Anne Arundel County Easter Egg Hunts 2019: Here They Are

Spring is here and as flowers slowly begin to bloom that can only mean one thing: Easter is right around the corner. And for kids — or, you know, youthful adults — it’s never too early to start thinking about hunting for colorful, candy-stuffed eggs. Luckily the folks at Easter Egg Hunts and Easter Events have Anne Arundel County covered.

Easter comes pretty late this year, falling on Sunday, April 21. (Last year it was on April 11 and the year before that it fell on April 16th.) As such, many egg hunts and other events across the country will be held either a day or a week before the holiday.

There will be several egg hunts available this year for Anne Arundel kiddos, some of which include Easter Bunny visits, too. Here’s a roundup of some of our favorites. Click here to see all the events and more details about them.

• Bay Ridge Christian Church - Easter egg hunts for children, FREE admission, Children's crafts, Other activities for children, Bring a basket to collect the eggs
  • Date: Saturday, April 20, from 10:30am to 1:30pm
  • Address: 1071 Bay Ridge Road, Annapolis
  • Price: Free
  • Details: Kids under 5 hunt at 11:30am, ages 6-12 hunt at 12:30. Ponies, face painting, petting zoo, shark tooth dig, carnival games, magic show, free food and more.

• Bethel Baptist Church Community Day and Easter Egg Hunt - Easter egg hunt
  • Date: Saturday, April 20, 2019, from 10 am to 1 pm
  • Address: 416 Wellham Avenue, Glen Burnie
  • Price: Free
  • Details: Children Ages 2 to 12 (feel free to bring your own basket)
• Friends of Kinder Farm Park Easter Egg Hunt - Easter egg hunt
  • Date: Saturday, April 13, 2019 from 10 am to noon, rain or shine.
  • Address: 1001 Kinder Farm Park Rd, Millersville
  • Price: $5 per child
  • Details: The egg hunt is designed for children 12 and under. The egg hunt will be separated into 4 time slots. In addition, there will be activities for the children to do such as crafts, games, and taking pictures with the Easter Bunny. Sign up for the event using Ultra Signup.
• Greenstreet Gardens - Easter egg hunts, parade, Easter Bunny appearance
  • Date: Saturday, April 13, 2019, from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm
  • Address: 391 West Bay Front Road, Lothian
  • Price: $6 per child
  • Details: There will be an Easter parade, Egg hunt, the Easter Bunny and more! Bring your own basket. Check in starts at 10:30 am for the 11:00 am hunt. Check in starts at 1:30 pm for the 2:00 pm hunt
• Lake Shore Baptist Church - Easter egg hunts for children, Easter egg hunts for toddlers
• Date: Saturday, April 20, from 10 am to 1 pm
• Address: 4613 Mountain Road, Pasadena
• Price: Free
• Details: Held indoors in bad weather, children's crafts, baskets are provided, inflatables or bounce house

And here's one for grownups, hosted by the Annapolis Parks and Recreation Department:

• Annual Adult Easter Egg Hunt at Night - No kids, must be 18 or older
• Date: Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 8 to 10 p.m. Rain Date is Sunday, April 14 (same time and place).
• Address: Meet in the "Pip" Moyer Recreation Center parking lot by Ballfield 1
• Price: $10 in advance; $15 night of event
• Details: Hundreds of eggs are filled with “eggcellent prizes” including golden eggs worth $50 values or more! Bring a basket and a flashlight. Proceeds benefit the Annapolis Recreation and Parks Scholarship Fund. Register using Class #1506. Register in person at PMRC by 6pm day of the event OR arrive to the Egg Hunt by 7 pm to register on-site --> you must have cash.

Did we miss an event? Share all the details in comments.

The secular celebration is all about eggs and chocolate. In fact, 84 percent of Americans planned to celebrate the holiday last year, according to Statista. The figures were based on a survey of more than 1,000 Americans between 18 and 64 years old.

The National Retail Federation puts that number at closer to 80 percent and says those people will drop on average $151 per person on goods such as clothing, candy, cards and flowers.

The most popular Easter traditions, according to Statista, include giving out candy-stuffed baskets (60 percent), hunting for eggs (57 percent), painting eggs (55 percent) and going to church (51 percent). Less popular activities included going to an Easter party — yes, that’s apparently a thing — attending a parade, egg rolling, and eating hot cross buns, which are just buns marked with a cross that contain dried fruit. They’re traditionally eaten during Lent.

The Statista survey also showed how diverse Americans really are. As you probably know, Easter is traditionally a Christian holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, people started painting and decorating Easter eggs during the 13th century.

“The church prohibited the eating of eggs during Holy Week, but chickens continued to lay eggs during that week, and the notion of specially identifying those as ‘Holy Week’ eggs brought about their decoration,” the encyclopedia page states. “The egg itself became a symbol of the Resurrection.”

Patch national staffer Dan Hampton contributed to this report.