By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Highland Orchards
We’re coming down the home stretch of the 2026 Easter holiday and there are holiday activies everywhere.
Highland Orchards (1000 Marshallton-Thorndale Road, West Chester, www.highlandorchards.net) is presenting
“Hayrides to Easter Bunny” on March 28 and 29 and April 2-4..
Participants can enjoy a leisurely hayride to visit the Easter Bunny, hear a story about spring and receive an egg with a coupon for a treat to be redeemed back in the Market.
The event takes about 30 minutes with wagons leaving about every half hour. Event hours are from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. each day.
The bunny doesn’t come out in the rain! Hayrides run weather permitting. No refunds, but you can visit a different day.
Reservations are encouraged but not required.
Tickets are $10 can be purchased in the Farm Market on the day or in advance.
Linvilla Orchards (137 West Knowlton Road, Media, 610-876-7116, www.linvilla.com) will be presenting “Hayrides to Bunnyland” from March 28-April 4.
Linvilla Orchards
There’s no place quite like Bunnyland at Linvilla Orchards.
Visitors can hop aboard a hayride as it carries them through the woods to visit the Easter Bunny’s house where they will have the chance to meet Linvilla’s Easter Bunny.
One of Linvilla’s Bunny friends will tell a magical story and guests will receive a special treat.
As an added attraction, the Easter Bunny likes to take pictures with all special guests.
This hayride lasts approximately 20-30 minutes.
Tickets are $13 for ages 5 and up and $10 for ages 1-4.
“Easter Brunch at Elmwood Park Zoo” (1661 Harding Boulevard, Norristown, www.elmwoodparkzoo.org) is scheduled for March 28 and 29 and April 3, 4 and 5.Participants can enjoy a delicious breakfast, participate in Easter activities, and meet one of the zoo’s beloved education animals. They can also take a picture with the Easter Bunny and then enjoy exploring the Zoo.
Tickets include admission to the Zoo, brunch, a photo opportunity with the Easter Bunny and more.
The Easter menu features Roast Top Round, Ham, Carved Turkey, Sausage, Turkey Sausage, Red bliss Potatoes, Waffle Bar with Fried Chicken, Pasta Primavera, Mac and Cheese Shells, Omelette Bar, Scrambled Eggs, Quiche Danish, Cinnamon Buns, Dessert Cart, and various beverages.
Prices start at $115 for a table of two.
The American Swedish Historical Museum (1900 Pattison Avenue, Philadelphia, www.americanswedish.org) is hosting an event on March 29 called “Swedish Easter Celebration.”
Also billed as “Easter Family Day,” it will run from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday afternoon.
Visitors will be able to introduce their little ones to Swedish Easter traditions.
Children can make Swedish Easter crafts, dress up as Swedish Easter witches, enjoy face painting, and take part in an egg hunt.
Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors/students and $5 for kids (ages 2-12).
Sesame Place (100 Sesame Road, Langhorne, www.sesameplace.com) will celebrate “Elmo’s Eggstravaganza” now through April 6.
Guests can visit Sesame Place Philadelphia for a hoppin’ good time with exciting rides, entertaining shows, the Sesame Street Party Parade and special Easter fun with everyone’s favorite furry friends.
Visitors can enjoy soaring, spinning, whirling and twirling on Sesame Street-themed rides, get photos with your favorite friends in their Eggstravaganza attire, meet and take photos with the Easter Bunny, go on a scavenger hunt for Easter Eggs around the park, and so much more.
They also will be able to dance and sing along to the “Sesame Street Party Parade,” the “Furry Friends Bunny Hop Dance Party” and “The Magic of Art.”
Park admission and parking fees are not required for entry.
Peddler’s Village (Routes 202 and 263, Lahaska, 215-794-4000, www.peddlersvillage.com) will present the “Sixth Annual “PEEPS® in the Village” now through April 12 (except on Easter Sunday).
The popular event showcases the creative talents of regional residents–and the longstanding allure of the colorful candies. There will be more than 130 marshmallow masterpieces carefully crafted with bright bunnies and chicks in inspired, inventive settings.
The event will start at 10 a.m. each day except on Sundays when it opens at 11 a.m.
The Easter Bunny is known for hopping around but not always. Sometimes, he opts for a different form of locomotion – with real locomotives.
Sometimes, instead of bouncing along the ground, the big happy rabbit rides a train. This weekend, the holiday bunny will be riding trains all around the area.
One of the best train rides with the Easter Bunny is the one presented by the West Chester Railroad (Market Street Station, West Chester, www.wcrailroad.com).
The special “Easter Bunny Express” trains will run on March 28, 29 and April 4 at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. each day.
The 75-minute journey on the trail line’s heated and decorated train travels through Chester Creek Valley.
Along the way, the Easter Bunny makes a special appearance, offering plenty of photo opportunities and holiday fun for children and adults alike. It’s a delightful way to celebrate the season while enjoying a classic train ride experience.
