NYC Easter Parade, Events & Services in NYC & Boros

There are Two Easters Observed in Christianity - One for Western European Christians and One for Eastern Orthodox Christians

April 19, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / Gotham Buzz NYC.

Very Brief Introduction to Christian Easter Traditions

Christians observe Good Friday, which is when the Bible tells us that Jesus died on the cross. On the Sunday following Good Friday, Christians celebrate the Biblical account of Jesus rising from the dead, which is Easter.

Emperor Constantine became the Roman Emperor in 306. In 324 Constantine made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire.

In 1054, the Great Schism occurred, wherein Christianity split into two different sects - Roman Catholic Christians [primarily in Western Europe] and Orthodox Christians [primarily in Eastern Europe]. The traditions have much in common, but one of the differences is in how they calculate the time of Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

The Western European Christians [Protestants and Catholics] use the Gregorian Calendar to calculate when to celebrate Good Friday and Easter. The Gregorian calendar was created in the 16th century and made the official calendar by Pope Gregory. Orthodox Christians use the Julian Calendar, which was made law in the Roman Empire in 45 B.C. by Julius Caesar. The primary difference between the Julian and Gregorian calendars is that the Gregorian calendar uses Leap Year [this year is one of them] to adjust the calendar for the 1/4 extra day per year, that to our rotation around the sun requires. Thus the calendar differences, and how the date of Easter is calculated, is why the Orthodox and Roman Catholic / Protestant Christian Easters oftentimes occur on different dates.

This year [2025] the celebrations of the two traditions are celebrated the same week, whereas in 2024 the celebrations were separated by five weeks. So both the traditional Western European Christian and the Eastern Orthodox Christians are celebrating Easter the same week.

Next Up - The History of the Easter Bunny & Related Traditions

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Easter Parade, Events & Services in NYC & Boros

There are Two Easters Observed in Christianity - Easter for Western Christians and Easter for Orthodox Christians

April 19, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / Gotham Buzz NYC. Continued.

The Origin of Easter Bunny & Related Traditions

The origin of the Easter Bunny and the related traditions of painting and hiding eggs dates back to southern Germany in ancient times. Eggs were a sign of fertility, and according to some accounts, the Easter hare originated as a bird before becoming the rabbit. The rabbit is also known as a fertile animal giving birth to litters of little rabbits.

The tradition arrived in America in Pennsylvania in the 1700's. From there it evolved into the whole slew of grand traditions it has become today, which in NYC include an Easter parade of fashion on Easter day in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral on 5th Avenue, numerous Easter Egg hunts in parks and other places in all five boroughs, as well as numerous Easter Brunches organized by numerous restaurants around the city.

What follows are a selection of many of the Easter events occurring in NYC in the coming week. These include a number of Orthodox Easter events, including one of my favorites, which is the Greek Orthodox Holy Friday procession of re-enacting Christ's climb up Mount Calvary. The Greeks call Mount Calvary, Golgatha, translated means the Place of the Skull. We have also included a few non-Easter events we believed are timed to take advantage of folks looking to use their leisure time in non-traditional Easter ways. Have a Happy Easter.

How this Page is Organized and Why Orthodox & Western European Easters Sometimes Fall on Different Weeks

This page is organized as follows this year [2025]. First we included all of the Greek Orthodox Holy Friday evening processions carrying the epitaphios. Then we take you through Easter related events by borough. It's worth mentioning that this year both the Western European Christian and the Eastern Orthodox Christian Easter events occur on the same week, while last year [2024] the Orthodox Easter events occurred five weeks after the Western European Christian Easter events. The difference occurs because the dates of the Eastern Orthodox Christian events are calculated using different calendars [Julian vs Gregorian], and there are additional rules guiding the calculation of the Orthodox dates [it must follow Passover for some unknown reason].

This page is organized as follows this year [2025].

First we included all of the Greek Orthodox Holy Friday evening processions carrying the epitaphios.

Then we take you through Easter Weekend events.

Ramadan & Passover Precede Easter this Year 2025

February 28 to March 30, 2025 - Ramadan Observed & Celebrated - various locations in NYC and around the world. Ramadan is a lunar based religious tradition, so depending on where you live, Ramadan may start and end a day later than the above dates. Ramadan is a day of fasting, prayer, reflection and community for Muslims worldwide. Muslims fast during the day during Ramadan and then gather for dinner [an Iftar] when the sun sets. At the end of Ramadan Muslims celebrate Eid with a large sumptuous community dinner, oftentimes inviting non-Muslims to the feast for a communal celebration.

