Easter is Sunday, March 28, 2027, at the end of Hoover's spring break. Egg hunts and services as churches post them, last year's dates, and what is open.

Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. This page is updated each year at the same address. Easter 2027 dates are added as churches and organizers post them; until then, last year’s dates are shown and marked as 2026. Brunch is listed only from a restaurant’s own page.

Easter 2027 is Sunday, March 28, eight days earlier than Easter 2026 (April 5). In Hoover, Holy Week lines up with spring break: Hoover City Schools are off March 22-26, so Good Friday, March 26, is the last day of the break, according to the district’s 2026-27 calendar.

At a glance

  • Good Friday: March 26, 2027
  • Easter Sunday: March 28, 2027
  • Egg hunts: run by churches; 2027 dates not out yet
  • Hoover Recreation Center: closed Easter Sunday; 205-444-7703
  • Trash: normal schedule all week

Egg hunts

Hoover’s egg hunts are run by churches, not the city. The City of Hoover’s annual events list has no Easter event.

  • Bluff Park United Methodist Church: its 2026 Children’s Community Easter Egg Hunt was at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 28, 2026, on the church’s campus grounds, according to its Lent and Easter page. The church describes 10,000 eggs, pictures with the Easter Bunny, door prizes and prize eggs for each age group, with gathering at 10:30 and the hunts at 11. The 2027 date was not posted as of Oct. 17; 205-822-0910.

Send your church’s hunt, with the date, time, ages and place, through our contact page and we will add it.

Easter services

Last year’s Holy Week and Easter schedules, from the churches’ own pages:

  • Bluff Park United Methodist Church, 2026: Palm Sunday services at 8:45 and 10:45 a.m.; Maundy Thursday and Good Friday at 6:30 p.m. in the sanctuary; traditional Easter services at 9:15 and 11:15 a.m. and “the gathering” services at 8:15 and 10:15 a.m. in the chapel.
  • The Church at Brook Hills on U.S. 280, 2026: three on-campus Easter gatherings at 7:35, 9 and 10:35 a.m., with the 9 a.m. service livestreamed, and a Good Friday gathering, according to its Easter page.

We update this list for 2027 as churches post their times.

Easter brunch

No Hoover restaurant had posted a 2027 Easter brunch as of Oct. 17. Restaurants that serve a regular weekend brunch, with hours from their own sites, are on our brunch guide.

Outdoors and the library

  • Aldridge Gardens, 3530 Lorna Road, opens daily from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. unless weather or an event closes it, and holds an annual Spring Plant Sale.
  • Hoover Public Library: in 2026 the library held Easter Eggs, Naturally, an adult workshop on dyeing eggs with natural colors, on March 30 (event page). Spring 2027 programs were not yet on its calendar.
  • Spring break picks, from Moss Rock Preserve to Oak Mountain State Park, are on our spring break page.

What is open

Who Easter 2027
Hoover City Schools Spring break March 22-26; classes resume Monday, March 29
Hoover Recreation Center 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Good Friday; closed Easter Sunday, on its posted holiday schedule
Trash pickup Normal schedule; Easter week is not a holiday week for Amwaste (city schedule)

Frequently asked questions

When is Easter 2027?

Sunday, March 28, 2027. Good Friday is March 26, the last day of Hoover City Schools’ spring break, March 22-26.

Is there an Easter egg hunt in Hoover?

Churches hold the egg hunts. Bluff Park United Methodist Church’s 2026 Children’s Community Easter Egg Hunt was at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 28, on its campus grounds. The 2027 date was not out as of Oct. 17.

Is the Hoover Recreation Center open on Easter?

Its posted holiday schedule has it open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Good Friday and closed on Easter Sunday. Call 205-444-7703.

Is trash picked up on Good Friday and Easter Monday in Hoover?

Yes. Neither is one of the five holidays on which Amwaste does not run, according to the city’s pickup schedule.