Things To Do In Sydney With Kids This Easter Long Weekend
If you’re in Sydney this Easter long weekend and school holidays, have no fear.
Whilst the holiday makers trek slowly north, south and west, whilst traffic congestion induces junior road rage… you will roam freely around this great metropolis. And you’ll find heaps of things to do. Check out the best of the Easter Sydney activities below.
Check out also your local council website and local paper as many are holding Easter egg hunts, Easter parades and other festivities.
Egg-cellent Easter Trail!
Explore Vaucluse House or Elizabeth Farm this Easter for an Easter-inspired kids trail. Try your hand at traditional Easter activities from egg rolling to egg hunting, vintage sports and craft, to claim your chocolate treat.
Venture through the house, meet our feathered friends and visit the kitchen garden – an Easter Bunny’s paradise. After the trail, spread out on the lawn and enjoy a home-packed picnic or experience our tea rooms.
Ages 5+.
Find dates, times and costs for Vaucluse House here.
Find dates, times and costs for Elizabeth Farm
Bookings: online at sydneylivingmuseums.com.au
The Royal Easter Show
Where: Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park
When: 23rd march – 3rd April 2018
Sydney’s largest agricultural show needs no introduction. It’s an annual rite of passage for many Sydney families who enjoy a day in the country here in the city.
Royal Easter Show website here.
Families with kids under 4 section here
Sydney Easter Parade & Family Day
When: Easter Monday, 2nd April, 10am – 2pm
Where: Hyde Park
With the theme ‘Unstoppable Faith’ this is the place to celebrate the Christian faith in a celebrations with lots of stalls and activities. The parade goes from Hyde Park down to the Opera House.
Sydney Easter Parade website
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The Sydney Family Show
This is an free entry event, the Eastern Suburbs answer to the Royal Easter Show but with less country activities and events.There are rides and showbags and all sorts of entertainment. Ride passes cost $35 for 4 hours riding, $110 for a family. Entry to the show itself is free.
When: 24th March – 2nd April 2017
Where: The Showring, Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park
Sydney Family Show website
Easter Egg Hunts
So many places have Easter Egg Hunts for kids.
There’s a handy list of Easter Egg Hunts over on Ellaslist here.
Sydney’s Best Chocolate Shops
You could have an Easter hunt with a difference, racing around all the best chocolate shops in our city.
Check out Time Out’s article about Sydney’s Best Chocolate shops here.
But NB some will be closed on the public holidays.
Here’s a completely gratuitous photo of a little chick – awwwww….
Theatre, Music, Exhibitions and More
The best roundup of all the school holiday shows and exhibitions can be found over ont he excellent Kid Bucket List website here.
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Sydney’s Best Playground here
Sydney’s Most Kid-Friendly Beaches here
Family Walks in Sydney here
Family Day Trips Out of Sydney
Happy Easter to you and your family.
