Looking for fun Easter events for the whole family? We’ve rounded up a bunch of great things to do Easter weekend in Richmond, VA.
Easter Egg Hunts & Events
Easter Jump and Egg Hunt
April 3, 2015
3:00 – 5:00 pm
Pump it up Hanover
Monkey Joe’s Egg Hunt
April 3, 2015
5:30-8:30
Midlothian Turnpike
Dominion Family Easter at Maymont
April 4, 2015
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Maymont
Easter Egg Hunt at Strange’s
April 4, 2014
10:00 am
Strange’s
2nd Annual Dover Hall Easter Egg Hunt
April 4, 2015
12-3:00 pm
Dover Hall
Shirley Plantation Easter Egg Hunt
April 4, 2015
1:00 – 3:00pm
Shirley Plantation
Annual Hayride and Easter Egg Hunt
April 4, 2015
3-6yrs olds will begin at 11am. 7-10yr olds will begin at 1:30pm!
Advance registration required.
Boulevard Flower Gardens
Easter Weekend with Peter Rabbit
April 4 & 5, 2015
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens
Easter On Parade
Sunday April 5, 2015
1-5 p.m.
Monument Avenue
Bunny Photos
Easter Weekend with Peter Rabbit
April 4 & 5, 2015
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens
Chesterfield Towne Center Mall
March 19th – April 4th
Have your photo taken with the Easter Bunny at the set located in front of HomeGoods and receive a free gift!
Regency Square Mall
March 21 – April 4, 2015
Easter Bunny is located in Center Court
Short Pump Mall
March 14 – April 4, 2015
Visit with the Easter Bunny in his Victorian Garden Setting in the Food Court! Each child that visits with the Easter Bunny will receive a free gift!
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photo credit: Catherine Matheny Bell
Dominion GardenFest of Lights at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden promises you a magical evening. Enjoy a festive atmosphere with holiday decorations, lights, bicycles and flowers all rolled into one. Archways, walkways, fountains and everything in between are aglow with shiny bicycle streamers, bicycle baskets, and bicycle wheels. Celebrating Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden’s 30th anniversary, this year’s theme is: A Legacy in Lights: 120 years from Bicycle Club to Botanical Garden, a nod to the Lakeside Wheel Club, founded by Lewis Ginter in 1895.
Whether you have visited GardenFest in previous years – or are new to the festival of lights – you are in for a beautiful evening. The creatively decorated bicycles appeal to audiences of all ages. Bicycles of yesteryear and modern bicycles all have a home here, artfully displayed. Bicycles, tricycles, and penny-farthing bicycles. Some bicycles are bedecked prominently with lights, flowers, and other decorations and others almost seem camouflaged. My kids excitedly pointed out the bicycles and took photos of them. Each and every one.
photo credit: Patricia Cancro
So just what goes into making GardenFest a magical winter wonderland? Lights, volunteers, and months of preparation to plan and install lights. I asked my oldest how many lights he thought made up GardenFest. He thoughtfully suggested 500 million. (Yes, Virginia, it certainly seems that way). Actually, the answer is a half a million lights, an impressive number.
As a first time visitor of GardenFest, I expected it to be packed. Although there were plenty of folks enjoying the evening, the displays were spread out over the Garden’s expansive grounds, so it did not appear crowded.
Need to warm up while you are there? Take a break from the cold in the Conservatory where you can check out botanicals, model trains chugging past historic Richmond landmarks, and a larger-than-life Christmas tree. The Kelly Education Center also offers a warm respite, with a chance to enjoy Victorian decorations, dollhouses, and a gallery walk of photos documenting the Garden’s rich history. Other strategies to warm up include enjoying hot chocolate, and s’mores (for purchase).
GardenFest is appropriate for the entire family, but check out these tips for visiting GardenFest with children before you go. Check out this link for additional information about GardenFest, including nightly events as well as an Instagram contest.
Dominion GardenFest of Lights at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden runs now through January 12, 2015 from 5-10pm.*
Tickets:
$12 adult
$11 seniors (age 55+)
$8 children (ages 3 – 12)
Free for children under age 3
$7 Garden members
$5 Child on Garden Membership (ages 3 – 18)
Tickets are also available by phone at 1-800-594-TIXX (8499) and online; please note there are convenience fees.
Online sales for General Admission
Online sales for Garden Members
*closed December 24 and December 25
I was provided free tickets to GardenFest in exchange for my review. All opinions are my own.
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A holiday tradition featuring more than half-a-million twinkling lights, hand-crafted botanical decorations, model trains, holiday dinners, firepit with s’mores and hot chocolate (for purchase); nightly family activities & more. The region’sultimate holiday extravaganza!
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A holiday tradition featuring more than half-a-million twinkling lights, hand-crafted botanical decorations, model trains, holiday dinners, firepit with s’mores and hot chocolate (for purchase); nightly family activities & more. The region’sultimate holiday extravaganza!
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Photo Credit: Patricia Cancro
Win a Family 4-Pack to
Dominion GardenFest of Lights
A holiday tradition featuring more than half-a-million twinkling lights, hand-crafted botanical decorations, model trains, holiday dinners, fire pit with s’mores and hot chocolate (for purchase); nightly family activities & more. The region’s ultimate holiday extravaganza!
Photo Credit: Sarah Hauser
Kick off the holiday season with a family 4-pack to see this incredible light show.
A Legacy in Lights:
120 Years from Bicycle Club to Botanical GardenDominion GardenFest opens with a special illumination event on November 28, 2014
Everyone is invited to assemble on the Terrace Lawn in front of the Rose Garden to enjoy a stunt show and help count down to the Illumination.
Then the Garden Keeper, Butterfly Fairy and a representative from NBC12 will flip the giant light switch and the Garden will be illuminated.
EnergyCycleRVA will have children and adult bikes in the Azalea Room, located in the Kelly Education Center, powering our unicorn light figure! You will be able to power this 100+ strand, 12-foot tall unicorn by simply riding a bike.
And Mike Steidley will perform an encore mountain bike stunt show in the Rose Garden followed by an autograph signing.
Tickets for the giveaway were provided by Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.
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A holiday tradition featuring more than half-a-million twinkling lights, hand-crafted botanical decorations, model trains, holiday dinners, firepit with s’mores and hot chocolate (for purchase); nightly family activities & more. The region’sultimate holiday extravaganza!
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Garden Members receive their 10% discount on all purchases! Learn more about the benefits of Garden Membership.
Join us at the Garden for a special evening of shopping just in time for the holidays. Guests will be greeted with a glass of champagne or sparkling cider and enjoy live music and door prizes while you shop.
The Garden Cafe will be open for dining 5 – 7 pm.
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