Saturday, April 12 - Sunday, April 20, 2025 - Passover. The Jewish celebrating their flight to freedom from slavery in Egypt thousands of years ago. Jewish community feasts, also known as Seders, are generally held the first night.

Sunday, April 13, 2025 - Palm Sunday - marks the beginning of Easter Week / Holy Week in the Christian tradition. Generally the Christian denominated churches confine themselves to Sunday services in commemoration of Palm Sunday. But a couple of them, most notably St. John the Divine on the Upper West Side in Manhattan and the co-Cathedral of St. Joseph and St. Teresa Avila in Brooklyn, go above and beyond by including a Palm Sunday Procession commemorating the enthusiastic welcome given to Christ as he returned to Jerusalem. See details in the Manhattan and Brooklyn sections below.

Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025 - Masses & Processions

Sunday, April 13, 2025 beginning at 10.30 am - Palm Sunday - at St. John the Divine Cathedral at 1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street on the UWS of Manhattan NYC. The service will begin outside of the Cathedral and procession into the Nave. For details see - https://www.stjohndivine.org

Sunday, April 13, 2025 beginning at 12.30 pm - Palm Sunday Procession - beginning at Grand Army Plaza at Flatbush Avenue and Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn. The co-Cathedral of St. Joseph and St. Teresa Avila at 563 Sterling Place [off Classon Avenue] in Brooklyn will lead a procession from Grand Army Plaza to the Cathedral, where at 1.30 pm there will be a mass given in Spanish. For details see - https://brooklyncocathedral.org

Greek Orthodox Lamentation & Epitafios Processions on Holy Friday

Description. The Lamentation is a church service commemorating the Passion, which is the story of the final week of Christ's life, ending with his crucifixion and subsequent burial. It is included in services on Holy Friday and in the Greek Orthodox tradition it is oftentimes followed by a re-enactment wherein someone carries the cross [although not necessarily at the beginning of] in the procession, while the epitafios is prominently featured in the procession. It's a candlelit procession and the epitafios is a flower adorned casket. The religious and cultural event includes a procession begins from the church, which after circling around several nearby blocks, returns to the church.

The photo at right was taken in Astoria of the Holy Friday evening procession, where the Greek Orthodox church members reenact the carrying of Christ's body back from Mount Calvary, by carrying a florally decorated epitaphios, which is a casket.

Greek Orthodox Holy Friday Lamentation & Procession with the Epitaphios

Eastern Orthodox Easter occurs at the same time as Western European Traditional Christian Easter this year [2025]

I. Bronx _ Greek Orthodox Easter Events

Specifically Holy Friday Passion and carrying of the epitafios. All churches noted below also hold Easter Sunday services, which you may find by using the urls provided below to go to their websites.

Friday, April 18, 2025 from 7 to 8 pm - Lamentation & Epitafios - at Zoodohos Peghe Greek Orthodox Church at 3573 Bruckner Blvd | 718.823.2030 | For details see - https://www.zoodohospeghe.org/zp-events/great-holy-friday-buril-lpf4s-87r7z

I don't see any Easter Special Events posted by _ St. Peter Greek Orthodox Church at 3245 Kingsbridge Avenue |718. 549.8773 | https://stpeter.ny.goarch.org

Also see Holy Trinity Ethiopian Orthodox Church and St. Nektarios.

II. Brooklyn _ Greek Orthodox Easter Events

Specifically Holy Friday Passion and carrying of the epitafios. All churches noted below also hold Easter Sunday services, which you may find by using the urls provided below to go to their websites.

Friday, April 18, 2025 from 7 to 11 pm - Lamentation & Epitafios - at Saints Constantine & Helen Cathedral at 64 Schermerhorn Street in Brooklyn. The church also hosts a Pascha Meal and an Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday morning 4.20.25. For details see - https://stconstantinecathedral.org

Friday, April 18, 2025 from 7 to ? pm - Lamentation & Epitafios - at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church at 8401 Ridge Blvd in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. The services begin at 10.30 am with the decoration of the epitaphios, followed by the unnailing service at 2.30 pm, and at 7 pm the Lamentation and carrying of the epitaphios around the neighborhood. They also host a Pascha Meal. For details see - https://www.holycrossbrooklyn.com

