Easter in San Diego County: Things to do, events and brunch ideas

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.

• Holidays
• Animals
• Easter
• Outdoors

Pet Photos with the Bunny

Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 10 AM

Ongoing until April 4, 2026

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Fashion Valley Mall

$19.99 - $49.99

• Family
• Kids
• Holidays
• Easter
• Photography

Easter Bunny Photos at Parkway Plaza

Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 11 AM

Ongoing until April 4, 2026

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Parkway Plaza

• Easter
• Holidays
• Family
• Kids

Bressi Ranch Village Center's Annual Easter Egg Hunt

Friday, March 27, 2026 at 6 AM

Ongoing until April 5, 2026

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Bressi Ranch Village Center

Free

• Easter
• Holidays
• Outdoors
• Kids
• Family
• Arts & Crafts
• Food

Easter On The Farm

Saturday, March 28, 2026 from 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM

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Bates Nut Farm

$3 - $26

• Outdoors
• Easter
• Holidays
• Kids
• Family
• Gardening

Bunny Blossom Bash

Saturday, March 28, 2026 from 11 AM to 1 PM

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Rancho San Diego Towne Center

Free

• Easter
• Holidays
• Festivals
• Kids
• Family
• Outdoors
• Music

Beach Bunny Festival

Saturday, March 28, 2026 from 1 PM to 4 PM

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Seaport Village

Free

• Easter
• Holidays
• Outdoors

Sunset Easter Paddle - Coronado

Saturday, March 28, 2026 from 5:30 PM to 7 PM

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Coronado Tidelands Park

$0 - $50

• Food
• Easter
• Holidays

Easter Chocolate Pop-Up with Netflix Star Christophe Rull & Annaluna Karkar

Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 8 AM

Ongoing until March 29, 2026

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Christophe Rull Patisserie

Free

• Easter
• Kids
• Family

Bunny Train

Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 10:30 AM

Ongoing until April 5, 2026

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Pacific Southwest Railway Museum

$18.95-$60

• Easter
• Family
• Kids

EasterFest

Sunday, March 29, 2026 from 10 AM to 12 PM

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Point Loma Community Presbyterian Church

Free

• Easter
• Holidays
• Family

Easter Service, Chula Vista

Sunday, March 29, 2026 from 10 AM to 11 AM

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Free

• Classical
• Music
• Vocal Music
• Easter

John Stainer, 'The Crucifixion' Passion Concert

Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 4 PM

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St Bartholomew's Episcopal Church

Free