Easter is just around the corner, which means local egg hunts are getting ready to take over local parks.
Fletcher’s Easter Egg-stravaganza! is set for Saturday, April 13 at Bill Moore Community Park. Henderson County’s 37th annual Easter Egg Hunt will take place at Jackson Park on Saturday April 20, offering free events including egg hunts, inflatables and eggs filled with prizes for kids to find.
At Jackson Park, the festivities start at noon, with egg hunts, music, the Easter Bunny and inflatables. Prizes in the egg hunt include prize eggs, grand prize eggs, toy-filled eggs and thousands of individually wrapped candies.
Six egg hunts are sceduled for Henderson County’s event, starting at 12:30 p.m. for ages of walkers up to 2 years; 12:45 p.m. for ages 3-4; 1 p.m. for ages 5-6; 1:15 p.m. for ages 7-8; 1:30 p.m. for ages 9-10; and 1:45 p.m. for special populations. Egg hunters need to bring their own baskets or bags.
In Fletcher, the 2019 Egg-stravaganza also kicks off at noon, with an Easter egg hunt that will feature more than 10,000 eggs.
The hunt for ages 2 and under starts at 12:15 p.m., followed by ages 3-4 at 12:30 p.m.; 5-6 at 12:45 p.m.; ages 7-8 at 1 p.m.; and ages 9-11 at 1:15 p.m. To participate, all children must be able to walk on their own.
Fletcher’s Egg-stravaganza will also include inflatables, the chance to decorate flower pots to take home and face painting. Visitors are encouraged to bring their cameras for photos with the Easter Bunny.
Fletcher is also calling for volunteers, and anyone wanting to help is encouraged to contact Hunter Jones at
Both events run from noon to 2 p.m. — Henderson County’s at Jackson Park on April 20 and Fletcher’s on April 13. For more information, visit www.hendersoncountync.gov/recreation/page/special-events and www.fletchernc.org/event/easter-egg-stravaganza-2019-2/.
