Easter Egg Hunt: 500 pink eggs scattered around Montreal’s Gay Village

MONTREAL- On your marks, set… Gay Village!

Five hundred pink eggs will be scattered throughout the streets and parks of the Gay Village for Montrealers to hunt on Saturday. 

One hundred and seventy of those eggs will contain gift certificates redeemable at participating merchants of the Gay Village.

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The merchants vary from restaurants, fashion stores to a veterinarian clinic and even a tattoo parlour. 

The hunt will kick off at 1pm Saturday, at Aire Banque Nationale located on the corner of St. Catherine and Wolfe streets.

Drag Queen Tracy Trash and rabbit mascots will welcome Montrealers, adults, parents and children, and will hand out free chocolates. Participants can share their experience on social media by entering the hashtag #BoulesRoses. A Facebook page has also been set up. 

The hunt is organized by the Société de Développement Commercial (SDC) du Village.