Friday, April 18, 2025 from 7 to 9.30 pm - Lamentation & Epitafios - at Kimisis Brooklyn Greek Orthodox Church at 224 18th Street in Greenwood Heights in Brooklyn. For details see - https://www.kimisisbrooklyn.org

III. Manhattan _ Greek Orthodox Easter Events

Friday, April 18, 2025 beginning at 7 pm [UNCONFIRMED] - Lamentation & Epitafios - at St. John is located at 148 East 17th Street at 3rd Avenue in the Gramercy Park neighborhood of Manhattan. This Greek Orthodox Church Trisagion Service commemorates Holy Friday and the crucifixion and death of Christ with the carrying of the epitaphios through the streets of Gramercy Park in a candlelit procession. The religious and cultural event includes a procession from the Church of St. John around several nearby blocks, before returning to the church. For more details, including of Greek Orthodox Easter Sunday mass see - https://www.stjohn.ny.goarch.org/

Friday, April 18, 2025 from 6.30 - 9.30 pm - Lamentation & Epitafios - at St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at the World Trade Center at 130 Liberty Street in Downtown Manhattan NYC. For details see - https://church.stnicholaswtc.org/event/epitaphios/

Friday, April 18, 2025 from 7 to 9 pm - Lamentation & Epitafios - at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity at 337 East 74th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan NYC. For details see https://www.thecathedralnyc.org

IV. Queens _ Greek Orthodox Easter Events

Specifically Holy Friday Passion and carrying of the epitafios. All churches noted below also hold Easter Sunday services, which you may find by using the urls provided below to go to their websites.

Friday, April 18, 2025 beginning at 7 pm - Lamentation Service & Epitafios - at St. Demetrios at 30-11 30th Drive at 31st Street in Astoria. For details see - https://www.saintdemetriosastoria.com/church/

Friday, April 18, 2025 beginning at 7.30 to 10 pm - Lamentation Service & Epitafios - at St Markella 22-68 26th Street [between Ditmars & 23rd Avenues] in Astoria. For details, including of Greek Orthodox Easter Sunday mass, see - https://www.saintmarkellagoc.org

Friday, April 18, 2025 probably beginning around 7 pm [UNCONFIRMED] - Lamentation Service & Epitafios - at St Irene Chrysovalantou at 36-07 23rd Avenue [also between Ditmars & 23rd Avenues] in Astoria. For details, including of Greek Orthodox Easter Sunday mass, see - https://www.stirene.org

V. Staten Island _ Greek Orthodox Easter Events

Friday, April 18, 2025 possibly beginning around 7 pm [UNCONFIRMED] - Lamentation Service & Epitafios - at Holy Trinity Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, at 1641 Richmond Avenue on Staten Island [718.494.0658]. For details see - https://htsaintnicholas.ny.goarch.org/. Nothing has been posted regarding Easter services as of this post [4/2/23].

Easter Sunday / Easter Weekend NYC

A. Manhattan Easter Parade & Easter Events & Egg Hunts NYC

Downtown NYC _ Saturday, March 15, 2025 from 11 am to 2 pm - Holi at the South St Seaport - at 12 Fulton Street [at Pearl] in the Downtown neighborhood of Manhattan. An Indian festival celebrating Spring where folks put colorful powders on each other in a sign of affection or recognition. Free with rsvp. No outside colors permitted, but you can buy from them. For details and to purchase powder from the organizer copy & paste - https://theculturetree.com

Friday, April 4th - October 5th or 12th, 2025 from 8 am to 9 pm daily - Pickleball Courts - are open at Wollman Rink on the southwest corner of Central Park. For details and tickets that cost $80 - $120 per hour, see - https://www.centralpark.com/events/pickleball-at-wollman-rink/ or https://wollmanrinknyc.com.

Midtown _ Friday - Sunday, April 18 - 20, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm [closes at 12 midnight] - Easter Photos on the Top of the Rock - at 30 Rockefeller Center in Midtown Manhattan NYC. Take Easter photos on the roof deck of Rockefeller Center. For details & tickets see - https://www.rockefellercenter.com/events/celebrate-easter-at-rockefeller-center/

Midtown West _ Friday, April 18 - Sunday, April 27, 2025 from 10 am - 10 pm, except Sundays when it closes at 7 pm - the International Auto Show - at the Javits Center in West Midtown Manhattan. Admission is $22 adults [age 13+ ] / $8 kids [ages 3 - 12] tickets / kids 2 and under are free. For details & tickets see - https://www.autoshowny.com/ or https://javitscenter.com/

