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Bendigo Easter Festival, Victoria","text":"\u003Cp\u003EHeld over the Easter long weekend, the \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.bendigoeasterfestival.org.au/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBendigo Easter Festival\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E celebrates Bendigo’s diverse culture and incredible Chinese heritage with a four-day festival held in and around Rosalind Park.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn Good Friday, there’s an Easter egg hunt with 85,000 eggs, while on Easter Saturday you can admire the annual ‘Awakening of the Dragon’ dance featuring the lighting of 100,000 firecrackers.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAmidst the fun there’s also a twilight convoy of illuminated floats, a torchlight procession, and the Gala Parade through the streets of Bendigo featuring the world’s longest Imperial dragon.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n"}},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/countries/australia/en_au/shell-fuels/go-well-content-hub/events-to-attend-on-easter-long-weekend/jcr_content/root/main/section_copy_copy/simple_copy_copy_cop/text_969351205","model":{"title":"2. Meelup Farmhouse Easter egg hunt, Cape Naturaliste, Western Australiad","text":"\u003Cp\u003EMeelup Farmhouse in Eagle Bay in the south western region of Cape Naturaliste in Western Australia is quite the venue. It is home to a family of Alpacas, chooks, Mila the Farmhouse dog, and a pair of cheeky twin goats.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn Easter Sunday, the farmhouse will host a free Easter egg hunt kicking off bright and early at 8am. The event is perfect for kids aged 12 and under, and it’s recommended to bring your own picnic basket for breakfast. 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Ulladulla Blessing of the Fleet, New South Wales","text":"\u003Cp\u003EA harbour full of vessels adorned with flags, crowned princesses in a street parade… and a group of people racing up a greased pole: Ulladulla’s Blessing of the Fleet is an Easter festival like no other.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocated on the south coast of NSW, the festival began in 1956 and is the legacy of the local Italian community. On Easter Sunday, a local priest climbs aboard marine rescue and blesses each vessel in the fleet. However, most popular with crowds is the “greasy pole” competition, where teams climb on each other’s shoulders in a race to the top.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n"}},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/countries/australia/en_au/shell-fuels/go-well-content-hub/events-to-attend-on-easter-long-weekend/jcr_content/root/main/section_copy_copy/simple_copy_copy_cop/text_19555037","model":{"title":"4. Adelaide International Kite Festival, South Australia","text":"\u003Cp\u003EReady to fly a kite up to the highest height? Look to the skies over Adelaide this Easter with the return to the Adelaide International Kite Festival. Established in 1997, the free three-day event starts on Easter Saturday and takes place on the foreshore of Semaphore Beach, around twenty minutes north-west of the Adelaide CBD.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlong with simple delta and diamond kites, be ready to see big cellular kites in magnificent shapes, as well as stunt kites or parafoil kites in a kaleidoscope of colours, shapes and sizes in the sky above the pier and beach.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n"}},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/countries/australia/en_au/shell-fuels/go-well-content-hub/events-to-attend-on-easter-long-weekend/jcr_content/root/main/section_copy_copy/simple_copy_copy_cop/text_191750128","model":{"title":"5. Eynesbury pre-Easter Sunday Kids Funday, Victoria","text":"\u003Cp\u003EGet your family’s chocolate fix a little early this year on Sunday April 2 at Eynesbury Homestead for an Easter celebration like no other. Located forty minutes’ drive from Melbourne, the estate is hosting a free, 10,000 Easter egg hunt kicking off at 1pm (pre-registration essential), as well as an egg-and-spoon race and an egg-throwing competition.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter all the excitement, families can settle in on the lawn with picnic blankets to enjoy a free outdoor screening of the film Hop with free popcorn and bean bags.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n"}},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/countries/australia/en_au/shell-fuels/go-well-content-hub/events-to-attend-on-easter-long-weekend/jcr_content/root/main/section_copy_copy/simple_copy_copy_cop/text_1954243825","model":{"title":"6. 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