Essex County, New Jersey - 2025 Easter Egg Hunts and Easter Events.org

Looking for a local Easter egg hunt for your children? Or an Easter parade, Easter brunch or breakfast or other Easter events in Essex County, New Jersey?  Scroll down this page and you will see all of those in Essex County, New Jersey, 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 May 2025

Easter will be on Sunday, April 20, 2025, which is later, so the weather should be GREAT! ! 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 early April. 

1. When we CONFIRM an event for 2025, the date will be highlighted in pink, like this passage to make them easy to find as you scroll down the page.
2. Hunts that were held in the past year or 2 but not yet confirmed for this year are in orange, as always, call or see their website before you go..
3. 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 REALLY must call or email to confirm before you go. They may have been discontinued. 

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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 Since many egg hunts do not publish the current year's dates until the very last minute, or simply never respond to email, we may not get their current information, which is why we have links to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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Essex County

• Belleville - Easter egg hunt, , face painting, meet the Easter Bunny, a petting zoo,
  School 7, 20 Passaic Ave, Belleville, NJ. Event date and time: Sunday, April 13, 2025 from 2 to 4 pm.  Hunts by age group sensory-friendly fun at 1 p.m. Bring your baskets. 
BloomfieldSkyline Egg Hunt - Easter egg hunt,  photos taken with the Easter Bunny
Pulaski Park, 24 Mt. Vernon Ave, Bloomfield, NJ. Event date and time: Saturday, April 12, 2025  from10 am to 12 pm. Games, face painting, popcorn, bounce houses, hunting for colorful eggs and more. Hunts are divided into age specific areas, up to 9 years old, in addition to a hunt for special needs children. More than 10,000 eggs will be hidden under layers of hay during this event.
• Easter Bunny Express- train ride,
  The Easter Bunny Express departs the Whippany station, Whippany, NJ. Phone: (973) 887-8177. Email: tickets@whippanyrailwaymuseum.net. Event date and time: multiple dates, see their website.  before Easter at  1pm, 2:00PM, 3:00PM, 4:00PM, All trains run rain, snow or shine. We invite you to celebrate the return of Spring! Bring the kids, join in the fun and hop aboard the Easter Bunny's favorite train ride! Climb aboard our Historic Diesel-powered Springtime Streamliner as it rolls along the Historic route of the Morristown & Erie Railway. The Easter Bunny will be on board greeting everyone and handing out holiday treats for the kids. For more information, visit our online ticket sales website, e-mail us at or call our recorded voicemail box. See you soon!     
• Millburn - annual Easter egg hunt
  Taylor Park, 100 Main St., Short Hills, NJ. Event date and time: Saturday, April 5, 2025  at 10 am. Kids up to grade 2 that are Millburn residents can hunt eggs and take photos with the Easter Bunny. No registration needed. Children are encouraged to bring a basket or container for the eggs.
• Nutley Great Flashlight Egg Hunt - flashlight egg hunt,
  Reinheimer Park, Nutley, NJ. Event date and time: Thursday, April 17, 2025 Nutley residents oonly. Registration for both events is required. For grades 2 through 6. Bring a flashlight and and Easter bag or basket. Over 3,000 candy-filled eggs will be scattered throughout Reinheimer Park. Children are asked to meet by the playground equipment to begin the festivities. The date for this event will be April 17. The egg hunt will begin at dusk, and a golden egg will be hidden. The lucky winner will receive a large chocolate-filled basket. Parents are encouraged to stay with the children during this event. A rain date has been scheduled for April 19; An "Easter Eggstravaganza" will be held for youngsters ages 3 through 7 on April 19 from 10 a.m. to noon at Glotzbach Park. Families are welcome to join us for a farm zoo featuring goats, sheep, rabbits, chickens, ducks and more. There will be bunny tractor rides, face painting and snacks. The Easter Bunny will be handing out candy-filled Easter eggs.
• Nutley Volunteer Engine Co 3 - annual Easter Bunny Breakfast
  Knights of Columbus, 150 Chestnut St, Nutley, NJ. Email: laurie.cooper1979@gmail.com.Event date and time: Sunday, April 13, 2025 from 8 am to 12 pm.  $10 for adults; $5 for children under 12. Cash only. All you can eat.
• Roseland, Easter Egg-Stravaganza - Easter Egg Hunt and Bunny Hop Trail,
  140 Eagle Rock Avenue and 19 Harrison, Roseland, NJ 07068. Phone: 973-403-6854. Email: mayor@roselandnj.org. Event date and time: Saturday, April 5, 2025 from 10 am. Arrive at 10am sharp. Rain/Snow date is 1 week later. The much acclaimed combined Easter Egg Hunt and Bunny Hop Trail at the front of 140 Eagle Rock Avenue and at 19 Harrison Avenue is back and is open to Roseland children from Pre-K through the 3rd grade. There will be an opportunity for a photo with the Easter Bunny, in addition to breakfast food available for purchase, a craft fair, a bubble show, and a face painter! PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND! Register on Community Pass or call 973-403-6854 for additional information.
• Roseland - Egg Hunt
  Essex County Environmental Center, 621-B Eagle Rock Ave, Roseland, NJ. Event date and time: Saturday, April 19, 2025  from 9:30 am or 11 am. For children ages 1 to 6 will be Celebrate the beginning of spring with a reading of "The Little White Rabbit" and an egg hunt within the forest grounds. Kids can bring their favorite basket to collect eggs for small prizes. Refreshments and a spring craft giveaway is included. Registration is required either in person, by mail or online.
• Skyline Church Bloomfield - Easter Egg Hunt
  Pulaski Park, Bloomfield, NJ. Email: info@skylinenj.org. Event date and time: Saturday, April 12, 2025 from 10 am to 1pm. Free. This Easter Egg Hunt is free for all and has games, face painting and bounce houses. n amazing morning of games, face painting, bounce houses and an egg hunt! Skyline creates a wonderful event for your children to have fun and create memories with you! We will hide over 10,000 eggs - just for you! This event is completely free, but you need tickets for every person in your family (even adults)The gates open at 10:00am and the hunt starts at 11:30am. We have over 10,000 eggs to be found. We provide a separate hunt area for special needs children who attend. It is held in a separate area so they can hunt without as much noise or pressure of so many other children. You must get a free ticket for every person in your party to attend the event. Click the Registration button below and use the password skylinehunt2018. We can't wait to see you there! We've got FREE games, crafts, and face painting. Bring your camera to take pictures with the Easter Bunny for you and your family to enjoy! We'll be getting started at 10am and going till noon with the hunt starting at 11am! Bring your families, invite your friends and let's share an amazing day together. The actual egg hunts will be divided by age groups. There will also be a separate egg hunt for families of children with special needs.**  This year you can also PRE-REGISTER your family on their website. 
• Redeemer Montclair Easter Egg Hunt -
  Deleted by request of the church. Fear not, there are plenty of others in the are, See above!

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