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The 2025 Leprechaun Gold Hunt

Find the gold and decode the Leprechaun's secret message!

By Jessica Sweeney, Publisher, Macaroni KID Athens March 6, 2025

Uh oh! The St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun was a bit clumsy when passing through the Oconee area and has dropped some of his gold throughout one of our nearby parks. On March 22, 2025 at 10AM, begin your quest to find the buckets of gold using the clues found in an upcoming Mac KID Athens' weekly e-Newsletter. When you find the gold, you keep it as a souvenir!

When you find a bucket, it can help you to decode the Leprechaun's secret message: Each bucket will have a card with symbols and letters attached. Write the letters on the Activity Sheet that will be provided in the e-Newsletter, then fill in the blanks to decode.

The park location will not be revealed until the day before the event (Friday, March 21st) through the Mac KID Athens e-Newsletter. Be sure to subscribe so you can receive the clues as to which park the gold can be found and to get your own Activity Sheet.

Event Details
  • This is a FREE event.
  • This is an outdoor event. In the event of bad weather, the hunt will be moved to the following weekend.
  • Gold will be placed at the park by 10AM on March 22, 2025. Gold will be available at the park until 3PM, or until all gold pieces have been collected.
  • Parents - be sure to not begin your hunt until 10AM to make sure your little ones don't accidentally catch a glimpse of the Leprechaun!
  • Please only take 1-2 pieces of gold home with each child so others can come and find the gold, too.
  • Save the date! View this event on Facebook and select "Interested" or "Going" so you can receive a helpful reminder.



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