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Bunny Bonanza brings big crowd to Canalfront Park

Lewes event includes egg painting, mask-making
The Easter Bunny high-fives eager youngsters as he makes his way up from the Canalfront Park dock for the Bunny Bonanza. The event brought a huge crowd to enjoy the holiday fun. BILL SHULL PHOTOS
Bill Shull
April 19, 2025

As the boat from the Freedom Boat Club pulled around the bend on the canal April 19, the anticipation built.

Kids and adults saw the Easter Bunny on the bow as he made his way to Lewes Canalfront Park for the annual Bunny Bonanza.

The egg-cellent holiday visitor hopped onto the dock and made his way through a gauntlet of greeters, many dressed in their Easter finest.

“We just got a house in Rehoboth and saw this was an event. This is our first time here, and the kids love it,” said Caryn Gerry, whose son was busy collecting plastic eggs in his basket.

There were tables where kids could paint Easter eggs, make bunny masks and guess how many jellybeans were inside a glass fish.

The Friends of Canalfront Park raised $758 in donations for the UNICEF Children’s Fund.

A 13-member crew from the Cape Henlopen High School National Honor Society chapter helped with the setup in the park.

 

 

 

One if by sea. In this case, it’s the Easter Bunny coming along the canal, courtesy of the Freedom Boat Club.
The Easter Bunny is the most popular thing in the park. Harper Summers, left, and Garrett Keller are among the first to hop on his lap for photos.
Andrew Mest, left, from Virginia has fun coloring eggs with Dominic Andrew.
The Easter Bunny welcomes the crowd with open arms as his transport pulls up to the dock.
Lydia Fusco has a great view of the Easter bunny arriving by boat, thanks to her dad, Ryan Fusco.
Mairin Curran paints an Easter egg at the Bunny Bonanza. She was among the volunteers from Cape Henlopen High School who helped make the event a success.
Maya Weber takes time to create a cool bunny mask.
The Sullivan family poses with the Eastern Bunny.
Dressed in their finest holiday outfits to welcome the Easter Bunny are (l-r) Kierney Mays, Cassie Danz and McKinlee Mays from Rehoboth Beach.
The Easter Bunny and his escort pull up to the dock in Canalfront Park.
Graham Gerry collects a lot of eggs in his basket.
Visiting the Bunny Bonanza for the first time are (l-r) Vivian Brunner, Olivia Brunner and Connor Caittay.
Plastic eggs are popular with kids and adults.

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Bill Shull has been covering Lewes for the Cape Gazette since 2023. He comes to the world of print journalism after 40 years in TV news. Bill has worked in his hometown of Philadelphia, as well as Atlanta and Washington, D.C. He came to Lewes in 2014 to help launch WRDE-TV. Bill served as WRDE’s news director for more than eight years, working in Lewes and Milton. He is a 1986 graduate of Penn State University. Bill is an avid aviation and wildlife photographer, and a big Penn State football, Phillies and PGA Tour golf fan. Bill, his wife Jill and their rescue cat, Lucky, live in Rehoboth Beach.

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