GARDINER — Gardiner Main Street is kicking of a celebration of spring and Easter on Saturday in downtown Gardiner with activities for children and families that are free and open to the public.

A window scavenger hunt, visits with the Easter Bunny and spring- and Easter-themed crafts are all a part of a community celebration. Scorecards for the window scavenger hunt will be available at the Gardiner Main Street activity table in Johnson Park on Water Street, next to Johnson Hall.

The Easter Bunny will be on Water Street for games and will pose for photos.

Johnson Park will be the site of games and art activities hosted by Flagg Financial and Gardiner Federal Credit Union. Meanwhile, the Gardiner Food Co-op will host a seed starting activity and a roving magician will provide entertainment along Water Street for children.

From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., supplies will be available for children who wish to “Spring Up Gardiner” by painting temporary spring-themed works in selected storefront windows.

The event concludes with egg hunts for children beginning at noon inside Johnson Hall’s third-floor opera house, at 280 Water St. Several sessions are offered for children 10 and younger.

Tours of Johnson Hall also will be offered, highlighting its construction plans for a 400-seat theater by 2019.

In the event of bad weather, activities scheduled for outdoors will take place in Johnson Hall. More details available at www.gardinermainstreet.org/events/easter. For more information, call 582-3100.