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Spring has sprung. The days are getting longer. Time to get out Easter baskets, eggs and Food Party! our way into a new season. Here’s some seasonal events for every bunny.
Saturday March 30
- Easter Eggstravaganza @ Springline Menlo Park
Join for a fun-filled day of egg hunting, face painting, live music, bunny petting zoo, and delicious food. These guys really know how to put on a good party! Springline hosts interesting eateries and hangouts, so plan to stay for lunch after searching for eggs hidden around the park. Come dressed in your favorite spring outfit. Free but register here.
2. Open House and Easter Egg Hunt
Palo Alto Elks Lodge invites you and your kids to an Easter Egg hunt and swimming. Open to the public. Free, but click here to RSVP. 4249 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 12 PM – 5 PM
Sunday, March 31st – Easter Brunch meets Outdoor Fun!
- Strolling Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley and Palo Alto Baylands
Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley likes to decorate for the holidays. They have an Easter Dome this year! Quattro serves brunch with a ballroom egg hunt and buffet featuring seafood and salad stations and entrées such as Niman Ranch Porchetta and Grilled Lamb Rack. The dessert buffet won’t disappoint with treats such as Honey Lemon Panna Cotta and Coconut Rochers. Click here for full menu, prices and reservations. 2050 University Ave, East Palo Alto. 11AM – 7 PM.
Afterwards take a walk among the beauty of the Palo Alto Baylands.
2. Rollati Ristorante meets Guadalupe River Trail
Get your Italian-American twist on Easter with chef-inspired spring dishes served all day – brunch, lunch, and dinner. Italian Easter Bread ($12) is a seasonal favorite, as well as Cocoa Pappardelle, a lamb ragù with pistachio and mint ($26). Click here for Rollati menu, prices and reservations. 181 E. Santa Clara St., San Jose 11 AM – 8 PM.
Afterwards hit Guadalupe River trail which runs from Alviso at southern edge of the SF Bay to Downtown San José – “9-miles of discovery about San José and Silicon Valley.”
3. Top of the Mark, InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco
Take the elevator to the top for a buffet with stunning views, unlimited bubbly, live piano music, and the Easter Bunny hopping around with boxes of chocolate. Honey, look out this window. Slow Roasted Angus Prime Rib with Horseradish Cream and Honey Mustard Glazed Ham with Grilled Pineapple greet you, along with made-to-order omelets, a North Beach Station of cheeses and charcuterie, a Fisherman’s Wharf Station of oysters and crab, Dim Sum and a dessert station. This building has quite a story. Celebrating 85 years. Go visit next time you are in the City. Click here for menu, prices, times and reservations. 999 California St. San Francisco.
Afterwards catch a little cable car, down half-way from the stars, to check out to Union Square, or walk over to China Town for fortune cookies or a tea tasting.
Saturday, April 6: How to Start a Vegetable Garden / Cómo Iniciar Un Huerto
Join this beginner workshop at Collective Roots Community Garden on starting a home vegetable garden. Soil health, compost as organic fertilizer, crop planning, direct seeding and seedlings, and maintenance items all discussed, plus hands-on seeding and plantings. Free but registration is required. 1785 Woodland Ave, East Palo Alto. 10 AM – 11:30 PM.
Saturday, April 13: Growing Native Garden Tour
Visit the Master Gardener’s 8,000 sq.ft. Native Plant Habitat Garden at the San Carlos City Center, along with others. Organized by the California Native Plant Society, this DIY tour features up to 60 gardens, many in private homes, and demonstrates reduced water, chemical and pesticide use, improved habitat, and the unique aesthetic appeal of gardens using California native plants. Start at the San Carlos library. Free, but please register here. San Carlos City Center & Library, 600 Elm Street 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
