Good morning!

This week is kind of a big one.

Easter weekend is here… which means a mix of egg hunts, brunch plans, and a whole lot going on.

So whether you’re looking for something fun with the kids, a night out, or something a little more meaningful, there’s a lot to choose from this week.

Let’s get into it. 👇

This might be the easiest way to host something memorable this spring…

Backyard Flicks turns your backyard into a full outdoor movie setup—screen, projector, sound, all of it.

No complicated setup. No stress.

Just invite some people over, press play, and enjoy the night.

Honestly… it’s a pretty fun way to be the “favorite house” on the block 😄

👉 backyardflicks.com

🥚 Playtime’s Second Annual Easter Egg Hunt
⏰ Timed sessions from 1:00–6:30 PM
📍 Playtime Arcade & Bar
An indoor egg hunt inside the laser tag arena, with different sessions by age group.

🎸 Russo & Randi + Cam! Return to 63385 Speakeasy
⏰ 7:00–10:00 PM
📍 63385 Speakeasy, Wentzville
Live acoustic music, cocktails, and a relaxed night out.

🎣 Good Friday Fish Fry
⏰ 11:00 AM until sold out
📍 Cottle Village, Cottleville
A Good Friday fish fry on The Field with drinks, fresh plates, and live music later that evening.

🥃 Men’s Community Night: Bond & Barrel
⏰ 6:00–9:00 PM
📍 Men’s Modern General Store, Cottleville
A casual night for guys to hang out, talk, and connect over drinks, pizza, and community.

🍸 Cocktails & Cotton Tails at Frankie Martin’s
⏰ 7:00–9:00 PM
📍 Frankie Martin’s Garden, Cottleville
A 21+ Easter-themed night with drinks, egg prizes, and a Bunny appearance.

💘 April Singles Night at FMG
⏰ 8:00–10:00 PM
📍 Frankie Martin’s Garden, Cottleville
A playful singles night built around an interactive egg hunt designed to spark conversations.

🔔 A Gong Sound Immersion w/Sound Journeys by Steve
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 The Chakra Healing Room, Wentzville
A restorative sound bath with gongs, singing bowls, and other soothing instruments.

🎱 Bingo Night
⏰ 7:00–9:00 PM
📍 St. Charles County Kinetic Park, Dardenne Prairie
Monthly bingo night with prizes and all-ages fun.

🚗 Missouri Diecast Show and Swap
⏰ 7:00 AM–12:00 PM
📍 Wentzville Flea Market
A morning for diecast collectors to buy, sell, trade, and browse.

🐰 Easter Fun at SGC
⏰ Starts at 7:00 AM
📍 Southern Grace Coffee, Troy
Easter eggs hidden inside with prizes like free drinks, discounts, and surprises.

🍳 Brunch Out Loud • Hattrick’s Karaoke Party
⏰ 11:00 AM–4:00 PM
📍 Hattrick’s Irish Sports Pub, O’Fallon
Bottomless mimosas plus karaoke for a brunch crowd that likes a little chaos with their coffee.

🛍️ Spring Fling Shopping Event
⏰ 10:00 AM–7:00 PM
📍 Apricot Lane Boutique, O’Fallon
Shopping, swag bags, sweets, surprises, and spring boutique fun.

🥚 Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt – Hutchings Farm Plaza
⏰ 10:00 AM–2:00 PM
📍 Hutchings Farm Plaza, O’Fallon
A plaza-wide scavenger hunt with eggs, bunny photos, crafts, and prizes.

🚘 Cars & Coffee
⏰ 8:00–10:00 AM
📍 Sunrise Church, O’Fallon
Classic cars, coffee, and an easygoing community hangout.

🚙 RC Open Ride
⏰ 8:30–10:00 AM
📍 St. Charles County Kinetic Park, Dardenne Prairie
Bring your RC car and drive the park before it opens.

🐕 Pack Walk
⏰ 12:00 PM
📍 Quail Ridge Park, Wentzville
A structured group dog walk for previously trained dogs.

🍻 21+ Easter Egg Hunt for Ryan’s Family
⏰ 11:00 AM
📍 Friendship Brewing Company, Wentzville
An adults-only Easter egg hunt fundraiser with drinks, prizes, and support for a local family.

🐰 Tipsy Bunny Brunch & Adult Easter Egg Hunt
⏰ Brunch at 11:00 AM | Egg Hunt at 1:00 PM
📍 Public School House, Cottleville
Brunch, cocktails, and an adults-only egg hunt with sponsor prizes.

🐣 New Melle’s 31st Annual Easter Egg Hunt
⏰ Registration at 9:00 AM | Hunt starts at 10:00 AM
📍 New Melle Sports and Recreation
A classic community egg hunt for kids plus an adult hunt benefiting cystic fibrosis.

🥚 Free Easter Egg Hunt
⏰ Bunny photos start at 9:00 AM | Age-group hunts begin at 10:00 AM
📍 Dardenne Prairie City Hall
A big community egg hunt with bunny photos, concessions, entertainment, and inclusive hunt options.

