Burford and District Optimist Club is inviting the community to attend its annual Easter Egg Hunt event at the Burford Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 4, 2026.
The event, which has been running for over 25 years, will run from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.
“It’s a free family event so if people choose to attend, they just come on in and we’ll have Easter eggs distributed on the grounds, sort of in and around the playground equipment,” said Amber Bonney, an Optimist club member and event organizer. “The kids can collect a few eggs and bring them inside, then they hand them in to some of our other volunteers to receive their chocolate. We’re also going to have a little free raffle table with some kid items; they can fill out their names and try to win a cool little toy or prize that’s been donated. We will also have a face painting station and the Easter Bunny roaming around, hopefully some Princess characters.”
Bonney said the egg hunt is what the club refers to as their “give back” event.
“We enjoy having an opportunity to provide events like these to the community; where it’s just bringing the community together, providing some joy for the children and they can all come free of charge,” she said. “There’s nothing like having to do nothing other than come enjoy themselves and just enjoy the community atmosphere. We’re all just excited because this is one of our fun events that we really like to do.”
The local Optimist Club, which has been running for over 40 years, is made up of a group of committed Burford residents who volunteer their time to make the community a better place.
“We are just there to support the youth and the children of our community, and we also sponsor youth baseball in Burford,” said Bonney. “Because we’re a non-profit organization, the big fundraising events that we do in the community, like our upcoming Camp 31 Spring Cookout coming up on May 2, help us gain funds so we can put it back into free events like this Easter egg hunt. And that’s what we want to do; we want our town to be fun, where people want to come out and enjoy what we have to offer as a whole. We just want to make it a friendly place to live and be around.”
Kimberly De Jong’s reporting is funded by the Canadian government through its Local Journalism Initiative.The funding allows her to report rural and agricultural stories from Blandford-Blenheim and Brant County. Reach her at kimberly.dejong@brantbeacon.ca.
