Pastel-colored ruffle dresses, plastic eggs and wicker baskets filled with plastic grass: these are all signs that Easter is right around the corner. Add a Sasquatch-sized white bunny and you’ve got a bona fide holiday.
This year, Easter falls on April 5, 2026, a holiday celebrated both for its religious significance and for family traditions, seasonal rituals and community gatherings.
For many, including me, Easter evokes core childhood memories. Like the time I was caught red-handed stealing my sister’s chocolate Easter Bunny after devouring my own. In my defense, I was 5.
Americans are expected to spend a record $24.9 billion on Easter, according to the National Retail Federation — that’s a lot of Peeps.
Easter is a “movable feast,” occurring after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox. The phrase “movable feast” has an unintended double entendre with Easter, as it’s a major holiday for restaurant brunches.
Looking for plans between egg-dyeing and your sugar crash?
From pet portraits with the Easter Bunny to sunset paddleboarding, K-pop sing-alongs, and spring cookie decorating, there’s an event for everyone — even late sleepers who usually miss brunch.
Saturday, March 28, 2026 from 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Bates Nut Farm
$3 – $26
Saturday, March 28, 2026 from 11 AM to 1 PM
Rancho San Diego Towne Center
Free
Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Ongoing until April 5, 2026
Pacific Southwest Railway Museum
$18.95-$60
Sunday, March 29, 2026 from 10 AM to 12 PM
Point Loma Community Presbyterian Church
Free