On the hunt for Easter egg events this weekend? Here are a dozen North Texas options

Brayden Garcia
·3 min read

Easter Sunday is this weekend and, while not traditionally the reason for the season, so are hunts for candy filled eggs.

As for why colorful and stuffed eggs became part of the holiday, that dates back to at least the 13th century and the Lenten season, according to the History Channel. Eggs were a forbidden food during Lent and people marked the end of the religious period by painting and decorating eggs, thus eating them on Easter as a celebration.

Fast forward a few hundred years and children across the country will be on the hunt for candy-filled eggs this weekend. Here’s a few Easter egg events across North Texas for families:

Easter egg hunts in Fort Worth

Legends of Texas event in the Fort Worth Stockyards with face painting, live music, petting zoo, cattle drive and more.

  • When: Noon Saturday

  • Where: 131 E. Exchange Ave.

  • Cost: Free

City of Fort Worth Easter egg hunt at Martin Luther King Park.

  • When: 3-5 p.m. Friday

  • Where: 5565 Truman Dr.

  • Cost: Free

Southwest Community Center Easter egg hunt.

  • When: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday

  • Where: 6300 Welch Ave.

  • Cost: Free

Unity Fort Worth is hosting an Easter egg hunt for those who attend Sunday church service.

  • When: 12:30-1:30 p.m. Sunday

  • Where: 5051 Trail Lake Dr.

  • Cost: Free

Hope Church is hosting an egg hunt, along with Easter Sunday service and a free continental breakfast.

  • When: 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday

  • Where: 1750 Beach St.

  • Cost: Free

Freedom Church is partnering with M.H. Moore Elementary School to host an Easter egg hunt in Diamond Hill.

WineShop at Home is hosting a wine tasting and adult Easter egg hunt at The Virginan May bed and breakfast.

  • When: 6:05-10:55 p.m. Saturday

  • Where: 11671 Randle Ln.

  • Cost: Free

House of Hope for Autism is hosting an event that will have an Easter Bunny on hand for photos and an egg hunt.

  • When: 10 a.m. Saturday

  • Where: 865 E. Ramsey Ave.

  • Cost: Free, but register online.

Easter egg hunts in Arlington

St. Barnabas Methodist Church is hosting both a pancake breakfast and Easter egg hunt.

  • When: 9-11 a.m. Saturday

  • Where: 5011 W. Pleasant Ridge Rd.

  • Cost: Free

First United Methodist Church of Arlington will host a Easter egg hunt and picnic this weekend.

  • When: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday

  • Where: 313 N. Center St.

  • Cost: Free

Mission Arlington is hosting “the world’s largest Easter egg hunt” with over 80,000 plastic candy-filled eggs.

  • When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 15

  • Where: 1516 W. Pioneer Parkway

  • Cost: Free

Arlington Parks and Recreation is hosting an “Eggstravaganza Tot Party” at the Dottie Lynn Recreation Center.

  • When: 10 a.m. to noon on April 14

  • Where: 3200 Norwood Ln.

  • Cost: Free