Easter really is a great time of year. The season is changing to temperatures that actually make being outside enjoyable, there's chocolate all around, cute bunnies and chickens adorn shop windows, hot cross buns warm in our ovens and did we mention chocolate? It's also a great time to get out with the kids to enjoy the many Easter events happening around Brisbane city and region.

Redcliffe Festival of Sails 

When: 2 April 2021
Time: 9am - 4pm
Where: Suttons Beach, Redcliffe
Cost: Free

The annual Redcliffe Festival of Sails attracts thousands of adoring fans to the Redcliffe Peninsula each year. The Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race is one of Australia’s largest yachting events and Redcliffe offers some of the best views to watch the yachts as they glide past the peninsula. The festival is free to enter and features a plethora of Easter-themed activities including rides and amusements, live music and entertainment, and the famed sky-diving Easter Bunny!

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Easter Long Weekend Eggstravaganza

When: 2-5 April 2021
Time: Various
Where: 309 Herston Road, Herston
Cost: See website

Victoria Park Bistro has an eggscelent weekend planned for chocolate lovers of all ages! Meet Mr & Mrs Easter Bunny, indulge in Easter-inspired chocolate martinis & honey bunny milkshakes, race to the finish line in the egg and spoon races or hop your way through the putt putt course. The Bistro is open all weekend, so book a table with family and friends ready for an eggstravagant weekend!

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Bluewater Festival 

When: 2 April 2021
Time: 8am - 7:30pm
Where: Shorncliffe Pier
Cost: Free Entry 

The festival is held on the scenic foreshore at Shorncliffe in conjunction with the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race. It’s a perfect vantage point to watch the start of this iconic race plus an opportunity to see the fire-cannon start of the Multihull Yacht race off the Pier. Lower Moora Park, Shorncliffe is jam packed with FREE entertainment through the day with live bands, kids workshops, rides, food and markets all culminating into a beach party and fireworks in the evening.

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Easter High Tea

When: 26 March 2021
Time: 9:30am - 11am
Where: The Shingle Inn, City Hall
Cost: $20

Join the Shingle Inn City Hall for an Easter High Tea! The perfect school holiday activity to entertain the kids, includes an Easter egg hunt, a visit and photos from the Easter bunny and a decorate your own bunny biscuit! Kids High Tea includes kids shake (vanilla, chocolate or strawberry) or babychino and decorate your own bunny biscuit activity and the Adult Mini High Tea includes unlimited tea or coffee.

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Bounce on a Springfree at Paradise Resort

When: Anytime
Where: 122 Ferny Avenue, Surfers Paradise

Paradise Resort Gold Coast is renowned as a “Heaven For Kids…Paradise for Parents!” Proudly holding the title of Australia’s only family resort with a waterpark, ice-rink, Zone 4 Kids Club, lagoon Pool, 2 Springfree Trampolines and a Giant Water Park all under the one roof, there is no need to leave this family accommodation on the Gold Coast. Located a few minutes’ walk from the beach and heart of Surfers Paradise, Paradise Resort Gold Coast caters for all families with babies and toddlers through to children 12 years of age. Make your next family vacation one to remember, Paradise Resort is the perfect family getaway. 

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