Five things to entertain this Easter long weekend in the Illawarra

Activities and events are being held across Shellharbour City until Saturday 30 April, including workshops, markets, exhibitions, entertainment and more.

Visit: https://www.shellharbour.nsw.gov.au/whats-on/council/shellharbour-youth-festival

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The Illawarra Hawks face the Sydney Kings for a third installment of the Adrian Hurley Cup on Thursday, April 14, tipping off at 7.30pm. It's the last home game of the season, so get out and support our Hawks for their NBL22 finals bid.

Meantime, spend Easter Sunday at the footy as the two steel city teams - St George Illawarra Dragons and the Newcastle Knights - collide at WIN Stadium for round six of the NRL season. Kick-off at 4.05pm.

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Jamberoo Action Park is handing out chocolate eggs to kids aged 4 to 12 on Easter Sunday as they enter the park.

While the Easter Bunny and Sammy the Shark will be available for photos from 10am to 11am.

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Take the kids on a tour of Green Connect Farm in Warrawong. Kids can visit the thriving market gardens, food forests and native rainforest, play in the children's garden and find the free-range goats, sheep, pigs and chickens to give them a pat and a feed. Running 9am to 10.30am.

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