{"id":3982,"date":"2019-09-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2019-09-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T00:00:00","slug":"things-to-do-on-good-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stayz.com.au\/holiday-ideas\/travel-guides\/seasonal-holidays\/things-to-do-on-good-friday","title":{"rendered":"Things to do on Good Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of the holiest days on the Christian calendar, Good Friday is a day of religious observance that has become synonymous with hot cross buns, holidays, and downtime with family and friends. Here are some of the top public events and things to do around Australia over the four-day long weekend.\r\n<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Royal Children\u2019s Hospital Good Friday Appeal, Melbourne\r\n<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>\nFor many people in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stayz.com.au\/d\/614\/greater-melbourne\">Melbourne<\/a>, Good Friday means two things: indulging in a seafood feast bought from the Queen Victoria Market on GF eve, and donating loose change to a friendly \u2018tin-rattler\u2019 at the traffic lights. The annual public holiday marks the culmination of the Royal Children\u2019s Hospital\u2019s Good Friday Appeal, when locals dig deep to \u201cgive that they may grow\u201d. Each year, television celebrities join tens of thousands of people at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre for the all-day telethon broadcast and Kids Day Out, a massive public event that includes rides, games, arts activities and sports. The appeal has raised more than $291 million since its inception in 1931.\r\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\rSydney Royal Easter Show\r\n<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>\nNothing says Easter in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stayz.com.au\/d\/404865\/sydney-nsw-australia\">Sydney<\/a> like a roller-coaster ride, followed by an encounter with a prize-winning bull, and a belly-full of hearty produce. The Sydney Royal Easter Show is a Good Friday institution and Australia\u2019s largest annual event, attracting almost 900,000 people over the course of the event each year. The show, which has been running since 1823 and is held at Sydney Olympic Park, provides something for everyone, from agricultural competitions and animal encounters to carnival rides, entertainment and shopping. Even the British monarchy have made an appearance.\r\n<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\rEaster Egg Hunt and Family Picnic, Hobart\r\n\n<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11 alignalignfull-width\" src=\"\/holiday-ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/6x9hs9BjAyQVWeT04KxQZC\/d036e4a55710841dce95da6af76fbcb9\/things_to_do_on_good_friday_-_Egg_Hunt_in_the_Tasmanian_Botanical_Gardens_-_Stayz.jpg\" alt=\"things to do on good friday - Egg Hunt in the Tasmanian Botanical Gardens\"><\/figure>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<p>\nWhile some attend church on Good Friday, thousands opt for a day of chocolate indulgence in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stayz.com.au\/d\/2172\/hobart\">Hobart<\/a>, at the much-anticipated Easter Egg Hunt and Family Picnic. The annual event in the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens raises about $20,000 for the Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation. More than 3000 people descend on the gardens, with the little ones vying for a share of 100,000 Easter eggs donated by Cadbury. There are also organised games, entertainment and family activities.\r\n<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race and Bluewater Festival\r\n<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stayz.com.au\/d\/22856\/brisbane-cbd-qld-australia\">Brisbane<\/a> to Gladstone Yacht Race is one of Australia\u2019s most popular sporting events held over the Easter long weekend. The 308-nautical-mile race kicks off in Bramble Bay on Good Friday, with crowds of people lining the waterfront in Brisbane to watch the yachts set sail. The Bluewater Festival is held in Moora Park by the water to coincide with the start-line festivities and features market stalls, rides, free family-friendly entertainment and fireworks.\r\n<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\rNational Folk Festival, Canberra\r\n<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>\nGrab your banjo and ukulele and head to the nation\u2019s capital for five days of folk music festivities. The National Folk Festival draws more than 1200 performers from across the country and attracts a crowd of about 50,000 people. The festival started in Victoria and became a travelling event, moving between states each year, until it found a permanent home at Exhibition Park in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stayz.com.au\/d\/1559\/canberra-act-australia\">Canberra<\/a>. Each year the festival features a different state or territory to honour its origins, but the 2016 50th anniversary event will be a national celebration recognising every corner of the country.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Friday is a day of religious observance that brings families together. All over Australia, you\u2019ll find fun public events and activities that take place over the 4-day weekend, such as the Sydney Royal Easter Show, which draws hundreds of thousands of people to Sydney Olympic Park for agricultural competitions and carnival rides. With a family holiday rental in Australia, you can also experience an Easter Egg Hunt and Family Picnic in Hobart, the National Folk Festival in Canberra and much more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3983,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-seasonal-holidays","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Things to do on Good Friday<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Good Friday has become synonymous with holidays and family. 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