Kids scramble for 50,000 eggs in Irvine

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Hundreds of kids gather candy-filled plastic eggs during Mariners Church’s Egg-Scramble on Saturday. (Susan Hoffman / Daily Pilot)

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Kids listen to the countdown before they can run onto the grass during Mariners Church’s Egg-Scramble on Saturday. (Susan Hoffman / Daily Pilot)

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Hundreds of kids gather candy-filled plastic eggs during Mariners Church’s Egg-Scramble on Saturday. (Susan Hoffman / Daily Pilot)

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Anjeane with son, Tyler, 6, and daughter, Ellie, 3, examine the contents of the plastic eggs during Mariners Church’s Egg-Scramble on Saturday.

(Susan Hoffman / Daily Pilot)

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Alex and Ana Laham filled their pouches with candy-filled plastic eggs. (Susan Hoffman / Daily Pilot)

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Natalie Nguyen, 12, and Mindy Vo, 5, show off their Easter baskets during the Mariners Church’s Egg-Scramble on Saturday. (Susan Hoffman / Daily Pilot)

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Kensie Mullins, 2, dumped her plastic eggs on the grass to get a better look. (Susan Hoffman / Daily Pilot)

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Siblings Kailyn and Tyler Nong strike pose with the balloon decorations during Mariners Church’s Egg-Scramble on Saturday. (Susan Hoffman / Daily Pilot)

By Daily Pilot staff

March 26, 2016 6:28 PM PT

The hunt was on for 50,000 candy-filled Easter eggs Saturday at Mariners Church in Irvine.

Toddlers to elementary school students raced to gather the most eggs and candy during an afternoon scramble. Then, as the sun went down, children grabbed flashlights to hunt for eggs in the more challenging evening hunt.

Mariners’ Easter tradition is one of the largest egg hunts in Orange County, with the church’s locations in Irvine, Mission Viejo, Huntington Beach and San Juan Capistrano hosting various events and services throughout Easter weekend.