Leeton’s SunRice Festival is back again for 2018. Featuring 20 separate events over five days from Thursday, March 29 to Monday, April 2, this community-run festival is a celebration of Leeton’s culture, community and the rice industry.

Check out the street parade and family fair at Mountford Park on Easter Saturday or book in for the home-cooked Italian feast that is Leeton’s Longest Lunch on Easter Sunday.

Then there’s the spectacular Balloon Glow on Sunday evening from 4pm. Held at Leeton’s No. 1 Oval there are markets and kids’ entertainment before the balloons fire up their burners and light up the night sky in tune to music.

GRIFFITH, too, is well known for its Easter festivals and this year is no exception. The Griffith Easter Party is a collection of events with something for everyone.

You can enter the Bacchus Fun Run, visit the stunning open gardens, step back in time at Pioneer Park Museum’s Action Day or get your groove on to Daryl Braithwaite at Rewind in the Vines. There’s also a children’s brunch with Easter egg hunt, a sideshow alley and a sidewalk sale on Easter Saturday.

IN TEMORA, the Easter Weekend 2018 Aircraft Showcase is on at the Aviation Museum.

The Spitfire, Boomerang and Tiger Moth will be just some of the planes taking to the skies and you can watch while enjoying a picnic or grab lunch from the museum’s Mess Hall.

There will also be guided tours of their exhibitions and workshops, children’s activities, an opportunity to meet the pilots and lots more.

THE Stone the Crows Festival is also happening on the Easter long weekend.

Stone the Crows is a unique annual event, designed for grey nomads and the over 50s who bring their recreational vehicles (RVs) to Wagga Wagga for a full program of events, entertainment and activities.

Day passes are available for locals who’d like to join in the fun.