Visits from the Easter Bunny, hunting for colorful eggs, gardening lessons and community breakfasts are planned to celebrate the Easter weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula.
Events will be held throughout the weekend in communities across Clallam and Jefferson counties.
All events focus on children and families.
Here are the larger public Easter egg hunts and events planned for Peninsula communities:
Beaver
* There will be an Easter egg hunt at Hungry Bear Cafe, 205860 U.S. Highway 101, at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Egg hunters will be divided into two age groups — toddler to 4 years old, and children 4 to 12 years of age.
Prizes will be awarded to children, and there will also be a drawing for adults.
Brinnon
The Community Easter Egg Hunt will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday at Dosewallips State Park, just south of town.
Children will be divided into separate groups to hunt for hundreds of eggs.
There will be drawings for Easter baskets, candy and stuffed bunnies.
Chimacum
* The Chimacum Community Egg Hunt will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at H.J. Carroll Park on Rhody Drive, state Highway 19.
Dozens of plastic eggs will be hidden, and prizes will be awarded.
Lutheran Church of the Redeemer is sponsoring the event and will also offer egg painting at the church, 45 Redeemer Way, at 11 a.m. Saturday.
Clallam Bay/Sekiu
* The Community Easter Egg Hunt begins at 11 a.m. Saturday at Clallam Bay School on state Highway 112.
The event will feature a search for more than 40 dozen eggs.
Candy, cash prizes and other goodies will be awarded to several different age groups.
Children 12 and younger are invited to the event, sponsored by West End Youth and Community Club.
Forks
* The Forks Annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held Saturday at Tillicum Park.
More than 1,500 eggs plus prizes for all ages will be available.
A visit from the Easter Bunny is also planned.
The event, which starts at 1 p.m., is sponsored by Sully’s Drive-In, Forks Thrify Mart and Coca-Cola.
* An Easter buffet breakfast will be served from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday at Forks Elks Lodge, 941 Merchant Road.
Pancakes, French toast, biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, ham, sausages, hashbrowns, fruit, juice, coffee and milk will be served.
Proceeds will benefit Sunshine & Rainbow Child Development Center.
Breakfast costs $6 for adults and children over the age of 12, and $4 for children 5 to 11 years old and senior citizens. Children 3 and younger eat free.
Joyce
* The Kitchen’s Family Community Easter Egg Hunt will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at Salt Creek Recreation Area, a Clallam County park located off state Highway 112 at 3506 Camp Hayden Road.
The egg hunt will take place near the playground, baseball fields and covered shelter at the park.
Children 10 years and younger are invited to hunt for plastic and real eggs. Prizes will be awarded.
People should bring buckets or baskets to collect eggs.
LaPush
* LaPush Ocean Park Resort will host an Easter egg hunt beginning Saturday at 11 a.m.
Children 12 years of age and younger can participate in the event, and prizes will be awarded.
Contests will also be held and prizes will be awarded for best homemade baskets and for costumes.
Port Angeles
* The Port Angeles Downtown Association presents “Spring Fling” on Saturday and Sunday.
The Farmers Market on Laurel Street, co-sponsor of the event, will have Master Gardeners available Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to offer tips, ideas and answer questions regarding plants and gardening.
A dahlia bulb give-away for children 12 and younger will begin at 9 a.m. and continue as long as bulbs are available.
The Easter Bunny will be strolling the sidewalks downtown Saturday to give candy to children and adults from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
A kite fly-in event called “Ragtime” will be held at Valley Creek Estuary on Front Street from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
The fly-in is sponsored by the downtown association and Pacific Rim Hobby, and will include displays of kites of all sizes and shapes.
Demonstrations of trick kites along with the raffle to “Win a Really Big Kite” will be held.
People are encouraged to bring their own kites or just watch.
* The KONP Easter egg hunt will take place Saturday at 9 a.m. at Shane Park, 613 S. A St.
The event is for children 12 and younger.
More than 3,500 eggs will be hidden in the park, and hundreds of prizes will be awarded.
Children should bring their own baskets and containers for eggs.
The Easter Bunny will be on hand to greet children and pose for photographs.
Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. — forms are available at KONP and various businesses throughout the Port Angeles area.
The completed forms should be brought to the event.
Port Townsend
* Elks Lodge No. 317 will host the area’s oldest continuing Easter egg hunt, starting at 7 a.m. Sunday at Chetzemoka Park, Jackson and Blaine streets.
The egg hunt has been a community event for more than 70 years.
Children 12 years of age and younger are invited to participate in the free event.
The children will hunt for 1,440 real eggs, 16 “gold” eggs and 16 “silver” eggs.
Easter baskets and other prizes will be awarded.
Boy Scout Troop No. 479 will hide eggs and assist during the hunt.
* An Easter carnival will be held Saturday at New Life Church, 1636 Hastings Ave.
The carnival will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and include games, prizes and an Easter egg hunt at 1 p.m.
Free drawings for prizes and a bicycle will occur.
Hot dogs and pop for $1 and other foods will be available for purchase.
Free game and craft booths will be available, and 50 cents will buy time for children to play in a “bouncy house.”
* The 20th annual American Legion Post No. 26 Ladies Auxiliary Easter Egg Hunt will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday.
The event at American Legion Park located on Discovery Road at state Highway 20 is open for children 12 years of age and younger.
About 1,080 real eggs — including prize eggs — will be awarded for various age categories.
Music will be provided by Louie’s World, Louis and Selina Espinoza. The Easter Bunny will be on hand to greet children.
* Calvary Chapel, 13474 Airport Road, will not host an egg hunt this year, but will have special programs for children and youths, including songs, stories and prizes, during the 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. services Easter Sunday.
Quilcene
* The annual Quilcene Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt will start promptly at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Quilcene Community Center Park.
About 420 real eggs and 480 plastic eggs containing candy and other prizes will be hidden in the park.
Children 12 years and younger are invited to participate in the free event.
There will be special basket prizes for three age categories.
Sequim
* An Easter egg hunt will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at Carrie Blake Park.
The event is for children 10 years of age and younger, and toddlers must be accompanied by a parent.
Candy and other prizes will be available for every child.
* The Elks Lodge Easter Egg Hunt, complete with prize-filled eggs, will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Elks Lodge, 143 Port Williams Road.
The egg hunt is for children 10 years of age and younger from the Sequim community.
Children must be accompanied by and adult.
Cookies and punch will be served after the hunt.
* First Baptist Church of Sequim, 1323 Sequim Dungeness Way, will host an Easter egg hunt Saturday.
The event begins at 10 a.m. and is open to children 12 years of age and younger.
More than 1,900 eggs will be hidden and prizes will be awarded.
A story hour is also scheduled following the egg hunt.