Easter in Melbourne 2023: Activities & Events for Families

Easter in Melbourne : Easter is almost here in Melbourne, which means bunny rabbits, Easter egg hunts, Easter activities and lots of fun all over the city and beyond. Check out these Easter Events in Melbourne for families. Hop to it!

When is Easter 2023?

Easter in Melbourne comes a little later this year. The Easter long weekend falls on 7-10^th April 2023.

• 7^th April – Good Friday
• 9^th April – Easter Sunday
• 10^th April – Easter Monday

Melbourne school holidays run from 7^th April – 23rd April with some schools extending until the 25th April.

Easter Activities & Events in Melbourne 2023

The Easter school holidays are coming up quickly, and while some families may take the chance to get away for the long weekend, there are plenty of Easter activities in Melbourne, around the city and beyond.

Find Below a list of Easter events in Melbourne. Some of these Easter events and activities require tickets while many others are FREE Easter Events! We will update this post as new events are organised

1. Good Friday Appeal and Kids Day Out

One of the biggest Easter activities in Melbourne, the fun filled Kids Day Out is returning to Melbourne for Easter Good Friday. Enjoy a range of activities, including carnival rides, Classic Cars, and the Woolworths Fresh Food Fair. The popular Teddy Bear Hospital will be back and bigger than ever! 

Where:
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), 1 Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf, VIC 3006
When: 
Good Friday, 7th April 2023
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2. Easter Activities at Kabloom

The greatest flower show on earth is happening again in the Dandenong Ranges, East of Melbourne!! This year’s Tesselaar KaBloom, Festival of Flowers will be a showcase of colour, beauty and excitement, and is the perfect family day out.

There will be lots of  Easter activities including the famous Easter hunt. This year instead of hunting eggs, you will be hunting rabbits!

Where:
Tesselaar Flower Farm, 357 Monbulk Road, Silvan.
When:
7th-10^th April 2023
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3. Melbourne Easter Show

The Melbourne Easter Show is a great Easter event in Melbourne for families. It is a fun filled weekend with a range of children’s activities, interactive demonstrations, roving entertainers, carnival rides, Easter Egg Hunts and much, much more!

When:
7^th-9^th April 2023, 10am-9am daily
Where:
Dromana Estate Winery 555 Old Moorooduc Road Tuerong, VIC
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4. Easter Family Fun at the Queen Victoria Market

This Easter in Melbourne at the Queen Victoria Market you can bring the kids to meet the Easter bunny, explore the Market with the all-new Kids Passport or take part in their FREE kids school holiday activities. There is a full schedule ahead that includes lots of Easter activities:

• Making Easter Egg Art
• Creating Easter Bunny Ears
• Decorating Eco Bag Art
• Pom Pom Pet Craft
• Free Kids Face Painting
• Easter Bunny Visits
• Kids Passport Activities

Where:
Queen Victoria Market, Queen St, Melbourne VIC 3000
When:
To be advised
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5. Easter at Sk8House

Sk8house is gearing up for a bumper Easter school holidays. There will be visits from the Easter Bunny, who will have Easter eggs to give away. Great music, fun games and all the awesome family friendly activities that Sk8house is known for.

With up to 6 hours of skating fun from JUST $20 it is also incredibly good value! And there’s even a 25% discount code for Easter Monday which means you get 5 hours of skating (11am – 4pm) for just $12 single entry (+$4 sk8hire if required). Use code: EASTER2325 online!

Where:
Sk8House Roller Rink
3/2 Amayla Cres CARRUM DOWNS Vic
When:
Bookings here>>>

6. Hop in for fun for Easter at Luna Park

The annual Great Easter Egg Hunts are back at Luna Park on Easter Saturday and Sunday. Kids will have the chance to meet the Easter Bunny and join the egg hunts for over 30,000 Chocolatier eggs for kids of all ages.

There will be back-to-back easter egg hunts across the two days overseen by the mad-as-mad Mad Hatter and the energetic Easter bunny acrobats bouncing and balancing their way around the park. It’s high energy entertainment and a great day out for the whole family

Where:
Luna Park Melbourne, 18 Lower Esplanade, St Kilda, Victoria
When:
Sat 8th – Sun 9th April 2023
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7. Wild and Wellbeing Easter Fun

The first ever Easter festival will be at Wild and Wellbeing this year complete with lots of fun kids Easter activities, live entertainment and food. Kids will love the Easter Egg hunt where they can search high and low throughout Wilby’s secret den to find his eggs. Once the eggs have been found our friendly staff will exchange them with yummy chocolate eggs to enjoy.

Where:
Wild and Wellbeing Farm, Wandin East
When:
7th – 10th April 2023

8. Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Warratina Lavender Farm

Join the Easter Bunny at this annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Warratina Lavender Farm. Each child will be handed a map of the farm on arrival and then set off to go hunting. There are four egg tokens to search for throughout the farm and once all are found, each child will receive a bunch of chocolate eggs, of all sizes to enjoy.
The Tea House be serving their famous lavender scones and ice-cream, as well as delicious sweet and savoury dishes throughout the day.

Where:
Warratina Lavender Farm, 105 Quayle Road, Wandin North
When:
8th and 9th Apr 2022
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Easter Activities Melbourne for Families

Are you spending Easter in Melbourne? Are you heading to one of these fun family Easter events? Let us know if you know any Easter activities in Melbourne that are worth a mention!

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