Four Fun Easter Events Happening in Kingsport, Tennessee

Kingsport is a great place to be during Easter, with an abundance of fun events held around the city in celebration of this Christian holiday. Read on to find out about four entertaining Easter events that you and your family can attend around The Model City.

1. Egg Hunt and Puppet Show

This annual show is normally held in Warriors’ Path State Park, and it makes for an exciting way to celebrate Easter. Music and puppetry are used to tell the story of Easter in a fun and engaging way, and afterward, you and your family can partake in the traditional egg hunt.

2. Hop to It Community Egg Hunt

It wouldn’t be Easter in Kingsport without a frantic egg hunt. Upwards of 3,000 people from Kingsport and further afar normally attend this event, which is typically held in the field adjacent to the playground at Andrew Johnson Elementary School.

You’ll have the chance to win some amazing prizes that’ll keep the kids happy, including video games, bicycles, and more. There is free food available so you and your family can be full of energy for that all-important egg hunt, which is split into three different age groups to give everyone a fair chance to find some eggs. There are 20,000 candy-filled eggs in total to be found.

You can also get a memorable family photograph with the Easter Bunny or have the kids’ faces painted.

3. Son of Sorrows

Son of Sorrows is a wonderful Easter musical held every year at the LampLight Theatre on Broad Street in Kingsport. The actors normally begin rehearsing for this show in mid-January, so a lot of preparation goes into getting it right. The play depicts the last few days of Jesus Christ’s life, with the actors delivering powerful and memorable performances.

The entire production is huge; Son of Sorrows features more than 100 actors. The show wouldn’t be what it is without the dedication of the 50 volunteers who work as tech crew, ushers, and theater courtesy staff. You can check out the dates and ticket prices for this year’s event on the theater’s website.

4. Bays Mountain Observatory

There’s something happening all the time at Bays Mountain Park, which is Tennessee’s largest city-owned park. You should visit the Bays Mountain Observatory this year for an alternative and intriguing way of celebrating Easter.

Light is one of Christianity’s most important symbols, and the normally clear skies in Kingsport at this time of year make it an ideal time to celebrate the sense of hope and divinity that transcends Christianity by observing the sun up close. Daytime viewings of the sun are normally held on weekends at 3 p.m., and the high-tech equipment ensures you get a really clear image of the closest star to Earth and its most abundant source of light.

Consider attending some or all of the above family focused events for an entertaining Easter this year. You’ll be sure to make some special memories.

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