Get ready for Easter and plan to attend an Easter event in Sydney with your kids. While there are Easter events happening locally around Newcastle, we wanted to put together a guide of events and activities in Sydney and beyond to attend. Make the most of the Easter long weekend and enjoy a family Easter escape.
There’s tons of fun Easter events in Sydney to enjoy including the Sydney Royal Easter Show, Easter high teas, Easter egg hunts, Easter train rides and other Easter shows. Some of these ticketed events sell out fast so get your tickets now.
Sydney Royal Easter Show
Date: Friday 11 April to Tuesday 22 April 2025
Location: Sydney Olympic Park
Age Group: All ages
Cost:Online ticket price is $48 for adults, $29.50 for children and $36 for concession. A family pass (four tickets) is $138.
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Why you should go: Australia’s biggest celebration of the country, the Sydney Royal Easter Show is back for 2025 with tickets on sale now. Although the show is described as an agricultural show, it’s much more than that. It’s a celebration of rural and agricultural industry dating back to 1823 and includes animal displays, award-winning produce and crafts.
Some of our favourites include the Farmyard Nursery with over 500 free-range animals you can pat, the Animal Walk where you head in and out of pavilions, to see all the Sydney Royal award-winning animals and farmyard and Food Farm teaches kids everything they need to know about food and fibre, paddock to plate and the importance of our farmers. And of course the rides and show bags! Check out our Sydney Royal Easter Show article for our best tips to save money and enjoy the 2025 Sydney Royal Easter Show with your kids.
Easter Egg Hunt At Golden Ridge Animal Farm
Date: Saturday 12 – Sunday 20 April 2025
Location: Golden Ridge Animal Farm, 686 Old Northern Road, Dural
Age Group: All ages
Cost: Child tickets from $29.50. The cost varies each day the public holidays are the dearer days to visit Monday- Thursday are the cheaper.
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Why you should go: The 2025 Easter Egg Hunt is back with bookings open now. Let your kids experience the fun of an Easter Egg Hunt at a hands-on and interactive farm in Dural. Kids will first get to milk the cow, cuddle little chicks, ducklings and bunnies and decorate an Easter mask. It’s then onto the main event of an indoor Easter Egg Hunt. Kids will need to search for hidden plastic Easter eggs.
The Ingenia Holiday Parks Sydney Family Show
Date: Saturday 12 April to Sunday 27 April 2025
Location: Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park
Age Group: All ages
Cost: Adult $30, Kids $15, Family $75. Unlimited 3 Hour Rider Wristband $50
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Why you should go: For a day of fun, head to The Ingenia Holiday Parks Sydney Family Show. It is held at the Entertainment Quarter in Moore Park. There’s heaps of fun for you and kids to enjoy including a bunny hopping competition, reptile show, live stage shows, traditional carnival games, show bags, and the cuddliest of little friends in the animal nursery,
The Ingenia Holiday Parks Family Show offers a myriad of activities for all ages, including the Motorcycle and Bike Stunt Show, Reptile Show and dynamic stage performances running daily. Time your visit with a Paw Patrol show or meet Bluey and Bingo.
This year, book your kids in for the Easter Basket Zone where kids will collect goodies from within a white picket fenced area. It’s $15 per child and includes the Easter Egg basket, access to the zone and goodies.
Fairfield Easter Show
Date: Thursday 17 April to Tuesday 22 April 2025
Location: Fairfield Showground
Age Group: All ages
Cost: $2 Entry per person
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Why you should go: Celebrate Easter at the Fairfield Easter Show. There’s no shortage of fun planned for the Fairfield Easter show including rides, showbags, entertainment, circus shows, pig racing, animal nursery, and nightly 8:30pm fireworks. All this plus an Easter Egg Hunt! On Kids Day on 17 April, all kids rides $2 each + first 500 kids get a FREE plush toy!
