Scarecrow Festival

Second Saturday in October

 Scarecrow Festival

October 11, 2008

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All Are Invited to Join Scarecrow Competition,

A long established Fairport tradition continues on Saturday, October 11, 2008 when the Fairport Scarecrow Festival kicks off the fall season in this canalside community. Long a favorite of the locals, the Fairport Scarecrow Festival has grown steadily over the decades to become a major regional tourism event.

Each year, thousands are drawn to this affluent Rochester suburb, cum summer resort destination, nestled along the banks of the historic Erie Canal, to witness the spectacle of dozens of creatively designed and colorfully decorated Scarecrows lining the Main Street business district. Individual merchants, school and community groups, service and religious organizations, create original works of “agri-art” to festoon lampposts and telephone poles, in hopes of winning one of the cash prizes and ribbons awarded to the best entries.

As in previous years, there’ll be plenty of food, music, dancing and children’s activities, all in conjunction with a spectacular merchant’s sidewalk sale.

To enter the Scarecrow contest, click here to print out an application form. Drop off your entry at the Fairport office of Edward Jones Investments, 105 Packets Landing; Sew Creative 23 N. Main Street; the Fairport Village Partnership office in the Box Factory, 6 N. Main Street, Suite 105 (across from Lickety Splits). Entry fee is $10 (FPMA members, no charge).