The Great Gorda Hunt

Apr. 4, 2026 | 10:00am - 1:00pm

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Celebrate spring on the Texas coast!

Join us on Saturday, April 4 for The Great Gorda Hunt at Matagorda Bay Nature Park. Instead of hunting eggs in your backyard this year, why not try our park where the Colorado River meets the Gulf? Tell your friends and family because we know they'll want to come along.

$10 - General Admission (ages 5 and older)

Activities include:

Egg Hunt
Bounce House
Relay Races
Face Painting
Mini Golf
Illustration of a blue heron holding a basket of colorful Easter eggs in its beak, with text: The Great Gorda Hunt and Matagorda Bay Nature Park below. Wheat stalks are in the background.

who will find the most eggs?

The Great Gorda Hunt is a family-friendly event filled with outdoor fun to celebrate the arrival of spring. In its second year, the event will kickoff with the highly-anticipated egg hunt throughout the park beginning at 11 a.m. Kids will collect treasures, candy and a chance to win the grand prize. Enjoy a variety of activities, such as axe throwing and mini golfing, or arts and crafts including egg dying and pottery. Don't forget to snag your family portrait with the Easter Bunny!

Come out to the coast for a spring celebration you don't want to miss.

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