A man playing Jesus will be crucified in the marketplace as Epsom comes together to mark Good Friday this year.

There are also lots of Easter activities for children at the Ashley Centre and Hobbledown adventure park in Epsom and the Children's Trust in Tadworth.

On Good Friday, the Passion of Jesus drama involves a procession through the Epsom town centre then a re-enactment of Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection.

When the drama ends at about 11am, people are invited to have hot cross buns at Epsom's Methodist Church or reflect in a prayer tent in the town centre.

Organiser Churches Together in Epsom says: "Join in the crowd following Jesus, or come to see the events of Good Friday and Easter take place in the market place."

Its chairman Rev Sue Curtis says: "There's costumed actors and the crowd will become part of the action as well. We are trying to familiarise people with Good Friday and the Easter story."

In the run up to Easter, a food festival, A Taste of Easter, will feature cookery demonstrations and tastings at the Ashley Centre.

Then the shopping centre will host Easter ‪‎Eggstravaganza workshops in the second week of the Easter holidays. Children can decorate chocolate eggs, paint model bunnies, hear stories, learn dance moves and watch magic tricks.

The Children’s Trust will also holding an Easter Fair with a popular Easter egg hunt for children on Easter Saturday.

Meanwhile, Hobbledown promises to be a "hive of activity" over Easter with processions, Easter egg hunts, puppet shows and visits from Vikings and a knight.

The Passion of Jesus; Friday, April 3; meet at Dulshot Green near Epsom clinic at 9.50am, crucifixion and resurrection in Epsom marketplace at 10.30am.

A Taste of Easter; Monday, March 30, to Saturday, April 4; Easter ‪‎Eggstravaganza; Monday, April 6, to Friday, April 10; outside House of Fraser, the Ashley Centre, Epsom; 10am to 4pm; 01372 742548; www.theashleycentre.co.uk

Easter Fair; the Children’s Trust, Tadworth Court, Tadworth; Saturday, April 4; 12pm to 4pm; 01737 365017; www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk/easterfair

Hobbledown; Horton Lane, Epsom; 0843 2894979; email TheHobblers@hobbledown.com; www.hobbledown.com