🧠 KIDS V ADULTS Trivia: Super Mario
⏰ 4:00 PM
📍 B&B Wentzville Tower 12
A family trivia showdown with prizes and Mario-themed fun.

🐰 Lunch with the Easter Bunny at Syberg’s Wentzville
⏰ 12:00–2:00 PM
📍 Syberg’s Wentzville
Lunch, crafts, goody bags, face painting, and Easter Bunny photos.

🏊 Emler Cottleville Easter Egg Hunt
⏰ 12:00–1:00 PM
📍 Emler Swim School, St. Peters
A floating egg hunt with swimming, splashing, and prizes.

🍹 Margarita Fest at Frankie Martin’s Garden
⏰ 12:00–6:00 PM
📍 Frankie Martin’s Garden, Cottleville
A big margarita festival with tasting, vendors, live DJ sets, and lots of crowd energy.

🎹 Howl2GO Dueling Pianos at FMG
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 Frankie Martin’s Garden, Cottleville
A high-energy dueling piano show packed with requests, singalongs, and party vibes.

🐭 Hard Hats of Hope Mouse Race
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 O’Fallon Elks Lodge
A fundraiser event supporting families in hardship, with food, drinks, and mouse racing.

🌽 Lake St. Louis Farmers & Artists Market
⏰ 8:00 AM–12:00 PM
📍 Meadows Circle Drive, Lake St. Louis
Opening weekend for the market season with local produce, artists, and handmade goods.

☕ Live Music on the Patio in Troy
⏰ 6:00–8:00 PM
📍 Southern Grace Coffee, Troy
A laid-back patio night with live music and spring weather.

🐭 Mouse Races
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 Troy VFW
A fun, quirky night of racing, cheering, and hanging out with friends.

🍪 Re-Opening of Flour Dust Delights
⏰ 8:00 AM until dark (also open Sunday)
📍 Flour Dust Farmstand, Troy
The seasonal reopening with baked goods, sweet treats, and farmstand favorites.

🐰 Easter at WCC
⏰ 5:00 PM and 6:15 PM
📍 Wentzville Christian Church
Saturday Easter services with live music and a family-friendly atmosphere.

🥚 Wright City Parks & Rec Annual Easter Egg Hunt 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM
📍 Diekroeger Park, Wright City
A large community egg hunt that starts right at 11, so don’t be late.

🐰 Easter Bunny Brunch at Woods Fort
⏰ Seating at 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM, and 12:30 PM
📍 Woods Fort Golf Course, Restaurant & Event Center, Troy
A festive brunch buffet with Easter favorites and family-friendly seating times.

🥞 Easter Brunch at Stone Summit Steak & Seafood
⏰ 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
📍 Stone Summit Steak & Seafood Wentzville
A two-part Easter buffet with brunch earlier in the day and dinner favorites later on.

🥓 Easter Brunch at Sugarfire Wentzville
⏰ Reservations recommended
📍 Sugarfire Wentzville
An Easter brunch spread with carving stations, breakfast favorites, and desserts.

🍽️ Easter Brunch Buffet
⏰ Reservations required
📍 The Rack House Kitchen Wine Whiskey, Cottleville
A full buffet with breakfast classics, carving stations, and desserts.

🀄 Mahjong Monday – Open Play at FMG
⏰ 6:00–8:00 PM
📍 Frankie Martin’s Garden, Cottleville
A relaxed open-play Mahjong night hosted with STL Mahjong Club.

🌯 Chipotle Family Night Out
⏰ 4:00–8:00 PM
📍 Chipotle, O’Fallon
A Duello Elementary fundraiser night where a portion of sales supports the school.

🎶 Edge of Town Duo
⏰ 6:00–9:00 PM
📍 Frankie Martin’s Garden, Cottleville
Live music covering country, classic rock, yacht rock, 80s, 90s, and dance hits.

🎬 Flights and Bites – Outdoor Movie & Food Trucks
⏰ 6:30–9:30 PM
📍 Rotary Park, Wentzville
Food trucks, lawn chairs, blankets, and an outdoor showing of How to Train Your Dragon.

🎤 WWE Friday Night SmackDown
⏰ 6:30 PM
📆 Friday, April 3
📍 Enterprise Center
A massive live WWE show featuring top superstars like Cody Rhodes, Bianca Belair, and more as the road to WrestleMania heats up.

🏍️ Monster Energy Supercross Championship (Round 12)
⏰ 5:30 PM (doors open at 11:00 AM)
📆 Saturday, April 4
📍 The Dome at America’s Center
High-speed dirt bike racing with insane jumps, crowd energy, and a full stadium experience.

🏮 Animals Aglow
⏰ 6:30–9:30 PM (Wed, Thurs, Sun) | 6:30–10 PM (Fri & Sat)
📆 Ongoing
📍 Saint Louis Zoo
A glowing nighttime zoo experience with massive illuminated lanterns, cultural displays, and a really unique walk-through atmosphere.