Easter Celebrations at Hunter Valley Gardens
Date: Friday 18 April – Monday 21 April 2025
Location: Hunter Valley Gardens
Age Group: All ages
Cost: Adult: $41, Child $31 ( 4 – 15 years old), Family (2A+2C) $126
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Why you should go: Take part in the Hunter Valley’s largest Easter Egg Hunt at Hunter Valley Gardens during the Easter Long Weekend. Join Hunter Valley Gardens for a weekend of fun, including Easter activities, spectacular rides and a visit from the Easter Bunny. Every child will receive an Easter chocolate at the completion of the Giant Easter Hunt. Plus, there’s also a Golden Egg Hunt to win a Family Annual Pass!
The Hunts will be conducted on Friday 18, Saturday 19, Sunday 20 and Monday 21 April, with 2 sessions on Friday and Monday and 3 sessions on Saturday and Sunday, with the 10am session dedicated to children under 6 years of age only. Every child that takes part in the Easter Egg Hunt receives an Easter chocolate. Tickets for the Easter Egg Hunt are $2 per hunt/per child and must be purchased online with any family pass (as an add on at checkout).
The Hills Easter Show
Aussie Night Markets presents The Hills Easter Show, 4 days of all the foods, desserts and retail stalls you know and love plus an amazing line up of entertainment. The show includes kids rides and jumping castles, carnival games, market and craft stalls, petting zoo, face painting, showbags, pony and horse rides, award-winning comedian Joel Ozborn and American Illusionist Erika Vanlee as well as lots more entertainment.
Date: Friday 18 to Monday 21 April 2025
Location: Castle Hill Showgrounds
Cost: Online price $10 Adult entry (12+), $7 Child entry (Under 12y) or Family Pass for $30. Children 3yrs and under are FREE.
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Easter Bunny Express at Zig Zag Railway
Date: Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 April 2025
Location: Zig Zag Railway, Lithgow
Age Group: All ages
Cost: Adult: $50, Child $32.50 ( 3- 16 years old)
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You can book your tickets on the inaugural Easter Bunny Express!! The Zig Zag Railway will be open all Easter long weekend this year, with a special guest arriving for the Saturday and Sunday’s trips! Special event pricing will apply for Saturday and Sunday – book now to avoid disappointment. Regular ticketing will apply for Good Friday and Easter Monday. Enjoy the train journey, enjoy an Easter Egg Hunt, meet the Easter Bunny and pat, cuddle and get up close and personal with fluffy friends from Kenzell Farm.
Alice in Easterland at Centennial Parklands
Date: Saturday 19 April 2025
Location: Centennial Parklands
Time: 10:30am & 1:30pm
Age Group: 4+
Cost: $20
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Why you should go: Experience Easter celebrations with a theatrical twist to the beloved children’s classic, Alice in Wonderland. Join Alice on an adventure as she helps the Mad Hatter find his Easter bonnet and deals with the Queen of Hearts. Bring your Easter bonnets as kids get the chance to showcase their creations in a fun parade! Dress up encouraged. Tailored for families with kids aged from 4 years old.
Easter Egg-Stravaganza at Q Station
Date: Saturday 19 March 2025
Location: Q Station, Manly
Time: Choose from 3 time slots: 10:30am, 11:00am, or 11:30am.
Cost: Adult: $25, Child $18
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Why you should go: Celebrate Easter in style with an Easter Egg-stravaganza. Join Q Station for an exciting day filled with activities, including an Easter Egg hunt around the Glasshouse lawns, arts and crafts at their craft stand, bouncing fun on the jumping castle, and live music starting at 12 pm! Kids can also enjoy epic face painting!
Mad Hatters High Tea
Date: Saturday 19 April 2024
Location: Sir Stamford at Circular Quay, Sydney
Age Group: 6+
Cost: Adult: $109, Child $69 ( 6- 12 years old)
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Why you should go: Celebrate Easter at the Easter Saturday Mad Hatters High Tea buffet at Sir Stamford at Circular Quay hotel! Adventure down the rabbit hole into a delightful world of sweets and treats while sipping on your favourite fine tea or coffee. You would be mad not to attend!
Sip chilled bubbles or your favourite fine tea while enjoying the scrumptious delights from wonderland including The Mad Hatter’s Sweet Cupcakes, Eat Me Macarons and The White Queens’s Scones with Whipped Cream and Jam. Delish!
