Easter is Sunday, March 28, 2027. Radiant Church's Easter services at the Tampa Convention Center, last year's aquarium egg hunt and zoo brunch, closures.

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. This page is updated each year at the same address. Sources: the City of Tampa calendar and holiday calendar, The Florida Aquarium, ZooTampa and the city’s 2026 spring holiday collection notice. City Utilities Call Center: 813-274-8811.

Easter is Sunday, March 28, 2027, early this time and inside Hillsborough County Public Schools’ spring break, March 22-26. Few Tampa organizers have posted 2027 plans yet, so this page says which year each date is from. We add egg hunts, services and brunches as organizers publish them.

Who to call

  • The Florida Aquarium: 813-273-4000, 701 Channelside Drive
  • ZooTampa at Lowry Park: 813-935-8552, 1101 W. Sligh Ave.
  • City of Tampa Utilities Call Center (trash): 813-274-8811

At a glance

Date Event Where Year
Fri., March 26, to Sun., March 28, 2027 Easter at Radiant Tampa Convention Center 2027, confirmed
April 3-5, 2026 Easter Weekend egg scavenger hunt The Florida Aquarium Last year; 2027 not posted
Sun., April 5, 2026 Wild Weekend Brunch Buffet ZooTampa Last year; 2027 not posted

Services

Radiant Church has listed Easter at Radiant at the Tampa Convention Center, 333 S. Franklin St., from Friday, March 26, through Sunday, March 28, 2027, on the city’s events calendar. The listing says it is free and open to the public. Service times are not posted yet.

Other churches post Easter and Holy Week times in March. Send your church’s schedule through our contact page with a link to its own page, and we will add it.

Egg hunts

  • The Florida Aquarium, 701 Channelside Drive, held an Easter Weekend on April 3-5, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., included with general admission. It ran an aquarium-wide Easter egg scavenger hunt through the animal habitats with a prize for finding them all, costumed divers and hourly photos with Marshall, the Easter Marsh Rabbit, from 10 a.m. (2026 event page). The 2027 dates are not out yet.
  • City and neighborhood egg hunts are posted on the City of Tampa calendar and by Hillsborough County Parks and Recreation. Neither had posted a 2027 egg hunt when we checked. We list each one, with the date, time, ages and address, once it is published.

Brunch

  • ZooTampa served a Wild Weekend Brunch Buffet on Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026, with seatings at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at Reilly’s Reserve in Africa. The zoo listed a carving station, desserts, bottomless mimosas for adults, character visits and an animal encounter. Zoo admission was separate (2026 event page).
  • More brunch spots, from restaurants’ own pages, are in our brunch in Tampa guide. We add Easter brunch menus once a restaurant publishes one.

What is open and closed

  • City offices: closed Friday, March 26, 2027, Spring Day/Good Friday, per the city holiday calendar.
  • Trash pickup: on the 2026 Spring Holiday, Friday, April 3, the city skipped Friday residential pickup with no make-up day; service picked up on the next regular day. Friday commercial customers were served Saturday, and the McKay Bay Transfer Station and Scale House, 114 S. 34th St., closed for the day (2026 notice). The 2027 schedule is not out yet.
  • Schools: spring break runs March 22-26, and Monday, March 29 is also off.

What this means for you

  • Easter falls on March 28, in the middle of spring break.
  • Friday trash customers should plan for no pickup on Good Friday if the city repeats 2026’s schedule.
  • Check back in February and March for 2027 egg hunts and brunch menus.

More: spring break in Tampa, kids’ activities and Mother’s Day in Tampa.

Frequently asked questions

When is Easter 2027?

Sunday, March 28, 2027. Good Friday is March 26, which the City of Tampa observes as its Spring Day office closure, and it falls in the middle of Hillsborough County Public Schools’ spring break.

Where are Easter services in Tampa in 2027?

Radiant Church has listed Easter at Radiant at the Tampa Convention Center, 333 S. Franklin St., from Friday, March 26, to Sunday, March 28, 2027, on the city’s events calendar. We add other churches’ services as they publish times.

Is there an Easter egg hunt at The Florida Aquarium?

In 2026 the aquarium held an Easter Weekend April 3-5 with an aquarium-wide egg scavenger hunt and hourly Easter Bunny photos, included with admission. The 2027 dates are not out yet.

Is trash picked up on Good Friday in Tampa?

On Good Friday 2026 the city skipped Friday residential pickup with no make-up day, and McKay Bay Transfer Station closed. The 2027 schedule will be posted closer to the date.