Adult fare for the West Chester Railroad trips is $35. Tickets for children (ages 2-12) are $30 while toddlers (ages 9-23 months) get to ride for $15.
The Wilmington & Western Railroad (2201 Newport Gap Pike, Wilmington, Delaware, www.wwrr.com) will run its “Easter Bunny Express” on March 28 and 29 and April 3 and 4 at 10:30 a.m., noon and 2 and 3:30 p.m.
The Easter Bunny hops aboard the train for a 1.5-hour round-trip ride to Ashland and hands out special treats to all of the kids onboard.
The Easter Bunny will visit everyone aboard the train and pose for pictures. This is a great way to welcome Spring and bring the family out for a fun time on the rails.
This event is powered by one of the rail line’s historic first-generation diesel locomotives.
Tickets for these trains are $27 for adults, $26 for senior citizens and $25 for children.
The New Hope and Ivyland Railroad (32 West Bridge Street, New Hope, 215-862-2332, www.newhoperailroad.com) is running its annual “Easter Bunny Express” on March, 28 and 29 and April 4 and 5 with departures at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m.
The Easter Bunny is going to ride onboard the train where he will visit with each child, hand out special treats and pose for pictures.
Coach tickets are $50 for adults, $48 for children (ages 12-plus) and $11 for toddlers (under 2).
The train ride departs from and returns to the New Hope Train Station. Riders can take in the sights of early spring as the Easter Bunny visits with all of the children handing out special candy treats and posing for photos taken by the railroad staff.
The rail line is also offering its “Grapevine Express” on March 21 and 22 at 5 p.m. Tickets are $143.
The Northern Central Railway (2 West Main Street, New Freedom, www.northerncentralrailway.com) is running its “Eggspecially Fun Bunny Run!” on March 28 and 29 and April 3 and 4.
The special excursion will take passengers to Glen Rock and back – allowing them to take in views of the scenic Heritage Rail Trail County Park. The Easter Bunny’s Helper will be on the train for photo ops.
After returning to New Freedom, children can participate in an egg hunt (weather permitting). Each child will receive a free treat bag, including a bunny pretzel donated by Smittie’s Soft Pretzels.
The coaches are pushed and pulled by the rail line’s vintage PRR GP9 Diesel Locomotive, built in 1959.
This is a one-hour excursion. Tickets will be printed and available for pick up at the ticket booth on the day of the excursion.
Departure times are 10 a.m. and noon on Friday and 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets prices are — Adults (13 and older), $28.99; Children (3-13), $19.99.
The Colebrookdale Railroad (South Washington Street, Boyertown, www.colebrookdalerailroad.com) is running its “Easter Eggs-press” on March 28 and 29 and April 4.
A good way for families to make Easter memories that will last a lifetime is to join Peter Cottontail aboard this special ride on the Colebrookdale Railroad.
Kids can visit with the Easter Bunny outside and join other children in a search for Easter eggs. Children will enjoy a complimentary Easter themed coloring book and 10 prefilled Easter eggs.
Tickets are $35.
The Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad (136 Brown Street, Middletown, 717-944-4435, www.mhrailroad.com) will be running its “Easter Bunny Express” trains on March 28 and 29 and April 3 and 4.
The trains will depart at 1 and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
The Easter Bunny has a special surprise for all kids aged 11 and under – and will also be posing with children for keepsake photos of the event.
The ride is a 1.5-hour round trip.
Ticket prices are Adults (Ages 12+), $23; Children (Ages 2-11), $19; and Infant (Under 2 years, lap-held), $6.
The Strasburg Rail Road (Route 741, Strasburg, 717-687-7522, www.strasburgrailroad.com) is running its “2026 Easter Eggstravaganza” on March 28 and 29 and April 3-5.
Passengers can welcome spring with a timeless voyage through the heart of Pennsylvania’s most beautiful farmland, led by a very special guest
Aboard the rail line’s meticulously restored early 20th-century coaches, the Easter Bunny himself serves as your Conductor, greeting every child with a special surprise and the hallmark hospitality of the Strasburg Rail Road.
Riders can experience the magic of heritage steam railroading as the landscape awakens for the season, creating a memorable journey that connects our historic legacy with your family’s newest traditions.
Fares are $37.08 for adults and $31.46 for children.
Woodstown Central Railroad (650 Woodstown-Alloway Road, Pilesgrove Township, New Jersey, woodstowncentral.com) is running its “Easter Bunny Express” on March 28and 29 and April 3 and 4.
Passengers will embark on a springtime excursion aboard a beautifully decorated train as the Easter Bunny meets with every child.
The train will take riders through the blossoming forests and fertile farmland of historic Salem County before reaching the Easter Bunny’s home at Fenwick Grove.
There, guests will have 45 minutes to look for eggs and take in the scenic creekside views before returning home on the train.
Fares are $39 for adults and $32 for children.
