Easter in San Francisco brings a bountiful array of exciting parties, egg hunts, brunches, and unforgettable activities every single year. Here we’ve pulled some of 2024’s most highly-anticipated Easter events, from Dolores Park’s famous Hunky Jesus Contest to Salesforce Park’s lively Spring Fling. Whether you’re seeking a kid-friendly egg hunt or an adult-friendly party, here’s how to celebrate Easter San Francisco style.
1. Easter in the Park/Hunky Jesus Contest
Our famous irreverent drag nuns, AKA the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, are back with another rendition of Easter In The Park, one of the most well-attended Easter activities in San Francisco. They’ll host the annual Children’s Easter from 10-11:30am with music, an egg drop, games, and performances. From noon to 4pm, emcees Honey Mahogany and Sister Roma will run the famous Hunky Jesus, Foxy Mary, and Easter Bonnet contests. Contestants show up in their hunkiest and foxiest Biblical costumes and compete for the grand title.
🗓️When: March 31, 2024, 10-4pm
📍Where: Mission Dolores Park, 566 Dolores St, San Francisco
2. Spring Fling at Salesforce Park
Salesforce Park presents their annual Spring Fling, a kids Easter celebration and egg hunt in San Francisco with face painting, arts and crafts, great food and drinks, live music by The Hot Baked Goods, and Funny Bunny photos. There will be three egg hunts divided by age: ages 5-7 at the Central Lawn at 10:30am, ages 0-4 at the Amphitheater at 11:30am, and ages 8+ at the Central Lawn at 12:30pm.
🗓️When: March 30, 2024, 10am-2pm
📍Where: Salesforce Park, 425 Mission St, San Francisco
3. Bring Your Own Big Wheel
For over two decades, San Franciscans have raced down Vermont Street on big wheels in one of the city’s wackiest events on Easter weekend: the Bring Your Own Big Wheel (BYOBW) race. Registration is open and the event remains free, but be sure to donate to help cover all the permits and city fees. There will be a young kids (13 and under) race from 2-3pm, and “adult children” ride 3-5pm.
🗓️When: March 31, 2024, 2-5pm
📍Where: Vermont Street and 20th Street, San Francisco
4. Easter EggStravaganza: A Castrorific Block Party
Enjoy a lively Easter festival in the Castro at Easter EggStravaganza, a free block party with events for both kids and adults. Explore over thirty artist booths with spring-themed artwork and crafts for sale, a “kitten zone” for kids (12-3pm) with drag story time and Easter activities, costume contests, an “adult passport bunny hop” where adults can go on a scavenger hunt for drink tickets and prizes, music and dancing, and drag performances.
🗓️When: March 30, 2024, 12-6pm
📍Where: Noe Street between Market and Beaver, San Francisco
5. Dye Hard: Easter Egg Hunt + Festival at Kapwa Gardens
Kapwa Gardens is back with Dye Hard, a family-friendly Easter egg hunt in San Francisco, plus a petting zoo, kids’ activities, vendors, and plenty of photo ops. Attendees are encouraged to wear their most colorful tie dye clothing and a $5 donation is appreciated.
🗓️When: March 24, 2024, 11am-4pm
📍Where: Kapwa Gardens, 967 Mission St, San Francisco
7. Meet & Greet with the Easter Bunny at SF Zoo
SF Zoo will celebrate Easter with an appearance from the Easter Bunny, kids’ crafts, and giveaways. Easter programming is free with zoo admission, and you’ll find it in the Zoo’s Entry Village.
🗓️When: March 31, 2024, 10am-1pm
📍Where: San Francisco Zoo, Sloat Blvd &, Upper Great Hwy, San Francisco
8. 101st Easter Sunrise Service at Mount Davidson Cross
For over a century, San Francisco has awoken at sunrise to climb Mount Davidson for one of the longest-running Easter events in San Francisco. This year will mark the 101st anniversary of the non-denominational tradition, featuring prayers and greetings from Pastor David Ainsworth, musical performances, and words from local clergy.
🗓️When: March 31, 2024, 7am
📍Where: Mt. Davidson Cross, 125 Dalewood Way, San Francisco
9. Easter Sunday at Grace Cathedral
San Francisco’s beautiful Grace Cathedral will decorate the space with stunning spring flower arrangements and greens. They are presenting a range of services throughout Holy Week, but Easter Sunday brings several Eucharists with special additions. The 8:30am Eucharist features The Men of the Cathedral Choir, the 11am Eucharist features the Choir of Men and Boys, and the 6pm Eucharist features the Cathedral Singers.
🗓️When: March 31, 2024
📍Where: Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St, San Francisco
10. Easter Sunday at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in San Francisco will host a free kid’s Easter egg hunt open to all on Easter Sunday at 10:15pm. The event will be sandwiched by two Festive Easter Worship services, happening at 9am and 11am.
🗓️When: March 31, 2024, 9am-12pm
📍Where: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 1111 O’Farrell St, San Francisco
11. Easter Weekend and celebration with New North Church
Throughout Easter Weekend, New North Church will host a lineup of Easter events including Good Friday services and Easter services. The community is invited for an Easter Celebration on March 30 leading up to the 5pm service, featuring egg hunts, a petting zoo, lawn games, face painting, bounce houses, a raffle, food trucks, and more.
🗓️When: March 29-31, 2024
📍Where: New North Church, 777 Brotherhood Way, San Francisco
12. Easter brunch in San Francisco
You can’t do much better than a hearty brunch with friends and family on Easter weekend. We’ve got a couple of related lists on standby to help you find a restaurant to book, including essential brunches, bottomless brunches, and outdoor brunches.
If you want to take Easter brunch in SF up another level, there are a few experiences to put on your radar: The Ritz-Carlton’s Parallel 37 restaurant will host a three course prix fixe menu, and the St. Regis’ Astra restaurant presents a special à la carte menu for Easter in SF.
13. Easter Egg Hunt and Parade in Sausalito
The city of Sausalito presents the 42nd annual Easter Egg Hunt and Parade this year. The parade will proceed down Caledonia St at 10am starting at the Johnson Fire Station, and festivities will continue at Dunphy Park for the rest of the morning. There will be a kid’s egg hunt at 10:15am, live music for kids at 10:30am, an Easter Bonnet contest at 11am, and an adult egg hunt with lots of prizes at 11:30am. Bring your own basket!
🗓️When: March 30, 2024, 9:45am-12pm
📍Where: Dunphy Park, Bridgeway at Napa St, Sausalito
Woodside’s Filoli Estate & Gardens is blooming with over 75,000 spring flowers this year including daffodils, tulips, hyacinths, and blue violas. Now’s a great time go visit the gardens for the ultimate seasonal experience, and you can join the elegant Spring Tea in the Garden House for a beautiful array of finger sandwiches, scones, pastries, tea, and sparkling wine.
📍Where: 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside
15. Spot some spring flowers around the San Francisco Bay Area
Millions of spring flowers will bloom around the Bay Area in the coming months. As SF Botanical Garden’s vibrant magnolia bloom comes to an end, we can now enjoy cherry blossoms and tulips in Golden Gate Park, plus huge swathes of almond blossoms throughout Central California.
