25th Annual Lakeshore Easter Parade & Derby | Oakland

Easter in Oakland’s idyllic Lakeshore neighborhood is one artsy and button-cute affair.

In the coming week before the 25th Annual Lakeshore Easter Parade & Derby Decorating Contest, neighborhood kids are invited to come down to merchants on Lakeshore who display little plastic hats called derbies, buy one for $2 and then go home and decorate them at them please.

(Note: Please try to use recycled material from home and, parents, let the kids do it themselves)

The decorated derby-wearing kids meet at 11 am on Saturday, April 7, 2012 at Lakeshore Baptist Church on Lakeshore Ave & Mandana Blvd for the start of a parade down the merchant street led by none other than the Easter Bunny.

Spring Festival Following the Parade (Lakeshore Baptist Church):

• Easter basket prizes given to kids in various age categories for Best Derbies
• Easter egg dying
• Face painting
• Free snacks

Procrastinators: derbies and decorating stuff will be available at the church at 10 am on Saturday.

Links: Event details

Cost: FREE*

*Entry is free. To participate: Derby hats to decorate cost $2 at local shops.

Tags: art craft, Easter, kids
Categories: *Top Pick*, East Bay, Fairs & Festivals, Kids & Families, Recurring Event Submitted by Perry Shirley