Governors Island _ Saturday, April 19, 2025 from 10 am - 3 pm - Governors Island Earth Day Replaces Easter Egg Hunt - on Governors Island. In 2024, the 2nd Annual Governors Island Easter egg hunt took place, with 50,000 candy-filled eggs spread around Governors Island. This year Governor's Island celebrates Earth Day with a full schedule of events that include learning about seaweed, trees, oysters, birds, planting seeds and climate change and technologies. For details and ferry passage planning & ticket purchases [Adults $4 / Kids & Seniors $2 / Kids under 12 free], copy & paste - https://www.govisland.com/things-to-do/events/earth-day-on-governors-island

Midtown _ Sunday, April 20, 2025 from 10 am to 4 pm - Easter Bonnet Parade. The parade takes place along 5th Avenue between 49th to 57th Streets. It's more of a milling about in bonnets and Easter outfits, than it is a real parade. More like a themed costume party. It has no official organizer, so no official website.

Midtown _ Sunday, April 20, 2025 at various times - Easter Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral along 5th Avenue between 50th and 51st Streets. For details, copy & paste - https://www.saintpatrickscathedral.org

UWS _ Sunday, April 20, 2025 from 10.30 am to 12.15 pm - Easter Mass at St. John the Divine Cathedral at 1047 Amsterdam Avenue between 110th - 113th Streets on the UWS. For details, copy & paste - https://www.stjohndivine.org

Midtown _ Sunday, April 27 - May 11, 2025 - The Macy's Flower Show - at Macy's Herald Square in Midtown. Macy's is open from 10 am - 9 pm weekdays, open until 10 pm Fridays & Saturdays, and opens at 11 am on Sundays. For details see - https://www.macys.com

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* Note this is for 2026 _ April 3 to 7, 2026 beginning at 8 pm - International Music Festival - at Carnegie Hall at 881 7th Avenue in Manhattan. For details and $23 tickets, copy & paste - https://www.carnegiehall.org.

Easter Brunches in Manhattan NYC

Gramercy Park _ Sunday, April 20, 2025 from 12 noon to 2 am - Easter Brunch at Pete's Tavern - at 129 East 18th Street [at Irving Place] in Gramercy Park. They aren't offering any specials, so likely it won't be too crowded. It's an historic restaurant and bar, where O'Heny wrote the Gift of the Magi, among other things. And it's located in a beautiful quaint and cozy part of town. For details and to rsvp see - https://www.petestavern.com

FYI - Friend of a Farmer is across the street from Pete's.

UES _ Sunday, April 20, 2025 from 11 am to 4 pm & 5 pm to 9 pm - Easter Brunch at Maya Restaurant - at 1191 First Avenue between 64th and 65th Streets on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. For details and to rsvp see - https://mayanewyorkcity.com

Downtown NYC _ Saturday & Sunday, April 19 & 20, 2025 - No Big Easter Events at the South Street Seaport. That said, there are numerous restaurants serving brunch and dinner, several of which offer East River waterfront views. For details and to rsvp copy & paste - https://theseaport.nyc

B. Brooklyn Easter Parade & Easter Events & Egg Hunts NYC

Friday April 4, 2025 beginning at 6.40 pm - Brooklyn Cyclones Home Opener - at Maimonides Park in Brooklyn. The Cyclones Minor League baseball team hosts the Wilmington Blue Rocks in their Home Opener. The game is part of a three game weekend series, with the starting times on Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm. For details and $18 - $40 tickets see - https://www.milb.com.

Sunday, April 13, 2025 beginning at 12.30 pm - Palm Sunday Procession - beginning at Grand Army Plaza at Flatbush Avenue and Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn. The co-Cathedral of St. Joseph and St. Teresa Avila at 563 Sterling Place [off Classon Avenue] in Brooklyn will lead a procession from Grand Army Plaza to the Cathedral, where at 1.30 pm there will be a mass given in Spanish. For details see - https://brooklyncocathedral.org

April 11 - 20, 2025, Saturdays & Sundays and Weekdays, at various times - Luna Park open in Coney Island. For hours, details and tickets see - https://lunaparknyc.com/plan/park-hours-2-2/

Friday, Saturdays, Sundays, April 12, 13, 18, 19 & 20, 2025 from 11 am to 5 pm - Green Meadows Farm Easter Egg Hunt 2025 - at the Aviator Sports Center at 3159 Flatbush Avenue in the Marine Park neighborhood of Brooklyn. The event includes an Easter Egg Hunt, real bunnies, other real live animals, games and recreation. For details copy & paste - https://greenmeadowsfarmbrooklyn.com. $14.

