South Island of New Zealand Find a local Easter Egg Hunt in South Island of New Zealand!

Find a local Easter Egg Hunt, Easter Parade, Easter Brunch, etc.

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 April 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.

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 Since many egg hunts do not publish the current year's dates until the very last minute, or simply never respond to email, we may not get their current information, which is why we have links to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

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: Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025 from 10 am to 4 pm. 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. Bring your children and join in the fun at our annual Easter event, with entertainment, live music, bouncy castles, face painting and of course, the Great NZ Easter Egg Hunt with chocolate treats and eggs awarded at the end. Includes limitless Tram rides. **Train rides an additional cost**. Tickets at Eventfinda. Limited door sales.