This weekend promises to be an eggciting one at the BC Wildlife Park.
The park is holding it’s annual Easter Eggs-citement event, starting today and running through Monday — something it’s been doing for longer than David Edwards, manager of education and special events, can even remember.
“It goes way back,” he said.
“We’ve been doing it for years and years and years.”
Edwards said the event makes the Easter long weekend one of the busiest times of the year at the park.
“It’s one of our most popular special events, so, between the four days, we’ll get between 5,000 and 6,000 people,” he said.
“It’s a biggie.”
The weekend will feature pancake breakfasts — $3 for kids, $6 for adults — each morning, followed by a full slate of daily activities.
Easter-egg hunts — more than 150,000 eggs in total — will take place each half-hour, with scavenger hunts for children older than 12.
Bouncy castles will be featured, as well as a silent auction, live DJ, paintball target practice and colouring contests.
In addition, regular features like the Home Hardware Family Farm and the Wildlife Express Train will also be in operation.
More Easter activities
Sahali Centre Mall is hosting Easter Eggstravaganza, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow.
The mall will be jazzed up for the holiday, with an Easter- egg hunt, face-painting, a colouring contest and craft table, popcorn and cotton candy and two jumping castles.
Professional photos with the Easter Bunny will be available from noon to 2 p.m. for $5 and the Visions Farmers’ Market will be open.
The mall is at 945 West Columbia St.
Big Little Science Centre will host Easter-egg decorating from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow. The centre is at 655 Holt St.
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