POST FACTO _ Friday, April 18, 2025 beginning at 10 am - Eastern Orthodox and Western Christian Holy Friday Procession Across the Brooklyn Bridge. It begins at St. James Cathedral Basilica at 250 Cathedral Place in Brooklyn with a service, marches across the Brooklyn Bridge stopping along the way for Meditations of the Cross, along the Brooklyn Bridge and at City Hall Park [about 1 pm], and then ending at St. Nicholas National Shrine at the World Trade Center. For details see - https://archny.org/event/way-of-the-cross-over-the-brooklyn-bridge - OR - https://www.goarch.org/-/good-friday-ecumenical-procession-way-of-the-cross-over-the-brooklyn-bridge

Saturday, April 19, 2025 from 11 am to 1 pm - Easter Fest at City Point - at 445 Albee Square in Downtown Brooklyn NYC. For details and to obtain a free rsvp see - https://www.citypointbrooklyn.com

Saturday, April 19, 2025 from 10 am - 3 pm - Governors Island Earth Day Replaces Easter Egg Hunt - on Governors Island. In 2024, the 2nd Annual Governors Island Easter egg hunt took place, with 50,000 candy-filled eggs spread around Governors Island. This year Governor's Island celebrates Earth Day with a full schedule of events that include learning about seaweed, trees, oysters, birds, planting seeds and climate change and technologies. For details and ferry passage planning & ticket purchases [Adults $4 / Kids & Seniors $2 / Kids under 12 free], copy & paste - https://www.govisland.com/things-to-do/events/earth-day-on-governors-island

Saturday & Sunday, April 19 & 20, 2025 - Easter Egg / Easter Bunny events - including at Crossroads Christian Church in Bay Ridge and Trinity Grace Church in Prospect Park. This year nothing posted for Pierrepont Playground in Brooklyn Heights. For details see - https://crossroadsbrooklyn.com/easter | https://trinitygracechurch.com/calendar/2023/4/1/easter-egg-hunt-2023-dtkd6-gha8e

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Easter Brunches in Brooklyn NYC

Sunday, April 20, 2025 from 12 noon to 3 pm - Easter Brunch - at Dyker Beach Golf Course at 1030 86th Street in Dyker Heights. Easter Bunny, egg hunt and entertainment with brunch. For $85 / $45 tickets and details copy & paste - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dykerbeachgcevents/ or WS - https://www.dykerbeachgc.com

Sunday, April 20, 2025 - Brunch & Dinner - at Black Mountain Wine House at 415 Union Street at Hoyt in the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn NYC. For details and rsvps see - https://www.blkmtnwinehouse.com

Sunday, April 20, 2025 - Brunch & Dinner - at Chez Moi at 135 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn Heights near Cobble Hill in Brooklyn NYC. For details see - https://www.chezmoiny.com

Saturday & Sunday respectively, April 5 & 13, 2025 at different times - Bunny Brunch & Social - at St. Anselm Bay Ridge Catholic Academy in Meletia Hall at 365 83rd Street in Bay Ridge. For inexpensive $ rsvps and details, copy & paste - https://stanselmbayridge.org

C. Queens Easter Parade & Easter Events & Egg Hunts NYC 2025

Friday, Saturdays & Sundays April 5, 6, 12, 13, 18, 19 & 20, 2025 from 11 am to 5 pm - Green Meadows Farm Easter Egg Hunt 2025 - at Alley Pond at 224-65 76th Street [at Union Turnpike] in the Oakland Gardens neighborhood of Queens. For details copy & paste - https://greenmeadowsfarmbrooklyn.com. $15.

Last year [2024] it was at the Aviator Sports Center at 3159 Flatbush Avenue in the Marine Park neighborhood of Brooklyn. The future of that site is currently being debated as it has a lease with the federal government.

