Where to Find the Easter Bunny: Photo Ops and Easter Events in LA

Hippity hoppity, hippity hoppity: your kids might not want to sit still, but at least the Easter Bunny will! There are plenty of spots to line up the perfect Easter photo in LA and Orange County in the weeks leading up to Easter Sunday. We've lined up a whole Bunny Trail to hop down, ranging from mall photo-ops to outdoor egg hunts and spring festivals. Have fun catching up to Peter Cottontail in one of the following Southland locations...

Local Malls - Daily Photos with the Easter Bunny
Daily through March 31, 2013 in most cases
The Easter Bunny puts in daily appearances at several local malls. Meet and greet is always free; sometimes photos require purchase of a photo package, and sometimes not. Click through to the mall's websites for specific times and details:

The Americana at Brand, Glendale
Burbank Town Center
Del Amo Fashion Center, Torrance
Fashion Island, Newport Beach
The Grove at Farmers Market, Hollywood
The Shops at Montebello
Northridge Fashion Center
Santa Monica Place
South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa
Valencia Town Center
Westfield Culver City
Westfield Topanga

Zoos, Parks, and Outdoor Spaces
You’ll also find the Easter Bunny hopping down the bunny trail at area zoos, parks, and other outdoor spaces:

Big Bunny's Spring Fling - Los Angeles Zoo
March 29-31, 2013
The Zoo's annual extravaganza features photogenic bunnies from great to small and plenty of activities for kids.

Spring Festival & Egg Hunt - Westwood Recreation Center
March 30, 2013
Local eggs are the best eggs; kids can hunt for the Spring Bunny's eggs at the park's recreation center.

Spring Easter Egg Hunt - Barrington Recreation Center, Brentwood
March 30, 2013
Another local park on the Westside hosts a classic egg hunt with plenty of other entertainment, too.

Los Encinos Living History Egg Hunt - Encino
March 30, 2013
This park's most popular annual event sets egg hunts among historical re-enactors, old-time music, and tours of the historic adobe. BYOB (that's Basket!)

Peter Rabbit Day - Santa Monica
March 30, 2013
The Santa Monica Jaycees present the beach city's annual bunny event at Douglas Park, with egg hunts, egg painting, and photo ops. (Another BYOB event)

Easter Hoppening - Malibu
March 30, 2013
Another annual bunny treat for beachside families, Malibu's "hoppening" features the Easter Bunny, egg hunts, a bounce hunt, and lots of activities. BYOB and C (that's camera) for collecting biodegradable eggs.

Easter Festival & Treasure Hunt - Costa Mesa
March 24, 2013
Photos with the Easter Bunny are free, as are treasure hunts and whole lot of other fun at the OC Fairgrounds.

Easter Eggstravaganza - Irvine
Daily March 9-30, 2013
There's so much to do at Irvine Park Railroad's annual Easter celebration that you really would need to go daily to do it all (no doubt why the Easter Bunny spends so much time there). Of course, if you were to do it all, you could then start on the OC Zoo, the pony rides, the paddle boats - there's just a lot to do!

Easter on the Farm - Moorpark
March 29-31, 2013
This isn't Easter on any old farm; it's Underwood Farms. And if there's one place the Easter Bunny is likely to want to spend the holiday weekend, it's bound to be here.

Easter Lunch Train - Fillmore
March 31, 2013
When it comes to Easter Bunny sightings, it doesn't get much better than riding a train with the big guy on Easter Sunday.

Bunny Museum Open House - Pasadena
March 31, 2013
Looking for something a little off the beaten bunny path? There might not be a guy in an Easter Bunny costume here, but that would be the only kind of bunny you wouldn't find. This place has been spreading hoppiness for years.

There are more bunny appearances at the many Easter weekend egg hunts around the Southland. If you have a favorite place to see the Easter Bunny in the LA area, please let us know, either by email or in the comments section, below.