What to Know
- The family attraction is located at Irvine Regional Park in Orange
- The Easter Eggstravaganza happens daily from March 26 to April 16
- Free admission; $15 Easter Bunny visits, and other activities have an additional fee
Easter is still a few festive weeks out, but you can bet that a certain remarkable rabbit is already hopping about to and fro as he industriously prepares for the springtime celebrations.
This shouldn't surprise anyone in the least, if you've ever seen a particularly busy bunny.
For our long-of-ear buddies always seem to be on the move, and when a certain spring holiday is on approach, the hare at the helm, the Easter Bunny, is famous for putting several merry moments into motion.
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You only need to look to Irvine Regional Park, and its beloved attraction, the one with the choo-choo tracks and all of those kid-entertaining activities, to see the spring-style celebrating starting up.
It's the Irvine Park Railroad we're jumping up and down about, the adorable outdoor destination that's full of activities for youngsters and their grown-ups to enjoy.
And the attraction, which just celebrated 26 years in February, is already getting the joyful jump on Easter-style ebullience, even before April arrives.
For the Easter Eggstravaganza hops into the park-pretty setting on March 26, for several days filled with Easter Bunny visits, Easter egg hunts, and a host of activities, including train rides and cookie decorating.
Some of the gleeful goings-on, super-cute to-dos created for youngsters to enjoy?
They're themed to the holiday, so be sure to check out the egg basket toss and bunny round-up, a sweet spin on the classic ring toss.
Admission to the Easter Eggstravaganza is free, while visits with the Easter Bunny are $15 (and you'll get a gratis photo, too).
The various activities will require one or more tickets, and tickets are $6 each. If you're curious about the Easter egg hunt, that requires two tickets, and may sell out, so arrive early if you can.
Bonnets on, SoCal: One of the sweetest and most nostalgic spots to celebrate Easter is opening for the season, with kid-cute pursuits and cameos by the best-known bunny in all the land.