Sunday, April 13 & Saturday, April 19, 2025 from 10 am to 5 pm - Barnyard Egg Hunt - at the Queens County Farm Museum at 73-50 Little Neck Parkway in Floral Park Queens. For $16 TIMED tickets and details, copy & paste - https://www.queensfarm.org/

Saturday, April 19, 2025 from 10 am to 12 noon - Queens Easter Festival - in Gantry Plaza State Park at Center Blvd and [4-44] 47th Rd in LIC Queens. It's an Easter Egg Hunt at Gantry Plaza, wherein kids ages 2 - 10 get to go Easter Egg hunting for free. But the kids are organized into groups which are timed starting with ages 2 - 3 at 10.10 am and closing with kids ages 9 - 10 starting at 11.50 am. For free, but required, rsvp tickets and details, copy & paste - http://www.queenseasterfestival.com/lic

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Sunday, April 20, 2025 from 12 noon to 6 pm - Easter Brunch or Dinner at Russo's on the Bay - at 162-45 Cross Bay Blvd in Howard Beach in Queens. They're offering Easter specials and they serve authentic Mediterranean cuisine. To rsvp and details, copy & paste - https://www.russosonthebay.com

Sunday, April 20, 2025 from 12 noon to 10 pm - Easter Brunch or Dinner at Kyclades - in Astoria or Bayside in Queens. They serve authentic Aegean cuisine. For the menu and to rsvp see - https://www.tavernakyclades.com/

D. Bronx Easter Parade & Easter Events & Egg Hunts NYC

Thursday, March 27, 2025 beginning at 3 pm - Yankee Home Opener vs Milwaukee Brewers - at Yankee Stadium at East 161st Street and River Avenue in the Concourse neighborhood of the Bronx.  For details and $78 on up tickets, see - https://www.mlb.com/yankees/

Saturday, April 12 & 19, 2025 from 10 am to 1 pm - Easter Egg Hunt - at the Bartow Pell Mansion at 895 Shore Road in Pelham Bay Park. The hunts are four one hour long sessions starting every hour on the hour, costing $15 per child, and adults accompanying children are free. For details and tickets see - https://www.bartowpellmansionmuseum.org

Throggs Neck _ Saturday, April 19, 2025 from 11 am to 2 pm - Easter Eggstravaganza - at Ferry Point Park at 10 Hutchinson River Parkway in the Throggs Neck neighborhood of the Bronx. They describe it as follows, "...  food, games, giveaways, face painting, magic show, a large egg hunt ... Join in on the fun and get to know your local NYPD officers ...".  Free. You can pre-register at - https://throggsneckcommunityalliance.org

Sunday, April 20, 2025 from 11 am to 2 pm - Easter Brunch & Egg Hunt - at Pelham Bay Split Rock Golf Courseat 870 Shore Road in Pelham Bay Park. The Egg Hunt begins at 1 pm. For details and $67 / $33 tickets copy & paste - https://www.pelhamsplitrock.com or FB - https://www.facebook.com/pelhamsplitrock

February 15 thru April 27, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - the Orchid Show / Mexican Modernism - at the NY Botanical Garden at 2900 Southern Blvd in the Bedford Park neighborhood of the Bronx. For details and $39 / $35 / $17 / kids under 2 free tickets see - https://www.nybg.org. They're open Tuesday - Sunday, and select holiday Mondays.

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Sunday, April 20, 2025 from 10 am to 2 am - Easter at An Beal Bocht Cafe - at 445 West 238th Street at Graystone in the Fieldston neighborhood of the Bronx. They have live music from 3.30 to 6.30 pm and another act that begins at 8 pm, although I don't think any of it is Easter focused. For details see - http://www.anbealbochtcafe.com

Sunday, April 20, 2025 from 12 noon to 9 pm - Charlies Bar & Kitchen - at 112 Lincoln Avenue [at Bruckner Blvd] in the Port Morris neighborhood of the Bronx. For details and to rsvp see - www.charliesbarkitchen.com

Saturday & Sunday, April 19 & 20, 2025 - Easter Brunches - in Bronx Little Italy along Arthur Avenue and cross streets ranging from 184th Street to East Fordham Road [equivalent of 190th Street] in the Belmont neighborhood of the Bronx. Some of the restaurants and shops of Bronx Little Italy celebrate Easter in their own small ways, which can sometimes be an unsuspecting culinary delight to visitors. For details about Bronx Little Italy see - https://www.bronxlittleitaly.com.

Also note that both the Split Rock Golf Course in Pelham Bay Park and the NY Botanical Garden near Belmont / Bedford Park - both mentioned above - both have very reputable restaurants on their premises. As does Wave Hill in Riverdale.

