Easter Egg Hunts April 3, various times Various locations Free

Egg-citing egg-vents

Second only to Santa’s delivery of presents at Christmas, the Easter egg hunt excites children to no end. Here are a few hunts around the area for you and your family to get your first taste of spring in the open air. April 3 at 10am, 11am and 12pm, Knights Action Park welcomes droves of kids for a large annual hunt with prizes and more. Duncan Park in Jacksonville is the location for an Easter egg hunt at 10 a.m. sponsored by the Jacksonville Community Christian Church. For a remarkable, all-inclusive list of hunts in Springfield and central Illinois, including towns further away than 30 miles that your family can explore during a day trip, visit springfieldmoms.org.