Easter weekend is quickly approaching and for many that can mean family, friends, or maybe in-laws visiting your home. This week on the Explorer Blog we are going to take a look at a few things happening in Downtown Huntsville this upcoming Easter Weekend!

Enjoy Concerts on the Dock, Paddle the Canal, a variety of Easter Egg Hunts and incredible Easter Brunches in Downtown Huntsville!

Start your weekend at Concerts on the Dock with the Quantaphonics at Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment! The show will begin at 5pm on Friday, April 19th. Concerts on the Dock will be celebrating their 11th year this year! Bring the family or friends and enjoy an incredible concert to kick off Easter Weekend!

Saturday, April 20th is full of activities to enjoy in Downtown Huntsville. Paddle the Canal will begin at 8am in Big Spring Park between the Embassy Suites Hotel and the Von Braun Center. Enjoy a day of paddling the Big Spring Park Canal, along with food trucks, live music and fun! Thank you to our sponsor, Redstone Federal Credit Union! If you would like to register for Paddle the Canal you can visit this link.

After you paddle the canal you can walk on over to Big Spring Park East for Huntsville First United Methodist’s Easter Egg Hunt starting at 10am. Enjoy music, food trucks and pictures with the Easter Bunny. If you would like somewhere else to enjoy head over to Salty Nut Brewery’s Easter Egg Hunt and sip your brews while kids hunt for eggs from 2-4pm. If you are looking for an egg hunt on Easter Sunday, visit Pane E Vino for their Annual Easter Egg Hunt that kicks off at 1pm and enjoy incredible food as well.

Enjoy food with your friends and family on Easter Sunday in Downtown Huntsville. Commerce Kitchen and Cotton Row have their own unique Easter brunch menus to choose from this year. You can call the restaurant to get the full menu, but the Beef Short Rib Benedict from Cotton Row sounds amazing! Both Cotton Row and Commerce Kitchen will be offering a Mimosa & Bloody Mary bar!

Stop by Humphery’s Bar & Grill for their Easter brunch buffet! They will be offering a special upscale Easter buffet that will feature leg of lamb, omlette and waffle stations, carving stations and many more traditional favorites. There will be $3 mimosas and $4 Bloody Mary’s, with 99 cent mimosas from 10-11am. Seating is first come first serve and Tim Cannon will begin live music at 11am. Enjoy Easter at Humphrey’s Bar & Grill!

Straight to Ale Brewing will be offering a ticketed Easter Brunch in the Speakeasy at Straight to Ale Brewing with a variety of items from Ale’s Kitchen. The brunch is an all ages friendly event! Also, you can enjoy Ruth’s Chris Steak house for Easter Sunday. They will be serving their dinner menu all day.

Easter weekend in Downtown Huntsville will be one for the books, enjoy!