🪄 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
⏰ Multiple showtimes
📆 Now - April 12
📍 The Fabulous Fox Theatre
A Broadway-level production with incredible stage effects and storytelling—one of those shows people talk about long after it ends.

If going to church is part of your Easter weekend, here are a few local services happening around the area:

✝️ Good Friday Worship Gathering
⏰ 6:30 PM
📍 The Way Church, Wentzville
A worship gathering to reflect on Jesus’ death on the cross.

✝️ Good Friday
⏰ 6:30 PM
📍 Wentzville Parks & Recreation
A free Good Friday event hosted by Pillars Church with worship, scripture, and childcare provided.

✝️ Good Friday Service
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 Sunrise Church, O’Fallon
A reflective Good Friday service centered on the depth of God’s love.

⛪ Easter Worship at FBC Wentzville
⏰ 9:30 AM
📍 FBC Wentzville
An Easter worship service celebrating the moment everything changed.

⛪ Easter Celebration at Troy First
⏰ 8:00, 9:30, or 11:00 AM
📍 Troy First Baptist Church
Services, coffee, breakfast, kids’ praise packets, childcare, and Easter photo spots.

🌅 Easter Sunday!
⏰ 8:00, 9:45, and 11:00 AM
📍 Sunrise Church, O’Fallon
A welcoming Easter morning with multiple service options.

⛰️ Easter @The Summit
⏰ 10:00 AM
📍 The Summit Church, O’Fallon
An Easter Sunday service focused on hope, resurrection, and new life.

🏛️ Easter Service in Dardenne Prairie
⏰ 9:30 AM
📍 Stonebridge Community Church
An Easter service with music, a message of hope, and kids ministry available.

⛪ Easter at WCC
⏰ 8:00, 9:10, 10:20, and 11:30 AM
📍 Wentzville Christian Church
Sunday Easter services with multiple times to choose from.

⛪ Prefer something from home?
⏰ Available anytime | Special Easter broadcasts on Sunday
📍 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

If you’re looking for something you can do from home, this is a great option.

They’ve put together a full Easter page with videos, music, and simple ways to reflect on Jesus Christ throughout the weekend.

They’re also hosting a special worldwide broadcast on Easter Sunday that you can watch from your living room.

🥕 Lake St. Louis Farmers & Artists Market is back for the season

One of the best Saturday morning staples around here just kicked off again.

The Lake St. Louis Farmers & Artists Market is officially open for the 2026 season and runs every Saturday from 8:00 AM to noon through October.

If you haven’t been before, it’s exactly what you’d hope for:

fresh produce
local vendors
handmade goods
and a really easy, relaxed way to start your weekend

It’s located at The Meadows, so it’s also a great excuse to grab coffee, walk around a bit, and just be outside for a while.

Rain or shine, it’s on.

📍 Meadows Circle Drive, Lake St. Louis
⏰ Saturdays, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM (April 4 – October 31)

If you’re looking for a simple way to support local this weekend… this is a good one 👍

You know those places you drive past and never think twice about?

This is one of those… until you walk inside.

If you’ve ever been out to Augusta for wineries, there’s a good chance you’ve passed this old Goodyear building and had no idea what was happening inside.

Because behind those doors is something pretty unexpected.

Augusta Glass Studio isn’t just a shop… it’s a working glassblowing studio where everything is made right there on-site.

And I mean everything.

No molds. No paint. No shortcuts.

Just molten glass, heat, and a whole lot of skill.

The studio is run by Sam Stang, who’s been doing this for over 40 years and has shown his work all over the country. But what’s cool is that it doesn’t feel like some high-end, untouchable gallery.

It feels… real.

Like you walked into someone’s workshop mid-process.

You might see:

🔥 glass pulled straight from a 2,000° furnace
🌀 pieces being shaped and spun at the end of a blowpipe
🎨 bright colors and patterns being fused together while still glowing

Some of the pieces are made in multiple parts and fused together while hot, which takes multiple people working in sync. It’s one of those things that’s hard to fully understand until you see it happen.

And yes… If you time it right, you can watch it happening.

That’s the part that makes this place different.

You’re not just buying something—you’re seeing how it’s made, in real time, by people who’ve spent decades perfecting it.

It’s one of those spots that feels completely out of place in the best way.

An old auto shop turned into a glass studio.

Right in the middle of wine country.

And somehow… most people still don’t know it’s there.

If you’re heading out to Augusta anyway, this is an easy add.

If you’re not…

This might be a good excuse to go.

Before you go…

If you’ve felt even the smallest nudge to make Easter a little more meaningful this year…

To go to church
To pause for a minute
To reflect on what Jesus Christ has done for you

I’d encourage you to follow that.

We’re usually pretty good about remembering Him at Christmas…

But the reason we celebrate Christmas at all is because of Easter.

Because of what He did for all of us.

Because of Him we will all live again.

There are a lot of great events and fun things happening this weekend (and you’ll find plenty of those above 😄)

But at the center of all of it… is something much deeper.

And sometimes those quiet little nudges are worth listening to.

Whatever this weekend looks like for you, I hope it’s a good one.

See you next week and have a Happy Easter!