Salt Lake City Easter and Passover Events

Visit with the Bunny and get your photo taken at Fashion Place Mall March 17-April 7 or South Towne Mall March 15-April 7.

Salt Lake Area Shopping Malls

California Pizza Kitchen will be opening early on Saturday, March 24 to host a very special guest for a unique breakfast fundraiser. Parents and kids alike can visit with the Easter Bunny and nibble on breakfast pizzas, fresh fruit and drinks for just $8 (children under free). CPK will donate 20% of all sales to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Reservations will be taken in 15-minute intervals starting at 8 a.m. The last reservation begins at 9:30 a.m. Reservations can be made by sending an email to bunny@cpk.com and should include name, phone number, size of party and time requested.

Saturday, March 24 8-10 a.m.

CPK at The Gateway
156 S. 400 W.
801-456-0075

Celebrate Easter at Clark Planetarium with breakfast, a visit with the Easter bunny, Science demonstrations, an egg hunt, and a screening of Under the Sea 3D.

Saturday, March 31, 2012, 8:30-11 a.m.

110 South 400 West
385-468-STAR (7827)

Tickets $15-$19 ($20 after March 26)

Several Salt Lake Valley communities sponsor egg hunts and other Easter events. Arrive early for your community egg hunt! Events are free unless otherwise noted. Most egg hunts limited to children ages 12 and younger; see website for details.

Friday, April 6, 2012:

Cottonwood Heights Teen Egg Hunt and Free Ice Skating: 7 p.m., Cottonwood Heights Rec. Center

West Valley City Teen Flashlight Egg Hunt (ages 13-16), 9 p.m., Centennial Park softball fields, 5415 W. 3100 S.

Saturday, April 7, 2012:

Cottonwood Heights Egg Hunt: 9 a.m., Butler Park West Fields, 2700 E. 7500 S.

Draper Egg Hunt: 10-11:30 a.m., 12500 S. Gelena Park Blvd. (550 W.)

Herriman Egg Hunt: 10 a.m., 6212 W. 14200 S.

South Jordan Egg Hunt: 9 a.m., 11010 S. Redwood Rd.

South Salt Lake Egg Hunt: 9 a.m., Granite Football Field, 3305 S. 500 E.

West Valley City Egg Hunts, Breakfast with the Bunny and Easter Egg Plunge

West Valley events at WVC Family Fitness Center, either in the building or softball fields, 5415 W. 3100 S., 801-955-4000

• Outdoor Egg Hunt (ages 12 and under), 8:30 a.m.
• Indoor Edutainment Egg Hunts (ages 11 and under), 10:30 a.m., register in advance beginning March 19, $2-$3
• Breakfast With the Bunny, 9 a.m., register in advance before April 2, $3-$7
• Swimming Pool Easter Egg Plunge, 11:30 a.m., $2-$3

Family Easter fun at Thanksgiving Point includes egg hunts, activities, and an appearance by the Easter Bunny.

Saturday, April 7, 2012, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Egg Hunts go from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Admission for children $7 in advance or $9 week of event. Adult admission $4. Buy online or call 801-768-4900.

Easter offerings at The Grand America include Saturday afternoon tea with the Easter Bunny, an Easter breakfast buffet, Easter Grand Brunch, and a special buffet lunch.

Saturday and Sunday, April 7 and 8, 2012

The Grand America Hotel

555 S. Main St.

801-258-6000, 800-304-8696

Prices $8.50-$49

Grab your camera and hop up to Hogle Zoo's annual "Breakfast With the Bunny," or if you prefer, "Lunch With the Bunny." Tickets include a hot buffet breakfast or sandwich buffet lunch, a fun craft for the kids, an up-close small animal presentation, and a visit from the Easter Bunny.

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Breakfast 9 or 11:30 a.m.

Lunch 1:30 p.m.

2600 E. Sunnyside Ave.
Call for reservations: 801-584-1769

Check website or call for prices

Easter at Snowbird includes free tram rides to an Easter Sunrise Service at the top of Hidden Peak at 6:30 a.m., a free Easter egg hunt for children ages 11 and younger at 9 a.m., and brunch at the Aerie restaurant from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, Little Cottonwood Canyon

800-232-9542

Easter brunch is a springtime tradition for many families, and here are some of the best places to get Easter brunch in the Salt Lake City area.

Here's a list of Holy Week and Easter services throughout the Salt Lake Valley, published by The Salt Lake Tribune.

A variety of services will be held from Palm Sunday through Easter Sunday at Salt Lake's historic Cathedral of the Madeline, including Mass at 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. (Spanish) Easter Sunday, April 8, 2011.

The Cathedral of the Madeline
331 E. S. Temple
801-328-8941

Passover 2012 takes place April 7-13. Here are some of the organizations holding Passover services in Utah:

• Adventure Rabbi Passover Retreat: Celebrate Passover in Moab, Utah. Wilderness Seder Friday, April 6; other activities April 6-8.
• Chabad Lubavitch of Utah:  Community Seder, Friday, April 6, time TBA
• Congregation Kol Ami: Community Seder, Friday, April 6, 6:30 p.m.
• Temple Har Shalom (Park City): Passover Community Seder, Saturday, April 7, 5:30 p.m.
• Passover Seder at Brigham Young University: Annual Passover Seder Services will be conducted by Victor L. Ludlow. March 23-April 20; call 801-422-8325 for more info.