Easter 2021: Egg Hunts, Services And Meals In And Near Doylestown

DOYLESTOWN, PA — Easter celebrations across the country and in Doylestown will look different from ever before in 2021 as traditional events such as egg hunts, religious services and restaurant deals will go on virtually as well as in person.

On Saturday, the Easter Bunny will make his rounds through Doylestown Borough by car starting at 10:30 a.m. He will then walk through downtown beginning at 1 p.m. You can follow his journey on the Discover Doylestown Facebook page. If your business is interested in having him stop by, email info@discoverdoylestown.org.

Egg Hunts

Solly Brother's Farm in Warminster will host an egg hunt and hayride with the Easter Bunny on April 3. Click here for details.

Grab your Easter baskets and head to Peddler's Village on Saturday, April 3, for the Giggleberry Fair's Old Fashioned Easter Egg Hunt. Time slots are 10 a.m., 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.

Take a wagon ride to the "Hunting Grounds" at Shady Brook Farm's Easter "Eggstravaganza." Kids can hunt for eggs, meet the Easter Bunny and enjoy go-carts and giant jumping pillows. Thursday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Celebrate Elmo's Eggstavaganza Easter Celebration at Sesame Place in Langhorne. New this year are photos with the Easter Bunny at the Picture Patch and the Furry Friends Bunny Hop Dance Party. Also enjoy an Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt and surprise mini Sesame Street parades.

Services

Doylestown Presbyterian Church is holding an outdoor service at 9:30 a.m. at Central Park, 425 Wells Rd, in Doylestown Township. Click here for more information.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, located at 5194 Cold Spring Creamery Rd, is holding an Easter Sunday Mass at 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., and 11:30 a.m. Social distancing and masks required. Click here for more info.

Carversville United Church of Christ is holding an Easter Sunday service. Due to capacity restrictions, attendance is already full, but the service will be live streamed here.

Covenant Church of Doylestown will hold an Easter Mass at 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m., and 11:30 a.m. on Easter Sunday. Click here for details.

Doylestown United Methodist Church will hold an Easter Mass at 9 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11:11 a.m. in-person and online. Click here for details.

Meals & Restaurants

Turning Point in Doylestown and Warrington is offering brunch on Easter Sunday, including options such as Salted Caramel Waffles, Avocado Toast and Bacon Lollipops.

Other Events

The Quakertown Farmer's Market and Flea Market will be hosting the Easter Bunny for photos on Friday and Saturday. Click here for details.

Peddler's Village is holding its second annual PEEPS in the Village Show with more than 90 creations featuring the famous Pennsylvania-produced marshmallow candy.

Celebrate Easter aboard the Easter Bunny Express on the New Hope & Ivyland Railroad. Time slots include 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Mostly religious services went virtual during the Easter season last year, when the coronavirus pandemic was still fairly new and most states remained under strict shutdown orders in mid-April. This year, there’s more of a combination of virtual and in-person services taking place with the pandemic having passed the one-year mark.

Many major American archdioceses, such as in Chicago, will continue to hold virtual services that will be streamed throughout Holy Week, which includes the Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday and Good Friday holidays leading up to Easter.

Good Friday, on April 2 this year, marks the death of Jesus Christ. Easter, two days later, celebrates the time when he was resurrected. The Sunday holiday always occurs on the Sunday after the first full moon of spring, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac.

Religious traditions on Good Friday include periods of silence and fasting for many Christians, prominently in the Catholic faith.

Fairfax United Methodist Church in Virginia is also streaming its Holy Week services, with an in-person service offered to a limited number of attendees on Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter.

Many Protestant churches will have their traditional sunrise services with social distancing in mind. The Daytona Beach Drive-In Christian Church is having its services on Easter morning, while the Colorado Council of Churches canceled its service at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre and instead will have Bishop Kym Lucas of the Episcopal Church in Colorado lead a virtual service.

One of the most celebrated Easter traditions outside of church is the Easter egg hunt, many of which were canceled last year but will return in some form in 2021. In La Grange, Kentucky, an egg hunt is planned in conjunction with a drive-in theater and movie; and St. John’s United Methodist Church in Rock Hill, South Carolina, already held its egg hunt over two sessions, with early sign-ups required.

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