Easter weekend is giving families plenty to do across New Mexico and West Texas, with outdoor events, egg hunts, road-trip stops, and a few wildcard picks mixed in for good measure. If you’re staying close to home, Albuquerque has one of the stronger local anchors with the New Mexico Outdoor Festival & Skills Competition on April 3. abqtodo
That outdoor festival is a good lead event because it gives the weekend a little more range than the usual brunch-and-bunny routine. Albuquerque also has the 26th Annual Easter Egg Hunt in Los Ranchos on Saturday, Eggstravaganza FREE Family Easter Fun on April 4, and the Rabbit Run at Los Poblanos Open Space with a 5K, 1-mile run, and kids egg hunt for families who want to work off some candy before lunch. losranchosnm
If you’re willing to make a quick road trip, El Paso has one of the busiest Easter weekend lineups in the region. Big options include Easter-Avaganza at Biggs Park on Fort Bliss, the Northeast Easter Parade, bunny-photo and egg-hunt events at The Fountains at Farah and The Shoppes at Solana, plus Easter Lucha on Saturday night for anyone who wants their holiday weekend with a little more action. kisselpaso
Amarillo also deserves a look if you want to widen the map past New Mexico. Easter at the Park is scheduled for Sunday at John Stiff Memorial Park, while local coverage is also pointing people toward Wonderland Park opening day and Amarillo Sod Poodles opening night with fireworks as part of the weekend mix. eventbrite
The nice thing about this weekend is that it gives people options depending on how much effort they want to put in. You can keep it simple with an Albuquerque egg hunt, build a family day around the outdoor skills festival, or head west to El Paso for a fuller Easter weekend lineup with a little more variety. abqtodo
For this weekend, that’s probably the best play: stay local if you want easy, hit El Paso if you want bigger, and keep Amarillo in the conversation if you want a backup plan with park fun and baseball energy. mix941kmxj
