Woolworths

Belconnen: 7am-10pm in Belconnen from Saturday to Monday.

Airport and Woden: 7am-8pm Saturday, 8am-8pm Sunday and 7am-9pm Monday at the Airport and Woden.

Tuggeranong: 7am-10pm Saturday, 8am-8pm Sunday and 7am-9pm Monday.

Coles

Belconnen: 7am-midnight on Saturday and 7am-10pm Sunday.

Woden: 6am-midnight on Saturday and 7am-10pm Sunday and Monday.

Tuggeranong: 7am-10pm Saturday to Monday.

Gungahlin: 7am-midnight Saturday and 7am to 10pm Sunday and Monday.

Aldi

All Canberra stores open 8.30am-8pm Saturday and Monday and 8.30am to 6pm Sunday.

Costco

Closes Sunday and opens Saturday 9:30am - 6:30pm and Monday 10am - 6pm.

IGA

Most IGAs will be open over the Easter long weekend however their opening hours vary.

Chemist on Northbourne

Open all long weekend from 8am until 11pm.

Canberra After Hour Late Night Chemist

This chemist on Coulter Drive in Belconnen is open all weekend from 8am until 10pm.

Capital Chemist

The Capital Chemist at O'Connor is open all weekend from 9am until 11pm. The one at Mawson Southlands is closed on Good Friday but is open 10am until 4pm Saturday though to Monday. The Wanniassa Capital Pharmacy will be open until 9pm.

All cinemas open throughout the long weekend. Star attractions include Zootopia, Miracles from Heaven and London has Fallen.

Megan Doherty has the low down on all the best Easter Egg hunts across Canberra and the region, from free ones to one where you could even find $10,000.

Amanda Copp has called all the top eateries in town to find out if they're open, so now you don't need to. You can find the full list of restaurants and cafes open in Canberra over Easter 2016 here.

Want to get out and about and do something? That's where Jil Hogan comes in with her weekly weekender guide to all the happenings in the national capital.

Good Friday March 25, Easter Saturday March 26, Easter Sunday March 27 and Easter Monday March 28.

During this time all MyWay fares will be charged at the off peak rate. Sunday timetables are available to download, view, or print from the ACTION website.

Bus services will return to the regular weekday timetable on Tuesday March 29.

Friday, March 25 service, will instead be collected on Saturday, March 26. Bins must be out by 7am.

The Mugga Lane Resource Management Centre at Symonston, Mitchell Resource Management Centre, Corkhill Bros Green Waste Recycling Service, the Green Shed and Canberra Sand and Gravel Green Waste Recycling Service at Belconnen are closed Good Friday.

The garden waste facility at Canberra Sand and Gravel, Vicars Street, Mitchell, is closed from Good Friday to Easter Monday.

Libraries ACT branches and the ACT Heritage Library will be closed Good Friday to Easter Monday.

The DAS shelter will be closed Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday.

The shelter will be open on Saturday between 10 am and 3 pm as per normal operating hours.

Emergency after-hour services for dog attacks or injured dogs are available by contacting Access Canberra on 13 22 81.

Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, Namadgi National Park and Googong Foreshores will retain normal operating hours.

Canberrans and visitors are advised that during periods of wet weather or high winds, restrictions and closures may apply to many public reserves, forests and other areas. For further information please contact Access Canberra on 13 22 81.

Friday: Cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers, becoming less likely this afternoon. Light winds becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Min 12, max 23.

Saturday: Patchy fog in the early morning. Mostly sunny afternoon. Light winds becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the afternoon. Min 10, max 26.

Sunday: Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening. Min 9, max 24.

Monday: Partly cloudy, light winds. Min 10, max 21.