Norfolk County celebrates an Easter tradition

Families enjoy an Easter Egg Hunt from a previous Waterford Heritage & Agricultural Museum celebration. 

By Alex Hunt 

Advocate Correspondent

The hunt is on as Norfolk County is preparing for some Easter festivities.

Delhi BIA is set to run their 17th annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 19 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the downtown district. The event will continue a tradition where children and families will set off looking for sweet treats, exploring the various small businesses to discover what delicious secrets lie within.

“With new people moving into town, this event helps generate local interest to the small businesses instead of them purchasing items at the big supermarkets or shopping centres,” said Les Berta, chair of the Delhi Business Improvement Area.

Berta said that 29 businesses will be participating in the event. A map is available on their Facebook page.

They also want to introduce long-standing community members to new local businesses.

 “This is why we continue on with these traditions, there are new businesses coming in every year in and this is a great opportunity to introduce new kids and families to them.”

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Fifty-two businesses will be participating in the 3rd annual Simcoe Easter Hunt on Saturday, April 19, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

You can hunt your way through Simcoe, exploring local businesses on the map, while the children get to fill their Easter baskets with goodies.

You can enter for one of three grand prize Easter baskets with prizes from participating local businesses. Eleven 11 businesses are ‘Golden Bunny Stops.’ Each Golden Bunny spotted gives you an additional entry for the grand prize Easter baskets. Finish your hunt at mobilemend (122 Robinson Street, Simcoe) to enter the grand prize draw.

Printed copies of the map are available at participating businesses and can be found on the mobilemend Simcoe website and social media (Facebook and Instagram) pages.

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James Christison, curator at the Waterford Heritage & Agricultural Museum, said the museum's annual Easter Eggstravaganza will also take place on April 19. Gates will open at 10:30, with the egg hunt kicking off at 11 a.m. at the Waterford Arena baseball diamonds at 32 Church Street East.

The Waterford event will cost $5 per child with a 12- years of age or under limit. Tickets will be given to each child upon gate arrival, which are contributed to a prize package draw following the conclusion of the hunt.

Christison said that children will also have the opportunity to find more tickets during the hunt among the 8,000 eggs scattered around the field.

“We’ve been doing this for a number of years now and it used to be at the museum, on the property,” said Christison. “However, the event became too large, and it attracted a lot of folks. This is a great time for the community to come together to celebrate Easter and have some fun.”

Sponsored by the Waterford Chamber of Commerce, Christison said he expects about 150 children participating on April 19, depending on weather conditions. 

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Langton Firefighters Auxiliary will be hosting its annual Easter Egg Hunt for Langton-area families on Friday, April 18.

With communities coming together, this year’s Easter egg hunts promise to bring joy, excitement and a sweet sense of tradition for families across Norfolk County.