Things to do at Easter
Fri 20/03/2026
What's on at Easter?
Monday 30 March to Saturday 11 April 2026
Check out what’s on in our libraries this Easter!
Browse these categories below:
- Events in North Essex
- Events in Mid Essex
- Events in West Essex
- Events in South Essex
Events in North Essex
Join us for a storytelling event for 5 -to 8-year-olds based on Dermot O'Leary and Nick East's bestselling books. In partnership with the Mercury Theatre. Colchester Library, Tuesday 30 April and Tuesday 4 April.
Join us to sing a variety of popular songs. Brightlingsea Library, Friday 3 April 2.30pm.
A talk exploring how babies and toddlers develop the ability to copy the people around them, followed by a toddler ballet taster session. Colchester Library, Thursday 2 April at 10am.
Paint and build your own Warhammer miniatures. Hariwch Library, Tuesday 31 March at 5pm.
Bring along your tablet, Switch, or any device you play Minecraft on, charged, and ready to play an interactive game with other Minecraft enthusiasts. Brightlingsea Library, Saturday 4 April at 2pm.
Events in Mid Essex
Come and join us for an Egg-Cellent Easter event with seasonal crafts, a fun free event for the whole family. South Woodham Ferrers Library, Thursday 2 April at 11:30am.
Events in West Essex
A fun Easter craft event to get you in a hoppy mood! Suitable for ages 4 and over. At Saffron Walden Library on 26 March at 4pm. No booking needed.
Celebrate the season of the Easter Bunny, chicks and chocolate by making a free sprouting Easter card! Make a card and plant some seeds to make some flowers grow from the card! Help Spring arrive by planting some flowers! At Chipping Ongar Library on Friday 27 March, 10am to 12 noon. No need to book.
Toddler and Early Years Easter STEM Workshops
Sandra Beale, local mum and author is back at Saffron Walden Library with more free, fun Easter experiments to enthuse toddlers and early years children. At Saffron Walden Library on Saturday 28 March, 11:30am, booking required.
Join in our free craft event and make lovely Easter decorations and cards. Suitable for children over 3 years old. At Thaxted Library on Tuesday 31 March 3pm. No booking needed.
Join us at Chipping Ongar Library to make Easter Bunny bookmarks and borrow a book at the same time! At Chipping Ongar Library on Saturday 4 April 10am to 4pm. No booking needed.
Easter Bunny and Toddler Rhymetime
Join us for our special Easter Rhymetime. Nursery rhymes, action songs, and a story. Ages 0 to 4 years, siblings welcome. At Dunmow Library, Wednesday 8 April, 10am to 10:30am.
Come along and join the Friends of Shenfield Library for some Easter fun at Shenfield Library, Saturday 28 March at 9:30am.
A Eggcellent Easter treat including, making Easter Bunnies, Easter cards, an Easter trail and colouring. Join us at Brentwood Library, Wednesday 1 April at 11am.
Events in South Essex
Maldon Family Hub are hosting a fun Easter craft session in our Children's area of the library. Join us at Maldon Library, Thursday 9 April at 9am.
Easter themed Storytime, join us for fun crafts and stories for the whole family. Rochford Library, Saturday 28 March at 10am.
Spring childrens event suited for under 7's. There will be actvities such as making a Easter card, a ladybird, a trail, colouring plus many Easter/Spring books. Great Wakering Library, Tuesday 31 March at 10:30am.
Come along for lots of free magical fun, activities and an exciting Easter story and more! A child ticket must be prebooked, no need to book for accompanying adults. Rayleigh Library, Friday 10 April at 10:30am.