25 Easter events in and around Cardiff this weekend

Not sure what you’re doing yet this weekend but fancy doing something Easter-themed? I’ve already published my bumper guide to more than 100 family-friendly activities in and around Cardiff this April, and a guide to events in Cardiff city centre during the school holidays. This guide collates 25 Easter-themed events, including egg hunts and craft sessions, happening locally between Good Friday 14th April and Easter Monday 17th April.

If I’ve missed any, do let me know.

All events are subject to change so do check with the organisers to avoid disappointment.

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Easter trail at Cardiff Castle

Easter Trail

Cardiff Castle

Saturday 8^th-Sunday 23^rd April

Find the answers to the puzzles in the house and the grounds and win an Easter prize.

£1 per trail, as well as normal admission or valid Castle Key.

See more of what to expect at Cardiff Castle here.

Easter Fun including The Warwick Warriors

Cardiff Castle

Saturday 15^th-Easter Monday 17^th April

The Warwick Warriors will be entertaining the crowds with their dramatic fight sequences and quick-witted banter.

Easter activities include card making, egg rolling, egg decorating (Saturday and Sunday only), and egg and spoon races.

Normal admission applies, or valid Castle Key

Pre-book for egg decorating; £5 per child plus one adult; £2.50 per additional person

Read our review of Cardiff Castle here.

Easter Eggstravaganza

Greenmeadow Community Farm, Cwmbran

Saturday 8^th April-Sunday 23^rd April

10am-5pm

A daily schedule of events including meeting giant Easter bunnies, Easter-themed crafts and an Easter Bonnet parade on Easter Monday, plus cuddle corner with the farm’s smaller animals, milking demonstrations, tractor rides and more.

Prize Easter Trail

National Roman Legion Museum Caerleon

Saturday 8^th-Sunday 23^rd April, 10am-5pm

£1 per person

No need to feel ‘sheepish’ when you hunt down the escaped flock around the museum and then claim your prize! Read more about our trip to the museum here.

Easter Events

Cwmcarn Forest, Crosskeys 

Easter Hunt Name Trail, Sunday 16^th April, £4.50 per child

An outdoor trail based on the story of The Boy Who Lost His Name, follow the clues around the forest. Various sessions available; must be pre-booked.

Easter crafts

Big Pit National Coal Museum

Easter Monday 17^th-Wednesday 19^th April, 12pm – 4pm

Entry to the museum is free but a small charge will apply

Drop in sessions to make pop up Easter cards, lamb masks and Easter egg hanging decorations.

FREE Easter craft workshop

The Red Dragon Centre, Cardiff Bay

Good Friday 14^th April, 12pm-4pm

Join in the free Easter craft workshop and then show off your masterpieces to Mr and Mrs Bunny, who will be meeting and greeting at the centre at 12.30pm, 2pm and 3.30pm.

Easter Monday 17^th April

Peppa and George tributes will be at the centre on Easter Monday, at intervals between 12pm and 4pm, to celebrate the release of Peppa Pig: Mu First Cinema Experience.

Easter Crafts

The Winding Museum, Caerphilly

Good Friday 14^th April,

£2.50 per child; booking essential

Get creative with family arts and crafts.

Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt

Dyffryn Gardens, Vale of Glamorgan

Friday 14^th-Monday 17^th April

£2 per child, on top of usual admission charges

Follow the clues to explore the gardens, find the chocolate treats hidden by Bunny that will lead to a Cadbury treat at the end. You can also take part in the Plant Hunter Expedition – see our review here.

Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt

Tredegar House, Newport

Friday 14^th-Monday 17^th April

£2 per child, on top of usual admission charges

Follow the clues to explore the gardens, find the chocolate treats hidden by Bunny that will lead to a Cadbury treat at the end. Read our review of Tredegar House here.

Easter Egg Hunt

St Fagans National Museum of History

Good Friday 14^th-Easter Monday 17^th April, 11am-2pm

£2.50 per child

Family Easter trail. Solve the riddles and follow the trail around the site, then it’s back to the start to claim your egg-citing prize! See our review of St Fagans here.

Easter Egg Hunt

Bryngarw Country House

Saturday 15^th-Easter Sunday 16^th April

£7.50 per child advance booking necessary.

Come along and find over 7,000 chocolate eggs around Bryngarw Park. Start your session with a craft activity in the visitor centre before you hunt for the Easter eggs. Read our review of Bryngarw Country Park here.

Lunch With Nutty Noah

Village Hotel Cardiff, Coryton

Easter Sunday 16th April, 12pm-4pm

Adults £25, children £12.50

A family Easter celebration, featuring a three-course meal and a lively, interactive show from Nutty Noah.

Easter Egg Hunt

Caerphilly Castle

Sunday 16^th April, 11am-4pm

Adults £7.95, children £5.2, family £23.70 (2+3)

An Easter egg hunt around the castle.

See our review of Caerphilly Castle here.

Easter Fun

Victoria Park Bandstand, Cardiff

Easter Sunday 16^th April, 2pm-4pm

£1 per child

Get creative at one of Cardiff’s most famous parks with Easter arts and crafts with the community park ranger.

Easter Trail

Castell Coch

Sunday 16^th April, 11am-4pm

Adult £6.50, children £4.20, family £19.30 (2+3)

An Easter trail around Wales’s famous fairytale castle.

See our review of Castell Coch here.

Children’s Arts and Crafts and egg hunt

Llancaich Fawr Manor

Easter Monday 17^th April, 11am-4pm

£5 for children. First adult free, extra adults £1

Easter-theme crafts to make plus an egg hunt.

FREE Springtime Family Trail

National Museum Cardiff

Friday 14^th-Monday 17^th April, 10am-4pm

Explore the Museum for signs of spring with the family Easter trail. Pick up your free trail guide from the Clore Discover Centre

Easter Duck Trails

Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths

Saturday 15^th and Easter Sunday 16^th April, 11am-4pm

£2 per trail. Entry to the Baths are free.

Join our Easter Duck trails around the Roman Baths and ‘hook a duck’ along the way, to win your own duck balloon and Easter egg treat to take home.

Read more about our visit to the Roman sites of Caerleon here.

FREE Easter Trail 

Blaenavon Ironworks

Saturday 15^th April, 11am-4pm

An Easter trail with a free egg for the first 100 children to complete the trail.  Arts and crafts at an additional cost.
 

Easter Egg Hunt

The Royal Mint, Llantrisant

Easter Events

Mountain View Ranch, Caerphilly

Good Friday 14th-Easter Monday 17th April

Activities this Easter weekend include an Easter egg trail, Pygmy goat walks, campfire and marshmallows, have a go archery, space hopper races plus the Gruffalo Story. Read our review of Mountain View Ranch here.

Easter Events

Amelia Trust Farm, Barry

Good Friday 14th-Easter Monday 17th April

Lamb feeding, petting sessions, pottery sessions, tractor rides and an eggstraveganza egg hunt. Entry to the farm is free, but charges apply for some events.

Easter at Parc Play

Parc Play, Cardiff

Good Friday 14th April, 10.30am-4pm

Meet Easter Bunnies, explore with an Easter treasure hunt, check on the hatching chicks and enter a colouring competition. Bunnies at 11am and 2pm. Usual admission applies.