California Easter Services

Great places for Easter Sunrise Service  - These services have been offered annually but you need to check for current information as they are not confirmed for this year.

• YOSEMITE VALLEY: Yosemite Valley Chapel – yosemitevalleychapel.org
  Located in the breathtakingly beautiful Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park California, the Yosemite Chapel is Yosemite's oldest structure, built in 1879!
  Maunday Thursday 7 p.m.
  Good Friday 12:15 p.m. & at 7 p.m.
  Easter Day Sunrise Service 7 a.m. at Lower Pines Campground
  Easter Day Services 9:15 & 11 a.m.

• SAN DIEGO: Spreckels Pavilion, Balboa Park – San Diego-balboapark.org
  Sunday Organ Concert from 2 – 3 p.m. at Spreckels Organ Pavilion, 1549 El Prado # 10, San Diego, CA.
  One of the world's largest outdoor pipe organs, to the City of San Diego in 1914 for the Panama-California Exposition. This unique organ contains 4,530 pipes ranging in length from the size of a pencil to 32 feet and is housed in an ornate vaulted structure with highly embellished gables. 
  POINT LOMA Easter Sunrise Service at Cabrillo National Monument Point Loma Kiwanis Easter Sunrise Service Location: Cabrillo National Monument 1800 Cabrillo Memorial Cabrillo National Monument, Point Loma. Held in the lower parking lot, giving those who attend a great early morning panoramic view of San Diego Harbor and the city behind it. There is seating for 550 attendees and the public is encouraged to arrive early. 

• Mt. Helix, La Mesa – San Diego County. 4901 Mt Helix Dr. La Mesa, CA. Call: (619) 588-6901
  Easter Sunrise at 6:30 a.m. is a beautiful service is held in the Mt. Helix Park Amphitheater. Shuttles run from the fire station at 10105 Vivera Drive in La Mesa beginning at 5:30 a.m. mthelixpark.org
• HOLLYWOOD: Easter at the Hollywood Bowl
  Where: The Hollywood Bowl 2301 North Highland Avenue | Los Angeles, California 90068 Free. Gates open at 9 a.m. Come early and bring a picnic. See you at the Bowl! easteratthebowl.com

• CARLSBAD: The Flower Fields, Carlsbad 6:30 a.m. theflowerfields.com
  The Fields Church ( a church without walls) presents a sunrise service on Easter morning at the Carlsbad Flower Fields. Dress warmly, and come prepared for great music and fellowship! 5704 Paseo Del Norte, Carlsbad, CA

ON THE BEACH EASTER SERVICES

• CARLSBAD: Easter Sunrise Service at Ponto Beach  at South Ponto Beach in Carlsbad - Bring a blanket or low-back chair. Please NO DOGS or GLASS on the beach. - Parking is very limited at Ponto. You can park at NCCC and take shuttle (begins running at 5:30am. northcoastcalvary.org
• CORONADO: Easter Sunrise worship, on north end of Coronado Beach, across from Sunset Park. Resurrection Lutheran Church of Coronado encourages you to bring beach chairs and jackets.
• HUNTINGTON BEACH: Pier Plaza overlooking Huntington City Beach and Huntington Beach Pier. 6 a.m.
• NEWPORT BEACH: On the Beach, Newport Beach Peninsula. christbytheseanb.org A sunrise service at 6:30 a.m. at 14th Street Beach invites you to bring a beach chair or blanket. The Balboa Island Ferry will begin transporting cars from Balboa Island at 6 a.m. for this special service.
• PACIFIC GROVE: Lover's Point Park - Pacific Grove usually held at 6 a.m. on Easter Sunday
   The city recreation guide states that a sunrise service is held here each Easter morning. cityofpacificgrove.gov
• SANTA BARBARA: Easter Sunday Sunrise Service at dawn Arroyo Burro Beach Park (Hendry's Beach) at 5:45 a.m. presented by Unity of Santa Barbara. 

Easter Events are subject to change at discretion of event planners. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.