Alice in Easterland at Callan Park
Date: Sunday 20 April 2025
Location: Summerhouse Callan Park, Lilyfield
Time: 10:30am & 1:30pm
Age Group: 4+
Cost: $20
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Why you should go: Experience Easter celebrations with a theatrical twist to the beloved children’s classic, Alice in Wonderland. Join Alice on an adventure as she helps the Mad Hatter find his Easter bonnet and deals with the Queen of Hearts. Bring your Easter bonnets as kids get the chance to showcase their creations in a fun parade! Dress up encouraged. Tailored for families with kids aged from 4 years old.
Easter High Tea at Amora Jamison
Date: Sunday 20 April 2025
Location: Amora Jamison Sydney
Age Group: All ages
Cost: Adult: $109, Child $69 ( 6- 12 years old), 5 and younger eat free
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Why you should go: Enjoy a festive High Tea buffet at Amora Hotel Jamison Sydney. Get ready to indulge in a rabbit warren of sweet delights and savoury treats, expertly prepared to capture the festive spirit. Watch a skilled chocolatier in action at the live chocolate station – it’s a treat for your eyes and taste buds! But the fun doesn’t stop here. Kids will love the engaging Easter activities, including an egg hunt and a visit from Mr. Rabbit.
Glenworth Valley’s Giant Easter Egg Hunt 2025
Date: Sunday 20 April 2025
Time: Sessions at 9am, 10am, 11am and 12pm
Location: Glenworth Valley, Central Coast
Age Group: Egg collection is for children under 14.
Cost: Parent admittance is free. Cost for kids for Easter Egg Hunt TBA – Tickets on sale soon
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Why you should go: Glenworth Valley is the backdrop of Sydney’s biggest Egg Hunt on Easter Sunday. Organise a group of your friends and family and search for over 25,000 chocolate eggs scattered among Glenworth Valley’s magical wilderness. Pack your best Easter costumes, hats & bags and share in a magical morning filled with fun and laughter as baskets are piled high with chocolate and the Easter cheer is spread. There’s a brand new hunt area this year – exclusively for little ones aged 3-7. Plus a section for 8-14 year old’s. And with an extra-large chocolate delivery from the Easter Bunny on its way, there’s 15 eggs ready for each child.
Easter Sunday at Jamberoo
Date: Sunday 20 April 2025
Time: 10am – 5pm
Location: Jamberoo near Wollongong
Age Group: 4 – 12 and adults / carers
Cost: Online prices: Adult: $74, Child $64 ( 4 – 12 years old), Under 4 are free
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Why you should go: Make a weekend of it and head south to Jamberoo water-theme park in Wollongong for some Easter fun. This season, they will continue the trend of recent years with individually prepared bags of chocolate Easter eggs being handed out to all children aged 4-12 years when they enter the park. This helps with safety measures, adds a personal touch and a photo opportunity, and means all children will get their own special bag of eggs.
Be early! From 10 – 11am the Easter Bunny and Sammy the Shark will start handing out the eggs and they will be available for photos near the park entrance – so bring your camera and share the fun with #jamberooactionpark on Facebook and Instagram.
There will also be an Easter Hamper Guessing Competition, and other competitions and giveaways around Outback Bay all day long! They recommend that tickets be bought online (to save time and money), but they can be bought at the gate with ticket booths opening at 10.00am – or slightly earlier. They recommend all guests* to be ready to come in by 9.45am.
Alice in Easterland at Parramatta Park
Date: Monday 21 April 2025
Location: Rumsey Rose Garden, Parramatta
Time: 10am & 1pm
Age Group: 4+
Cost: $20
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Why you should go: Experience Easter celebrations with a theatrical twist to the beloved children’s classic, Alice in Wonderland. Join Alice on an adventure as she helps the Mad Hatter find his Easter bonnet and deals with the Queen of Hearts. Bring your Easter bonnets as kids get the chance to showcase their creations in a fun parade! Dress up encouraged. Tailored for families with kids aged from 4 years old.
Want more inspiration for Easter fun with kids? Check out our Celebrating Easter Guide. We have lots of ideas to celebrate Easter with your family including Easter events as well as organising Easter egg hunts at home, Easter play activities, watching Easter movies and reading Easter-themed books with your kids.
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