Easter In The Gardens 2025

Egg Hunt and Walking Tour Maps

Print and online maps will be available before 1st April 2025

• Print copies will be delivered to schools and childcare centres in the Bundaberg region (inside our Bundaberg School Holiday Pocket Guide).
• Print copies will also available at the brochure stand located inside Cafe 1928, at the Bundaberg Botanic Gardens.
• Online maps will be available by scanning a QR Code at the Gardens.

Wide Bay Kids Community Inc hosts Easter in the Gardens to promote community connection and participation. Individuals, groups, the Arts sector, community organisations and businesses are working together celebrating our community and partnerships. Contact us for 2025 sponsorship opportunities

Walking Tour: 1st April to 30th April 2025
Where: Bundaberg Botanic Gardens, Mt Perry Road, North Bundaberg

Pick up or download a map and hunt for hidden Easter bunnies and GIANT Easter eggs. You will be searching high and low, far and wide to find all the larger-than-life GIANT eggs.

Easter in the Gardens is free, fun and inclusive of everyone. It’s the ultimate GIANT Easter Egg Hunt!

Explorers of all ages can follow the trail of eggs, featuring artwork designed by local artists, community groups and school children. There are games to play and puzzles to solve along the way and once the trail is complete, place your map into the entry box at the Gardens to go into the draw to win prizes! Ts&Cs apply.

Come soak up the beauty of the Bundaberg Botanic Gardens in Autumn this Easter! To learn more about Easter in the Gardens 2024 Walking Tour go here.

When you participate in Easter in the Gardens 2025 you will have the chance to win prizes!

Egg Hunt:  Using the hunt map locate all GIANT eggs.  On the map entry form record your answers to the clues found at each egg.  Include your name, contact information and event info and drop the entry form into the box located inside Cafe 1928 at the Botanic Gardens (or submit your entry online here). All correct entries submitted will be in the running to win a prize.  A winner will be drawn at the conclusion of the event (30th April) and contacted to collect their prize. There will be 1 Egg Hunt winner in total.

Golden Egg Hunt: Six specialty marked 'Golden Eggs' will be hidden at the Gardens between 1st to 30th April. Find one of these eggs and follow the instructions printed inside the egg to claim your prize!  There will be six Golden Egg Hunt winners in total.

People's Choice Awards: Vote for your favourite GIANT designs and you will go in the draw to win a prize! Entries for the People's Choice Awards can only be made online here by choosing your favourite design, adding your name, contact and event information. One vote per person. A winner will be drawn at the conclusion of the event and contacted to collect their prize. Links to vote for your favourite design will be found on signage next to each design. There will be one People's Choice Award winner in total. More information here.

Golden Eggs will be hidden at the Bundaberg Botanic Gardens between 1st and 30th April.  Follow Wide Bay Kids on Facebook and Instagram, we will post updates each time a Golden Egg has been hidden and claimed. 

If you are the lucky ones to find the special GOLDEN EGGS, follow the instructions printed inside the eggs to claim your prize. 

For more information about the Golden Eggs go here.  

Each GIANT Egg will have a sign located near it.  The sign will have games for you to play while admiring the Egg. Simon Says, Hop Scotch and a Sing-a-long are just a few of the games.  

Each GIANT Egg sign will also have a puzzle/question/clue for you to answer and record on the map entry form.  Drop the entry form into the box located inside Cafe 1928 at the Botanic Gardens enter online here, for your chance to win a prize.

Easter in the Gardens Walking Tour is a self-guided activity.  Scan QR Codes along the trail for an audio described experience!  

The GIANT Eggs and Easter Installations will remain permanently on display from 1st April to 30th April 2025.  30 wonderous days of magic!  

GIANT Eggs: You can visit the Bundaberg Botanic Gardens 7 days a week, 5:30am to 6:45pm. If you visit the gardens and it is too busy, come back another day during the above dates.

Please email us on admin@widebaykids.com.au

‘Play & Puzzle’ (“Game of skill”), ‘Golden Egg’ (‘Game of skill’) and ‘People’s Choice’ (‘Random Draw’) begins on 1/04/2025 at 5 AM (Brisbane) and ends on 30/04/2025 at 2PM (Brisbane) (the “Promotion Period”).

View the competition Terms and Conditions of entry here. 

Please register your expression of interest to be involved in the 2025 event: Register Here.