Need to get that bit of roast before the family heads around? Or those extra chocolate eggs before the kids wake up wondering where the Easter Bunny has been?
Here's a guide to what's open and when in Canberra over Easter.
SUPERMARKETS
Under current national trade measurement regulations volume and weight markings must appear on the front of packaged products.Credit: Andrew Quilty
Woolworths
- Thursday April 13: 7AM-10PM
- Good Friday (Friday April 14): closed
- Saturday April 15: 7AM-8PM
- Sunday April 16: 7AM-10PM
- Monday April 17: 7AM-9PM
Coles
- Thursday April 13 7AM-midnight
- Good Friday (Friday April 14): closed
- Saturday April 15: 7AM-midnight
- Sunday April 16: 7AM-midnight
- Monday April 17: 7AM-midnight
Costco
- Thursday April 13: 10AM-6PM
- Good Friday (Friday April 14): closed
- Saturday April 15: 9:30AM-6:30PM
- Sunday April 16: closed
- Monday April 17: 10AM-6PM
IGA O'Connor
- Thursday April 13: 7:30AM-8:30PM
- Good Friday (Friday April 14): 8AM-8PM
- Saturday April 15: 8AM-8PM
- Sunday April 16: 9AM-6PM
- Monday April 17: 8AM-8PM
IGA Ainslie
- Thursday April 13: 8AM-8PM
- Good Friday (Friday April 14): 8AM-8PM
- Saturday April 15: 8AM-8PM
- Sunday April 16: 8AM-8PM
- Monday April 17: 8AM-8PM
IGA X-Press East Row
- Thursday April 13: 6AM-10PM
- Good Friday (Friday April 14): 8AM-8PM
- Saturday April 15: 7AM-10PM
- Sunday April 16: 8AM-8PM
- Monday April 17: 8AM-8PM
IGA Lyneham
- Thursday April 13: 8AM-8PM
- Good Friday (Friday April 14): 8AM-8PM
- Saturday April 15: 8AM-8PM
- Sunday April 16: 9AM-7PM
- Monday April 17: 8AM-8PM
IGA Kingston
- Thursday April 13: 8AM-8PM
- Good Friday (Friday April 14): 8AM-8PM
- Saturday April 15: 8AM-8PM
- Sunday April 16: 8AM-8PM
- Monday April 17: 8AM-8PM
IGA Deakin
- Thursday April 13: 7.30AM-8PM
- Good Friday (Friday April 14): 9AM-7PM
- Saturday April 15: 7.30AM-8PM
- Sunday April 16: 9AM-7PM
- Monday April 17: 9AM-7PM
IGA Yarralumla
- Thursday April 13: 7.30AM-8PM
- Good Friday (Friday April 14): 7.30AM-8PM
- Saturday April 15: 7.30AM-8PM
- Sunday April 16: 8AM-8PM
- Monday April 17: 7.30AM-8PM
IGA Drakeford
- Thursday April 13: 7.30AM-8PM
- Good Friday (Friday April 14): 7.30AM-8PM
- Saturday April 15: 7.30AM-8PM
- Sunday April 16: 7:30AM-8PM
- Monday April 17: 7.30AM-8PM
IGA Gordon
- Thursday April 13: 7AM-8.30PM
- Good Friday (Friday April 14): 7AM-8.30PM
- Saturday April 15: 7AM-8.30PM
- Sunday April 16: 7AM-8.30PM
- Monday April 17: 7AM-8.30PM
IGA Banks
- Thursday April 13: 7.30AM-8.30PM
- Good Friday (Friday April 14): 7.30AM-8.30PM
- Saturday April 15: 7.30AM-8.30PM
- Sunday April 16: 7.30AM-8.30PM
- Monday April 17: 7.30AM-8.30PM
SHOPPING CENTRES
23 February 2010, News, Canberra Times photo by Andrew Sheargold, story by John Thistleton. pic of the Canberra Centre on Bunda street. SPECIAL 000Credit: Andrew Sheargold
Canberra Centre
- Thursday April 13: 9AM-5:30PM
- Good Friday (Friday April 14): closed
- Saturday April 15: 9AM-5PM
- Sunday April 16: 10AM-4PM
- Monday April 17: 10AM-4PM
Westfield Belconnen
- Thursday April 13: 9AM-5:30PM
- Good Friday (Friday April 14) closed
- Saturday April 15: 9AM-5PM
- Sunday April 16: 10AM-4PM
- Monday April 17: 10AM-4PM
Westfield Woden
- Thursday April 13: 9AM-5:30PM
- Good Friday (Friday April 14): closed
- Saturday April 15: 9AM-5PM
- Sunday April 16: 10AM-4PM
- Monday April 17: 10AM-4PM
Tuggeranong Hyperdome
- Thursday April 13: 9AM-5.30PM
- Good Friday (Friday April 13) closed
- Saturday April 15: 10AM-4PM
- Sunday April 16: 10AM-4PM
- Monday April 17: 10AM-4PM
Canberra Outlet Centre
- Thursday April 13: 10AM-6PM
- Good Friday (Friday April 13) closed
- Saturday April 15: 10AM-6PM
- Sunday April 16: 10AM-6PM
- Monday April 17: 10AM-6PM
Bottle shops
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Dan Murphy's Phillip
- Thursday April 13: 9AM-9PM
- Good Friday (Friday April 13) closed
- Saturday April 15: 9AM-9PM
- Sunday April 16: 10AM-9AM-5.30PM
Dan Murphy's Tuggeranong
- Thursday April 13: 9AM-9PM
- Good Friday (Friday April 13) closed
- Saturday April 15: 9AM-9PM
- Sunday April 16: 10AM-7PM
Dan Murphy's Queanbeyan
- Thursday April 13: 9AM-9PM
- Good Friday (Friday April 13): closed
- Saturday April 15: 9AM-9PM
- Sunday April 16: closed
Dan Murphy's Belconnen
- Thursday April 13: 9AM-9PM
- Good Friday (Friday April 13): closed
- Saturday April 15: 9AM-9PM
- Sunday April 16: 10AM-7PM
First Choice Liquor Belconnen
- Thursday April 13: 9AM-9PM
- Good Friday (Friday April 13): closed
- Saturday April 15: 8:00AM - 9:00PM
- Sunday April 16: 10AM-7PM
First Choice Liquor Gungahlin and Woden
- Thursday April 13: 9AM-9PM
- Good Friday (Friday April 13): closed
- Saturday April 15: 9AM-9PM
- Sunday April 16: 10AM-7PM
CITY SERVICES
Newcastle council wheelie bins. 240 litre recycling bin (yellow lid), smaller garbage bin (red lid) and 240 litre greenwaste bin (green lid). Photo Supplied. Story Matthew Benns. SHD News. 19 March 2010
Waste and recycling
Collections scheduled for Good Friday (Friday April 14) will occur on Saturday April 15.
Libraries
All ACT libraries will be closed from Friday April 14 until Monday April 17, this includes return chutes. No items will fall due for return during Easter closure.
Public transport
All ACTION bus services over the Easter holidays, from Friday April 14 to Monday April 17 inclusive, will run to a Sunday timetable.
CINEMAS
News Hoyts is slowly rolling out across all of their ACT cinemas comfy, reclining chairs in every row of all of their cinemas. Pictured (l-r) Celeste Booth, Adam Monro, Larissa Butt and Ben Francis The Canberra Times Date: 29 October 2015 Photo Jay CronanCredit: Jay Cronan
Hoyts
Session times as normal, check the website.
Palace Cinemas
Session times as normal, check the website.