Parks and Rec Easter Egg Hunt 2025: 16,000 Eggs

Eggs are ready to overflow scooped in by the handful at the Edmonson County Parks and Rec. annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Hwy 70 Sports Complex Saturday April 19 in Brownsville.

​Photos and story by Joseph Barkoff.

With the sun behind the clouds and slight breeze blowing through the grass and trees, it was a beautiful day for an Easter Egg hunt in Edmonson County Saturday April 19, and a couple hundred plus folks turned out the Edmonson County Highway 70 Sports complex to take advantage.

Just before noon, at 11:00 a.m., with the four baseball diamonds each designated an age group the music stopped.

There were approximately 16,000 eggs divided and spread across the four outfields with age groups: 0-2, 3-5, 6-9 and 10-12 at the ready.

Each fence line stretched children from home plate to the outfield.

“Go,” the words came over the P.A. system from Edmonson County Parks and Rec Director Cody Stewart.

Like controlled chaos, the children spread across the now swarmed fields and by the end some kids had to carry full baskets and use an extra hand by the end of the hunt, one kid explained.

Children stand ready to mount the field in search of eggs at the Edmonson County Parks and Rec. annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Hwy 70 Sports Complex Saturday April 19 in Brownsville.

Children scoop up eggs at the Edmonson County Parks and Rec. annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Hwy 70 Sports Complex Saturday April 19 in Brownsville.

​Stewart, 34, is from Brownsville, born and raised, he said.
 
This is just my second event with the Easter Eggs,” Edmonson County Parks and Rec Director Cody Stewart said before the hunt began. “I’ve worked here just over a year.”
 
“This is a community event,” he said. “A free event.”
 
There are around 16,000 eggs this year, Stewart estimates.
 
In the past there were only 12,000 eggs, he explained. This year, Edmonson County Public Library director asked if they could donate some eggs. So, they added another 2,000 or so eggs with prizes instructing kids to redeem them at the library.
 
Plus a few other places donated some eggs, Stewart said.
 
As well as prizes from the library, other surprises waiting to be discovered included candies and prizes like a light up scooter and Slip and Slide sets complete with a sprinkler.
 
Stewart enjoys seeing the community come out, he said.
 
“Oh man, just all the community coming out and getting together and giving away some good prizes” Stewart said when asked his favorite thing about the event.