By Jeremy D. Wells
Carter County Times
No matter where you find yourself this coming Easter holiday, there are opportunities to take your kids out for an Easter egg hunt and more. In fact, you don’t even have to be in town on Easter Sunday to participate in some of the festivities!
Events kick off the weekend before Easter, with the Annual Willard Community Egg Hunt at the Willard Church of Christ. The Willard event – a joint effort of American Legion Post 342, the Willard Church of Christ, Willard Wesleyan, Willard Missionary Baptist, Cherokee Freewill Baptist, Christ Fellowship, and Maranatha Bible Church and the Denton-Willard Homemakers – takes place on Saturday, March 23 with an Easter egg hunt at 1 p.m. followed by a hot dog lunch. The Willard event will also include opportunities to have your child’s photo taken with the Easter Bunny, free books, and bouncy houses.
The following Friday, March 29, Kentucky Christian University will host a Community Easter Egg Hunt on the KCU campus beginning at 6 p.m. The university is billing the event as an opportunity “to bring together our campus and the Grayson community for an evening of fun and connection.”
The next day, Saturday March 30, the Army Corps of Engineers is partnering with the Grayson Tourism & Convention Commission for an egg hunt at the Grayson Sports Park. The egg hunt for children five and younger will kick off at noon, followed by an egg hunt for kids from age six through 12 at 12:30 p.m. Bags will be provided for the egg hunt. All you have to do is show up with the kids and let them have fun.
Also on March 30 is the Olive Hill Community Easter Egg Hunt, at the Depot downtown. That event kicks off at 11 a.m. and goes until 1 p.m. with food, face painting, the egg hunt, and other fun.
If you’re a traditionalist, and prefer to wait for Easter Sunday proper, then Carter Caves State Resort Park has you covered. The park will be hosting their annual egg hunt at the Welcome Center on Easter Sunday, March 31, beginning at 2 p.m.
First Christian Church in Olive Hill also has a full slate of events for Easter weekend, beginning with a Good Friday service on March 29, at 6 p.m. The church will host an egg hunt on Saturday, March 30, from 1 – 3 p.m. Then, on Easter Sunday, they’ll hold Easter services beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Olive Hill Church of the Nazarene will hold Good Friday service at 7 p.m. March 29, and Easter Morning service at 10:30 a.m.
These Easter Sunday services all follow the Community Sunrise Service at 7 a.m. hosted at Globe Christian Church this year.
You can also watch our website, social media profiles, and these pages for any additional events.
Contact the writer at editor@cartercountytimes.com
