Don’t Miss These Easter Events
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Easter weekend in Margate: things to do with kids (and a few for grown-ups)
Looking for the best things to do in Margate this Easter weekend?
From family-friendly Easter trails and craft sessions to seaside rides, workshops and late-night parties, there’s plenty happening across Margate from Friday 3 April to Monday 6 April.
Here’s our pick of the best Easter events in Margate for 2026.
🐲 Delicious Dragon Eggs
Wed 8 Apr, 11am - 1pm / Windmill Community Gardens
A magical garden session for children with cooking, crafting and storytelling, all centred around dragon eggs and imagination.
🎟️ Free / Just turn up
🪺 Spring Eggs-plorers
Sat 28 - Sun 29 Mar, Fri 3 - Mon 6 Apr, 11am - 4pm / Powell-Cotton Museum
Book in for this cute Easter adventure trail around the museum. Help animals find their missing eggs and use your discoveries to decorate your own wooden egg to take home.
🎟️ From £7 / Book here
🐦⬛ Rusty the Robin Egg Hunt
Fri 3 Apr, Sat 4 Apr, Wed 15 Apr, Sat 18 Apr, 3 time slots available / Windmill Community Gardens
Help Rusty the Robin rebuild her nest in this interactive Easter trail around the gardens.
🎟️ £6-10 per family Book here
🎪 Dreamland Reopens
Fri 3 Apr - Sun 19 Apr / Dreamland
The park returns, ready to welcome in anyone looking for old school seaside fun, from the waltzer to the ghost train. For more see our overview of what’s happening.
🎟️ Free entry, rides from £3
💐 Spring Living Wreath Workshop
Sat 4 Apr, 6pm - 8pm / The Bakehouse
Create your own living spring wreath in this relaxed, hands-on workshop with Blooms & Giggles.
🎟️ £30 / DM to book
🍺 Easter Sunday Session
Sun 5 Apr, from 5pm / The Shakespeare
Don’t be alone over Easter. Join this Easter Sunday session with DJ Abbie Neill. expect drinks, music and a laid-back party atmosphere.
🎟️ Free
🖍️ Messy Mondays
Mon 6 Apr & Mon 13 Apr, 10am - 4pm / Margate Caves
A relaxed, family-friendly craft day with hands-on activities for little ones. Expect plenty of messy, creative fun.
🎟️ £1.50 per child / Just turn up
🐰 Easter Biscuit Decorating
Mon 6 Apr & Tue 7 Apr, 11am - 2pm / The WonderWorks
Decorate your own Easter bunny biscuit in this fun, family-friendly drop-in session.
🎟️ £2.50
And for just us adults…
🪺 First Friday: The Original Easter
Fri 3 Apr, 6pm - 9pm / Marine Studios
An evening of art, craft and conversation exploring OG Easter traditions with a creative, contemporary twist.
🎟️ Free
👒 Spring Bonnet Party (Cockles & Mussels)
Fri 10 Apr, 8pm - 2am / Margate Arts Club
You know what to do. Don a bonnet and dress up in full spring flair. It’s the annual full-blown pop, disco and drag party from Cockles & Mussels. Expect big looks, high energy and a late one.
🎟️ £5 - 7 / Book here
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