Despite near-freezing temperatures and a light blanket of snow, Easter came a day early for families at Four Mile Historic Park.

The park alongside Cherry Creek — home to Denver’s oldest building — hosted an Easter event Saturday morning, featuring tractor rides, food truck vendors, a magic show and, for the main event, a children’s egg hunt featuring 20,000 plastic eggs, according to a promotional video on Four Mile’s website.

“I was surprised by how many eggs there were,” said Leneise Martinez, whose daughter Elena participated in the hunt. “It’s a great way to celebrate Easter.”

Despite the cold, families began lining up outside the park entrance as much as 15 minutes before the event opened for the first session at 8:30 a.m. Many were bundled up for the winter weather, with children donning hats, scarves and mittens and adults keeping their hands warm with cups of coffee.

The Fisher family was supposed to be in Glenwood Springs Saturday morning, the next stop on their trip from Pittsburgh. But after snow closed Interstate 70 Friday, the family was forced to pivot, deciding to come to the egg hunt after seeing it on television.

“We planned this trip weeks ago,” said Michael Fisher. “We thought it was going to be 70 degrees and sunny, not 30 degrees and snowing.”

The egg hunt was divided into three sessions. The first was for children ages 3 and younger, the second for those ages 4 through 7 and the third for children above 7 years old.

The eggs themselves contained a range of prizes, from stickers and candy to toys and coupons for the vendors, said Morgan Gengenbach, director of operations for Four Mile Historic Park.

Alexandra Lotko, 2024’s Miss Colorado, was also at the event to count down the start to each hunt, and sign autographs.

In addition to the egg hunt, parents also cited the magic show as a highlight of the event.

“I had a good time, (my children) had a good time,” said Sarah Puch. “They sat in the same place for like 40 minutes, which was pretty awesome.”

Melanie Dagnon’s two children, Nolan and Quinn, each came out of the hunt holding full baskets of eggs.

“This is my first time, but we’ve been very happy with it,” Dagnon said. “It seems very organized, very well-ran, I like that they have coffee.”

Saturday’s event was the fourth year the park hosted an egg hunt.

“It’s been really fun,” Gengenbach said. “People seem to really enjoy it.”