E. Staten Island Easter Parade & Easter Events & Egg Hunts NYC

Thursday, March 13, 2025 beginning at 6 pm - Community Iftar - at the Vanderbilt at 300 Father Capodanno Drive in the Arrochar / South Beach neighborhood of Staten Island. It's a Ramadan community dinner. For details and to rsvp copy & paste - https://donate.irusa.org/event/staten-island-ny-grand-iftar-2025/e644846

Easter at Empire Outlets at 55 Richmond Terrace on the 2nd level [outside of Old Navy] in the St. George neighborhood of Staten Island. For details copy & paste - https://www.empireoutlets.nyc.

Saturday, April 19, 2025 beginning at 10 am and 1 pm - Easter at the Mount Loretto - at 6541 Hylan Blvd in the Charleston neighborbood of Staten Island. Mount Loretto is hosting a couple of Easter Brunches, Egg Hunts & Events which they describe as follows, " ... Enjoy buffet breakfast, music and dancing, then take a professional photo with the Easter Bunny that you can take home. Grab your Easter Basket and hunt in the island’s largest Easter Egg Patch loaded with more than 4,000 eggs plus 10 Golden Eggs filled with special prizes. Two seatings to choose from ...". Easter at Mount Loretto in the Charleston neighborhood of Staten Island. Sometimes this event sell out early. For details and tickets [$30 / adult & $40 / kids] copy & paste - https://cc-si.org

Easter at the Staten Island Mall at 2655 Richmond Avenue in the Heartland Village neighborhood of Staten Island. For details copy & paste - https://www.statenislandmall.com/en/events/9139/

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April 26, 2025 from 4 to 9 pm - Staten Island Eid Festival - at Snug Harbor at 1000 Richmond Terrace in the Randall Manor neighborhood of Staten Island. A celebration of the end of Ramadan including food, games, giveaways, raffles and a bazaar. Free or a small contribution. For details and to rsvp copy & paste - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/staten-island-family-eid-festival-tickets-1311277699899 | https://snug-harbor.org

Easter Brunches on Staten Island NYC

Saturday, April 19, 2025 beginning at 10 am and 1 pm - Easter at the Mount Loretto - at 6541 Hylan Blvd in the Charleston neighborbood of Staten Island. Mount Loretto is hosting a couple of Easter Brunches, Egg Hunts & Events which they describe as follows, " ... Enjoy buffet breakfast, music and dancing, then take a professional photo with the Easter Bunny that you can take home. Grab your Easter Basket and hunt in the island’s largest Easter Egg Patch loaded with more than 4,000 eggs plus 10 Golden Eggs filled with special prizes. Two seatings to choose from ...". Easter at Mount Loretto in the Charleston neighborhood of Staten Island. Sometimes this event sell out early. For details and tickets [$30 / adult & $40 / kids] copy & paste - https://cc-si.org

Sunday, April 20, 2025 with seatings at 10.30 am and 2 pm - Annual Easter Brunch - at Grand Oaks Country Club at 200 Huguenot Avenue in Rossville neighborhood of Staten Island. For details and $30 [kids] and $60 [adults] tickets see - https://www.grandoaksnyc.com/

Sunday, April 20, 2025 - Easter Brunch - Patio Lakeside Buffet Brunch at 10 am & 10.30 am and Fireplace Lakeview Sit Down Brunch at 10.15 am & 10.45 am - at the Stone House on Clove Lake at 1150 Clove Road in the Castleton Corners neighborhood on Staten Island NYC. This is a Classic Easter Brunch [they also serve Easter Dinner] in a beautiful setting overlooking Clove Lake. For details and $54 / $42 buffet or $46 / $30 sit down rsvps copy & paste - https://thestonehousesi.com

Sunday, April 20, 2025 with seatings at 11 am & 2 pm [unclear - it may be 11 am to 2 pm] - Easter Brunch - at the Historic Old Bermuda Inn - at 301 Veterans Road West on Staten Island NYC. Adults $55 / Kids $28. For details and to rsvp see - https://www.theoldbermudainn.com

Apparently Discontinued _ April 8, 2023 from 11 am - 2 pm, there's a Bunnies & Bonnetts, Tea Party. There's a high tea, an indoor Easter Parade and you get to create your own Easter bonnet. At the Grand Colony Hall at 460 Brielle near the Manor Heights neighborhood on Staten Island. For details and tickets see - https://www.facebook.com/GrandColonyHall/ - scroll down past the notice of a fraudster.

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