CREEDMOOR — Whether families drove through a holiday celebration or were waiting for the Easter Bunny to drive through their neighborhood, local events on Saturday were one step closer to a normal Easter.

Butner, Creedmoor and Stem each hosted an event for children.

Creedmoor’s parks and recreation department held its Easter event at Lake Rogers Park, where parents and children could drive up, see the Easter Bunny, get a bag of goodies and look at a Creedmoor Volunteer Fire Department truck on display.

The Southern Granville Women’s Club co-sponsored Creedmoor’s Easter event.

The Easter Bunny was also seen hopping around Gazebo Park in Butner on Saturday morning. The Butner Community Association lined the park greet visitors and to make sure the Bunny didn’t hop away — he got very excited each time a car with children pulled up, offered high-fives to kids and would smile to the camera.

The children got a bag of goodies at the event.

Then that afternoon in Stem — lights, sirens and the Easter Bunny.

Stem residents did a double-take when they saw the big Easter Bunny riding on back of a firetruck.

The Stem Volunteer Fire Department escorted the Easter Bunny through subdivisions before returning downtown. The Easter Bunny and his helpers tossed bags of goodies to children as they passed.

Stem’s commissioners, mayor and fire department said they worked together to try and make the event memorable for young and old.