Bay Meadows

Celebrate spring with these eggcellent events happening in April including egg hunts, parades, an Easter Bunny hopping from a helicopter, funny bunny pancakes and more. Grab your basket and get hunting!

City of San Mateo’s Easter Eggstravaganza on Saturday, April 8 from 9am -1pm. This springtime community event and egg hunt will be attended by hundreds of excited children and families eagerly searching for eggs in beautiful Central Park. Complete with a pancake breakfast, community parade and free entertainment all day long. Don’t miss the Funny Bunny Pancake Breakfast at 9am.

Easter Bunny and Egg Hunt in Belmont on April 8, 9:30-11 am. Bring your basket, camera and keep your eyes open for the Bunny at Twin Pine Meadows.  Enjoy bouncy house games & more!.

Easter Bunny Photo H’Ops at nearby Hillsdale Shopping Center, your Easter trail-stop for fun photos and activities for the kids. Hop on over for photos with the Easter Bunny April 6-8 from 12-5pm. He is making stops in Macy’s Center Court, North Block and The Dining Terrace and is available for memory-capturing Polaroids. No reservations required.

See the Easter Bunny Arrive by Helicopter at the Hiller Aviation Museum on April 8 from 10am-12pm.  The bunny arrives at 11 am by personal helicopter. Join the Easter Eggstravaganza and get an Easter egg straight from the Bunny, enjoy face painting, a bounce house and an amazing model train display.

Egg Adventure Hunt 2023 at Twin Pines Park in Belmont from 9:30am – 11am. There will be designated areas in the park for each age division: 3 and under, 4-5, 6-7, and 8-10.  Be sure to stick around after to enjoy some refreshments, snap family photos with our bunnies, and visit with the summer camp contractors, where you can learn about their summer offerings, while the kids get to try out some interactive activities, play some games, and win some prizes!

Flood Park Egg Hunt on April 8 from 10am-12pm. The annual Egg Hunt event takes place the 2nd Saturday in April this year. Please bring a basket for collecting eggs.  There will be craft and candy guess, the egg hunt, photos with the bunny and fire engine rides

Celebrate the season at Gamble Garden’s 37^th Annual Spring Tour on April 28^th and 29^th. A Spring Tour ticket lets you enjoy exclusive access to each of the five private gardens on the tour. All private gardens on the tour are suitable for people who use walkers, but none are suitable for wheelchairs. All Spring Tour activities at Gamble Garden are fully accessible. Activities at Gamble Garden are free and open to all. Click on the link to purchase your tickets.

Walkscore.com rates Bay Meadows high on the list for walkable locations to live on the San Francisco Peninsula and for good reason! Why? Because we are steps from shopping (Hillsdale Shopping Center), groceries (Whole Foods), parks, town square best in class retailers like Fieldwork Brewing, Blue Bottle + Humphry Slocombe, plus it’s an easy bike-ride from downtown San Mateo with its burgeoning restaurant scene. Bay Meadows is plenty full of bike racks and Caltrain is a quick stroll from anywhere in the neighborhood.