I think the appeal of it for kids is the opportunity to meet friends and share a traditional pastime. Parents still get the joy of watching thier kids hunting easter eggs during these events.

It’s also worthy to note that these events are often not scheduled for Easter Monday, so kids can still have thier home easter egg hunt.

Although people actually have to pay for higher brow versions of these events? This may be a small sign that Vancouver is starting to become geared a tad heavilly toward the upper classes…

When I was a kid, I went to the local community centre by the ravine, where we hunted for eggs.
The egg hunts were free at the time.
I’m not sure about these days, but hey why not?