The UK’s largest Easter egg lands at Merry Hill– bringing free family fun to the Black Country

Standing at an impressive five metres tall, the vibrant egg will be revealed during a special launch weekend on Saturday, 12 April, kicking off eight-days of activity packed with techni-colour performances, creativity, and seasonal surprises.

Families are invited to join the celebration with a host of egg-stra special events, including live bunny performances on Saturday (11am–4pm) and Sunday (11am–5pm).

Visitors can also unleash their creativity with custom-designed stickers handed out by the bunny performers, encouraging families to leave their creative mark on the giant egg itself, creating a unique community piece of art over the eight-days.

And that’s just the beginning of the egg-citement! The friendly bunnies will also be handing secret surprise gifts to one lucky visitor per day, including £100 gift cards in total between the 12–19 April.

The centre will come to life with a colourful art trail, featuring nine egg designs from the winners of Merry Hill’s Easter egg design competition, which saw over 300 young, budding artists enter. Using specially designed maps, visitors can track down the clues as they go to solve a puzzle and receive a surprise Easter treat.

Alongside the egg-citing Easter activities and decoration, Merry Hill is also recognising kindness with its first Good Egg award.

From 1-19 April, Merry Hill is calling on the people across the West Midlands to nominate someone who embodies the spirit of kindness and generosity. One deserving ‘Good Egg’ will be selected for the chance to win a £1,000 Merry Hill gift card.

Full details on how to submit your entry will be available on the Merry Hill website and social media channels ahead of then. Be sure to check out the T&Cs before entering.

Jonathan Poole, Centre Manager at Merry Hill, said: “We're thrilled to welcome friends and families from across the West Midlands region to Merry Hill this Easter as we unveil the UK’s largest Easter egg, as well as a whole host of activities for the perfect Easter-themed day out.

“The lineup of activities supports our mission to bring even more vibrancy the centre to life throughout the year, and what better way to do so then an eight-day celebration of Easter? This marks the beginning of a fun year full of interactive events and experiences for people of all ages to enjoy”

“With more than 175 brands under one roof, and even more choice when it comes to eating, drinking and relaxing in our new leisure quarter, Easter is the perfect time to plan a visit to Merry Hill.”

Be sure to hop on down to Merry Hill this Easter for a whole host of family fun.

Easter highlights at Merry Hill include: 

• The UK’s largest Easter Egg – a five-metre-tall vibrant masterpiece unveiled at the Garden Court Event Space (12-21 April)
• Launch weekend performances (12 and 13 April)
• Live Easter egg trail – (12-19 April)
• £100 gift cards up for grabs daily – (12-19 April)
• The chance to nominate (or win!) the ‘good egg’ competition – (31 March -19 April)
• Enjoy Easter menus from wagamama, Ask Italian, Loungers and more in the leisure mall
• Merry Hill Artisan Market on Sunday, 13 April
• Host of retail store events and launches