Top 5 affordable long weekend Easter break locations

Easter long weekend, the perfect time for a family get away. The weather is normally a balmy 23’C, you can get outdoors, take the family for a weekend mini-break or take a day trip to get into the Easter egg demolishing spirit.

Hands holding Lindor chocolate eggs, with a pink wristband on one saying, Easter Egg Hunt.

Here are our top picks of activities for the long weekend which are sure to be a hit with the whole family.

1. Thredbo Easter Carnival

A group of kids with an Easter bunny character in a green field, with a hotel in the background.

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Clear the mind and rejuvenate in the mountains, Thredbo has a family-friendly weekend carnival from the 30th March – 2nd April Pack your basket, it’s time to go hunting for the Easter sweet treats, Thredbo’s annual golden Easter Egg hunt has $10,000 up for grabs, one $5,000 Jackpot Lindt Gold Bunny and five $1,000 Golden Lindt Eggs to be won. There’s also something for the little ones, with a kids giant Easter egg hunt, there’s chocolate Easter eggs scattered all over Friday Flat. If that’s not enough to sell you to take the adventure down to Thredbo, there’s also local music at The Local Pub, a cultural display at Thredbo Keller Green, a glow disc golf party at Thredbo’s golf course and for the true adventurers you can also find a mountain bike challenge.

For accommodation, we recommend staying at Jindabyne Holiday Park, you have the option of lake view villas, kosi cabins, studio rooms, powered sites for caravans or unpowered sites for camping. The drive from Jindabyne Holiday Park up to Thredbo is a photographers dream, with wildlife galore, you may even be lucky enough to spot a kangaroo or emu hopping past.easter bunny near beach

2. The Great Centennial Park Egg Hunt

A gold covered Lindt chocolate bunny sitting on the top of a wood post on a beach.

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Suitable for children aged four to eight years, take the kids on an Easter egg hunt following a trail map around The Centennial Park Garden and complete mini challenges on this Easter quest and be rewarded with chocolate eggs. Take the kids outside and participate in activities such as an egg and spoon race, an egg hunt and the opportunity to get a family photo at the end of the day, this Easter egg hunt will be running from Saturday 31st March to Sunday 1st March and you can start anytime between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm, click here to purchase your tickets and find out more information.

3. Sydney Easter Parade

A row of kids in orange uniforms carrying drums that say Marching Koalas, in the Sydney Easter Parade.

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Join the other Sydneysiders upon this fun-filled, family-friendly event on Monday 2nd April to watch the Sydney Easter Parade, with giant inflatables, animal costumes, marching bands, stilt-walkers and many creative and colourful displays. With the gates opening at 10am at Hyde Park (St James Station side), this is a free event, however you can pre-register for the parade or make a donation. Lindt Bunny in Bushes

4. The Central Coast get-away

A gold Lindt bunny in a ziploc bag, placed in tall grass.

Head up through some beautiful National Parks and find yourself on The Central Coast, just an hour and a half north of Sydney. Here you can stay at the Ocean Beach Holiday Resort which is nestled amongst native Australian bush, and is in prime real-estate location, right upon the beach front at Umina Beach.

On The Central Coast, there are a variety of events being held over the Easter long weekend, you could head to The Entrance’s Waterfront Plaza, where there is a market stall, live music, entertainment, amusement rides plus a special appearance from the Easter Bunny on Sunday and much more. There is also the option to head to Firescreek Fruit Winery, on Saturday a great balance of Easter Egg hunting for the kids at 10:30am and wine tasting of the multi-award winning wines, located in the picturesque Holgate/Matcham Valley.

5. The Bathurst 6 Hour

Dozens of colourful racecars rounding a bend along a track, with pit crews looking on.

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If you want to mix up the standard Easter egg hunt, your answers could be solved thanks to the Bathurst 6 Hour car race, continuing the tradition of the first ever motor race which was held at Mount Panorama on the Easter long weekend in 1938. This is Australia's longest race for production cars at Mount Panorama and will be operating from Friday 30th March until Sunday 1st April. With 62 car’s upon the entry list, this

Easter break can have you witnessing some of the most elite race-cars in their class, don’t forget to pack your Easter eggs and have a picnic on the sidelines as you watch the cars race past. You can find more information, or click here to purchase your tickets here.

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