These fun Easter events include bunny photo ops, egg hunts, crafts and more. New this year, Easter cookie decorating classes and custom trucker hats!

 

2026 Easter Activities on the North Shore

 

–Ongoing–

Easter Bunny Photos at the Northshore Mall – Now through 4/4 – Times vary by day according to Mall hours. Photo packages start at $39.99. Advanced reservations encouraged.

–Sunday, 3/22–

A Special Visit With Caring Bunny® Photos at the Northshore Mall – Caring Bunny® is a special, sensory-friendly experience – exclusively for children with special needs and their families. 9-10:30am, photo packages start at $39.99. Advance reservations required.

Bunny Pics & Trucker Hat Fix – Take pics with the Easter Bunny, design your own trucker hat with Cappy Hour, and get fairy hair by the Gilded Strand. 10am-1pm at Hooked Nutrition, Marblehead.

Swampscott Recreation Inclusive Community Egg Hunt – In partnership with the The Swampscott Commission on Disability, Swampscott Recreation is offering an additional modified, sensory-friendly version of their annual event at Clarke School, designed so all children can participate comfortably. 2-3pm, advanced registration required. $5 per child, $10 max per family.

–Saturday, 3/28–

Wakefield Center Neighborhood Association Egg Hunt – A fun annual event for children age seven and younger and their parents. Children are sorted by age group, then they romp through a fresh hay bed, searching for thousands of chocolate eggs. At the Lower Common park in Wakefield (just southeast of Lake Quannapowitt, along Common Street). This event starts promptly at 10am and it’s best to arrive 15 minutes early! Free!

Hop to It For Easter Bunny Brunch – Everyone’s favorite bunny is hopping into town to host an early Easter Bunny Brunch for festive families at Joe’s Waterfront on Boston’s Waterfront. In between signature photo ops, kids will test their artistic skills with craft projects. Little ones can order up specials like Funfetti bunny pancakes or mini Joe’s beef sliders, while washing it down with kid-friendly drink specials like the Cottontail Cloud with cream soda, cotton candy and a marshmallow Peep, or the Bunny Punch with lemonade, Sprite, pineapple, vanilla ice cream and sprinkles. Reservations required.

Egg Hunt at Mahoney’s Garden Center – Hop on over for an eggs-cellent Egg Hunt amongst the flowers! Recommended for kids ages 12 and under. Bring your own basket. 6 egg limit per child, free, no registration needed. 10am-12pm at Mahoney’s Garden Center, in Winchester.

Easter Cookie Decorating Class – Head to Granite Coast Brewery, in Peabody, for this fun and creative afternoon. 1pm, advance ticket purchase required. $55.20, advanced ticket purchase required.

Ukranian Egg Workshop for Tweens/Teens – Learn a brief history of this tradition, then dive into creating your own Ukrainian Egg. This workshop session is reserved for tweens/teens in grades 6-12. Free, advanced registration is required. 1:30-3:30pm at the Hamilton-Wenham Library.

Spring Egg Hunt at North Shore Children’s Museum – Each child will receive an egg carton to fill while exploring for colorful eggs, plus one hour of playtime in the museum. Two sessions available: 2 & 4pm. $30 per child ($25 for members), adults are free (limit 2 adults per child). Advanced ticket purchase required.

–Sunday, March 29–

Donuts With the Easter Bunny – This In the Game, Peabody, event starts at 10am and includes Easter Bunny Meet & Greet, Egg Hunt (at 10:30am sharp), craft, 60 mins. unlimited green game play, 500 prize tickets and choice of donut and juice. $20, advanced ticket purchase required.

–Wednesday, April 1–

Hop into Spring Cookie Decorating Class with La Messy Baker – This sugar cookie decorating class at the Beverly Senior Center, is going to be egg-ceptional! You’ll learn to create the most adorable bunny and carrot cookies. $65, advanced registration required. 6-7:3pm.

–Friday, April 3–

Egg Hunt Party at STEMSpot – The event includes two exciting rounds of egg hunting, spring-themed craft, face painting, fizzy egg-speriment, and more at STEMSpot, in Lawrence. Plus festive bunny snacks for everyone. This Party is for ages 3-5, $45/child, $25/additional siblings. 4-6pm.

Bunny Adoption & Egg Hunt at Art’s Cool – Adopt a stuffed bunny, paint eggs, go on an egg hunt and enjoy cupcakes and bingo. Drop-off event for ages 5.5-12 years old, from 5:30-7:30pm, at Art’s Cool, in Middleton. Advanced registration required.

–Saturday, April 4–

Egg-Stravaganza at Community Covenant Church – Event will include games, crafts and property-wide egg hunt for children in 6th grade and younger. Bring your own basket! 9:30-11am, free, at Community Covenant Church, in Peabody.

Bunnies on Beach Bluff – Join the inaugural Beach Bluff Park Easter Egg & Matzo Hunt in Swampscott! Including an Easter egg & matzo hunt throughout the park (BYO basket). live bunnies to pet from Felix’s Family Farm in Ipswich, and Easter Bunny photo ops with beautiful Preston Beach in the backdrop. $25 per family, advance registration required.

Easter Egg Hunt Brunch at The Bell Inn & Tavern – Third annual brunch and egg hunt for kids ages 8 and under. Egg hunt takes place at 12pm. $33 per person, brunch reservations required.

Smolak Farm Easter Egg Hunts – Visit the Farm for an Easter Egg Hunt and photo-ops with the Easter Bunny, plus hop on hayrides, music, lawn games, animal viewing and more! Egg Hunt for ages 1-4 takes place promptly at 11am and ages 5-9 is at 12pm. Advanced ticket purchase required. $25 for Egg Hunt, additional cost for other farm activities.

Swampscott Recreation Community Egg Hunt – This beloved annual Egg Hunt, will have three age-based hunts to keep things safe and fair: ages 0–4, 5–8 & 9+. Each group will have their chance to find Golden Eggs which will feature special prizes for experiences in town like a ride to school with Sora! Stick around after the hunt for face painting and sweet treat vendors. 1-2:30pm, $5 per child, $10 max per family. Advance registration required.

Rockport Community Easter Egg Hunt at Millbrook Meadow – Easter Egg Hunt begins promptly at 2pm. Activities including crafts and a Meet & Greet and photos with the Easter Bunny from 1:15-2:15pm. Free for kids ages pre-k through 1st grade.

Easter Egg Drop & Touch-A-Truck – Join Haverhill Firefighters from Local 1011 for a fun-filled afternoon at their FIRST annual Easter Egg Drop! Watch as hundreds of eggs fall from the sky, then stick around for our Touch-A-Truck where kids can explore the fire apparatus, meet firefighters, and see the trucks up close. 2-4pm at Riverside Park, Haverhill. Free.

–Sunday, April 5–

Easter Brunch at Danversport Yacht Club – Easter Brunch allows family to gather and enjoy a delicious meal together all while overlooking the beautiful Danversport waterfront. 10am-5pm, reservations required. Currently only Garden Level Seating available, $39.95 for children ages 4-12 years old and $86.95 for adults.

Happy Easter!