The Easter long weekend is fast approaching and here is a handy guide of what businesses are trading from Good Friday through to Easter Monday.
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It seems Blessed Bean Coffee House is one of the very few cafes across the city that are remaining open over the four-day holiday.
The cafe on Best Street will be open from 8am to 2pm from Good Friday to Easter Monday and will return to normal trading hours on Tuesday.
While, Trail Street Coffee Shop, Pot 'N' Kettle, Jardines and Fitzmaurice Street Cafe are all taking an Easter break.
Groceries
Coles and Woolworths supermarkets will be operating the same hours over the long weekend:
- Good Friday - closed
- Saturday - normal trading
- Sunday - closed
- Monday - normal trading
Both the Glenfield Park and Central ALDI stores will have extended trading on Thursday from 8.30am to 9pm, closed Good Friday, open Saturday 8.30am to 7pm, closed Sunday and open between 8.30am to 8pm on Monday.
Bernardi's is closed Good Friday and Easter Sunday, but will be open at normal trading hours on Saturday and Monday from 7am to 8pm.
Shopping
Wagga Marketplace centre is closed both Good Friday and Easter Sunday and will be open:
- Specialty stores - Easter Saturday 9am - 4pm, Easter Monday 10am - 4pm
- BIG W - Easter Saturday 8.30am - 6pm, Easter Monday 9am - 6pm
Sturt Mall shopping centre is closed Good Friday and Easter Sunday and open 10am to 3pm on Easter Sunday and Easter Monday.
Kmart is closed Good Friday and Easter Sunday and will be open Saturday 8am to 9pm and Monday 8am to 6pm.
Dan Murphy's Liquor will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Sunday but will be open on Saturday 9am to 9pm and Monday 9am to 7pm.
Entertainment
Forum 6 Cinemas will remain open, with the manager Craig Lucas hoping the long weekend will bring a lot of people into the movie theatre.
"Good Friday and Easter Sunday doors open 11.30am, every other day 9.30am doors open and the last shows all over Easter are 8.30pm," Mr Lucas said.
"I truly hope we get a lot of customers in as it's double time everyday for staff, payroll over for Easter is extraordinarily expensive which you need to sell a lot of tickets just to cover that.
"But hey, if we didn't want to do it I suppose we would shut, but the community expects their cinema to be open for them, which we are and hopefully always will be."
The Wagga Bowling and Entertainment Centre is closed Good Friday and Easter Sunday, but will be open from 12pm to 7pm Easter Saturday and Monday 12pm to 6pm.
Sunday session
Thirsty Crow will be closed Good Friday and Easter Monday, but open Easter Saturday and Sunday 12pm until late.
Owner of the brewery Craig Wealands said the long weekend is an opportunity to provide a service to the community.
"It is busy and with family and friends visiting, it's important to have a food and beverage tourism attraction open to showcase what we do," he said.
"Brewery tours are available for free on the weekend at 2pm."
While the Birdhouse is closed Good Friday and Easter Monday, they have a few things planned for the days they are open:
- Good Friday eve - DJ from 9pm
- Easter Saturday - open from 12pm to 12am, offering $20 bottomless mimosas from 12pm to 3pm and a DJ from 9pm
- Easter Sunday - open from 12pm to 10pm, bottomless mimosas followed by Marky Atkinson and 2 Bob and a Nikel live from 6pm.
Pub feed
Farmers Home Hotel will be open Good Friday 12pm to 10pm, Easter Saturday 10am to 3am, Sunday 10am to 12am and Monday 10am to 3am.
Vic Hotel will be open Good Friday 12pm to 10pm, Easter Saturday 10am to 3am, Sunday 11am to 10pm and Monday 10am to 3am.
William Farrer Hotel will be open Good Friday 12pm to 10pm, Easter Saturday 10am to late, closed Easter Sunday and open Monday 2pm to late.
Black Swan Hotel will be closed Good Friday, open Easter Saturday 10am to 10pm, Sunday 12pm to 6pm and Monday 10am to 8pm.
Sporties Hotel will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Sunday, but will be operating as usual on Easter Saturday and Monday.
The Wagga RSL and Commercial Club will remain open over the Easter long weekend, opening at 10am each day.