Easter Bunny.
Cost: $20 for adults,$14 for kids, and $4 for a Lap Sitter
The Delaware River Railroad Excursions – 38 Market St., Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
Black River & Western Railroad – Easter Bunny Express
March 23-24
Hop over to the annual Easter Bunny Express, where the whole family can take a train ride that stops in Ringoes, snap photos with Peter Cottontail, and then go on an egg hunt (don’t forget to bring a basket).
Cost: $19.99 and up
Flemington Station, 80 Stangl Road, Flemington, NJ 08822
Rolling Railway Easter EGGspress at DiDonato’s Family Fun Center
March 23-24
Hop on an Easter-themed train ride through Spring Village and take in the sights. This event includes a meet and greet photo op with the Easter Bunny, an egg hunt, a giant slide, an Inflatable 40′ obstacle course, a free snack, and much more.
Cost: $15.95 plus ticketing fees. 12 months and younger are free
1151 South White Horse Pike, Hammonton, NJ 08037
Five Star Swim School Eggstravaganza – Egg Hunt in the Pool – Princeton
March 24 at 3:30 PM
Come and join Five Star Swim for an exciting EGG HUNT in the pool. It’s a splashing good time in the heated indoor swimming pool. They will have snacks, drinks, crafts, and PRIZES for the kids.
Cost: $25 per child and parents accompany their children for free. If a parent would like to swim, it is $10 per adult.
127 Main Street, Princeton, NJ 08540
Five Star Swim School Eggstravaganza – Egg Hunt in the Pool – Eatontown
March 24 at 4 PM
Come and join Five Star Swim for an exciting EGG HUNT in the pool. It’s a splashing good time in the heated indoor swimming pool. They will have snacks, drinks, crafts, and PRIZES for the kids.
Cost: $25 per child and parents accompany their children for free. If a parent would like to swim, it is $10 per adult.
1 Corbett Way, Eatontown, NJ 07724
Five Star Swim School Eggstravaganza – Egg Hunt in the Pool – Cherry Hill
March 24 at 2 PM
Come and join Five Star Swim for an exciting EGG HUNT in the pool. It’s a splashing good time in the heated indoor swimming pool. They will have snacks, drinks, crafts, and PRIZES for the kids.
Cost: $25 per child and parents accompany their children for free. If a parent would like to swim, it is $10 per adult.
5 Esterbrook Lane, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
Rang De Jersey – Holi Carnival
March 24 at 12 PM
Come enjoy an epic Holi Carnival, “Rang De NJ,” with celebrations featuring vibrant colors, music, delicious food, fun games, and kid activities.
Cost: Kids under 3 are free and general admission is $20 per ticket
Lake Chateau Banquets, 1002 US 9, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
Eggcellent Egg Hunt
March 24
Experience the thrill of the egg hunt for children of all ages on the 4-H Fairgrounds. There will be various hunts for different ages.
Cost: $10 per ticket
3210 NJ-50, Mays Landing, NJ 08330
Easter Egg Hunt in Waretown
March 24
Come out to the lake and enjoy this fun hunt. After your kids are done finding their eggs, take a walk around the lake and enjoy the beautiful scenery. Children 6 years and younger join at 12:45 PM. Ages 7 – 12 join at 1:45 PM.
Cost: Free
Waretown Lake, Corliss Park, 182 Wells Mills Road, Waretown, NJ 08758
Jenkinson’s Easter Activities
March 24
Hop on down to the boardwalk for Jenkinson’s Egg Hunt. Littles will love digging to find those special eggs to celebrate Easter early.
Cost: Free
Jenkinson’s Boardwalk, 300 Ocean Avenue, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742
Story Time at Historic Walnford
March 24 at 11 AM
Bring your favorite blanket or towel to sit on and a snack while you listen to a story in front of the hearth in the Waln House. Perfect for ages preschool through second grade.
Cost: Free
Historic Walnford, 62 Walnford Road, Allentown, NJ 08501
The Easter Bunny Visit at Oak Hill Farms
March 24
Take a photo with the Easter Bunny at Oak Hill Farms. Then, your kids will love decorating a delicious set of Easter-inspired animal cookies at Oak Hill Farms. This event will provide step-by-step instructions on “how to ice” each cookie. Icing, decorating candy, and all supplies are included. Participants take home a box of cookies they decorated.
Cost: prices vary, pre-registration required for each event
177 Stillwell Road, Holmdel, NJ 07733
New Jersey Youth Symphony Playathon Festival
March 24 at 12:30 PM
Celebrate and support young musicians as they spread the joy of music at the New Jersey Symphony Playathon Festival. Nearly 500 talented young musicians will perform as one combined orchestra for this annual concert, performing music from movies and musicals such as Star Wars, Harry Potter, and The Sound of Music.
Cost: Free
The Mills at Jersey Gardens, 651 Kapkowski Rd, Elizabeth, NJ 07201
ONGOING EVENTS
Easter Bunny Photos at The Mall at Short Hills
March 1-30
Get your kids dressed in their Easter best, and stop by for a keepsake photo with the Bunny at The Mall at Short Hills. He’ll be holding court in a beautiful spring garden with an interactive selfie wall. All children will receive a complimentary sweet treat.
Cost: Prices Vary. Reservations are recommended.
1200 Morris Turnpike, Short Hills, NJ 07078
Easter Bunny Photos at Westfield Garden State Plaza
March 1-30
Register your family and friends to take a photo with the Easter Bunny at Westfield Garden Plaza. Want Fido in the photo? Bring along your furry friend during Pet Party nights on March 11 and 14. Bunny Cares will also be available with a sensory-friendly, inclusive environment on March 17.
Cost: Prices Vary
Westfield Garden State Plaza, One Garden State Plaza, Paramus, NJ 07652
Easter Bunny Photos at Rockaway Townsquare
March 1-31
Start a new family tradition by snapping photos with the Easter Bunny at Rockaway Townsquare. Make sure to reserve your visit. You can also take pet photos, and there are special visit times with their Caring Bunny.
Cost: Prices Vary
301 Mt Hope Ave., Rockaway, NJ 07866-2130
Photos with the Bunny at Freehold Raceway Mall
March 1-30
The Bunny will be available for photos in the Lower Level, Zara Court. For the fastest and easiest way to see the Bunny, pre-register.
3710 US Route 9, Freehold, NJ 07728
Easter Bunny Photos at Quaker Bridge Mall
March 1-30
Take photos with the Easter Bunny at Quaker Bridge Mall. Make sure to reserve your visit. You can also take pet photos with the Bunny or visit the Caring Bunny.
Cost: Prices Vary
150 Quaker Bridge Mall, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Photos with the Bunny at Moorestown Mall
March 2-30
Snap photos with the Easter Bunny in HomeSense Court at Moorestown Mall. Digital photo packages are available with the option to purchase prints. Reservations are recommended but not required.
Cost: Prices Vary
400 Route 38, Moorestown, NJ 08057
SatARTdays: Free Kids’ Art Classes
March 16-April 20 at 12 PM
Bring the kids to get free art lessons. This series of six free children’s art classes will occur every Saturday in the spring with a professional artist at the Noyes Arts Garage. These classes will begin on March 16 and run until April 20.
NJ 08401
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