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Eggstravaganza Easter Egg Hunt at Mercerdale Park and More this Weekend, Get Out!

Check out our picks for the top activities and hot spots to hit this weekend, April 6-8.

  • Where/When: 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Saturday, April 7, at .
  • Why Go: Hop on over to Mercerdale Park for the Parks and Recreation annual egg hunts. Kids ages 1-6 will start their hunt at 5 p.m. and ages 7-10 hunt with a flashlight in the dark at 8:30 p.m.   
  • Cost: Free.

  • Where/When: 12-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 12-4 p.m. Sunday, April 6-8, at the .
  • Why Go: Join MIVAL for the opening weekend of their 2nd Annual Treasures in Miniature Art Show. The exhibit will feature dozens of painters, sculptors and photographers from Mercer Island and other surrounding communities. Miniature or “small format" is a unique and fun opportunity for artists to express themselves. The paintings are usually no larger than 8"x8". The exhibit runs from April 5 to April 28.
  • Cost: Admission is free.

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  • Where/When: 3:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, April 8, at .
  • Why Go: Join Island House this Easter Sunday as they welcome Geoffrey Castle, a violinist with a very unique sound. Check out this YouTube clip of Castle covering Jimmy Hendrix’s “Voodoo Child.” This is a show you won’t want to miss!
  • Cost: Free

  • Where/When: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, April 7, at the .
  • Why Go: Join the Mercer Island Library for another installment of their popular Saturday Matinee Film Series. This week the featured film will be Frost/Nixon (Ron Howard, 2008) — A dramatic reenactment of the historic 1977 television interview between talk show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon. Starring Michael Sheen and Frank Langella.
  • Cost: Free.

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