From Farm to Village: 34 Years of Scarecrows at Peddler's Village!

LAHASKA, Pa. - Aug. 14, 2013 - PRLog -- Peddler’s Village kicks off two months of fall family fun with the 34th Annual Scarecrow Competition and Display on Monday, September 9, through Sunday, October 27, followed by the Annual Scarecrow Festival on Saturday, September 21, and Sunday, September 22. Admission and parking are free for all events which are held rain or shine.  

The 34th Annual Scarecrow Competition and Display features more than 100 colorful scarecrow creations on outdoor public exhibit from Monday, September 9 through Sunday, October 27. Born in 1979 as the “Cabbage Patch Scarecrow Contest” with just a few scarecrows on the Main Green, the event has grown in size and popularity. Today, more than 100 life-size, creative crows line the brick walks winding through the colonial-style Village which is dressed up for fall with colorful mums, hay bales and corn stalks. 

Discover colorful creations entered in the following six categories: 

NEW CATEGORY! Philly Love: Show your Philly love. Create a person, place or thing representing the city of Brotherly Love. 

Quite the Character Scarecrow: Open the world of possibilities as you create a scarecrow interpretation of your favorite book, television, sports or movie character—human, animal or animated! 

A Traditional/Whirligig Scarecrow: Paying homage to the scarecrows that have been “scaring crows’ from the farmers’ fields and gardens for centuries. You may choose to add parts that move or make noise when the wind gusts to make it a true whirligig!

Extraordinary Contemporary Scarecrow: Think out of the box! Not necessarily a “Scarecrow,” more like a cutting edge creation for the garden. You are only limited by your imagination. 

Kids Only! Scarecrow, Sponsored by Giggleberry Fair: Kids 12 and under create crows and compete with their peers and celebrate the awesome power of kid creativity! All participants receive passes to Giggleberry Fair family entertainment center. 

Group Scarecrow: Great group scarecrow project for a school, church, office, club, scout troop, neighborhood, or community group. Everyone can put on their creative thinking caps to conjure up a winner! 

Participants compete for $5,000 in prizes. The public votes for their favorites from Monday, September 9, through Sunday, September 29. Ballots are available in all shops and restaurants. The ballot boxes are located in the Cock ‘n Bull, Giggleberry Fair, and Buttonwood Grill. Winners will be posted on the Peddler’s Village website by Wednesday, October 9. 

The Annual Scarecrow Festival on Saturday, September 21 and Sunday, September 22, is a weekend of fall family fun including scarecrow-making workshops, pumpkin pie eating contests, pumpkin painting, live musical entertainment and children’s activities. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. both days. 

The Scarecrow-Making Workshops will take place both days on the Street Road Green at 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m., and 4 p.m. Peddler’s Village staff will teach you how to create a unique, life-size scarecrow to take home and display. All scarecrow building materials are included in the $30 fee, maximum four people per scarecrow. Space is limited--reserve yours in advance! Registration information is available on the website at http://www.peddlersvillage.com/festivals/scarecrow_festiv... (http://www.peddlersvillage.com/festivals/scarecrow_festiv...) or call 215-794-4057.

Pumpkin Pie Eating Contests will be held both days at 3 p.m. on the Main Green.  Categories are 10 years old and under, 11 to 14 years old and 15 years old and over.  Sign up at the hospitality booth each day from 10 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.  Six participants per age group, names are drawn before the contest at 3 p.m.

Pumpkin Painting will take place on the Main Green on Sunday, September 22, from 11 a.m. until supplies run out.  Brushes, paint and pumpkins will be provided and a nominal fee will be charged based on pumpkin weight.  No reservations are needed for this first-come, first-served activity.

About Peddler’s Village: Follow the winding brick paths through 42 acres of award-winning gardens for a unique shopping, dining and lodging experience in the heart of historic Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Peddler’s Village has something for everyone, from 65 quality specialty shops and five restaurants to the 71-room Golden Plough Inn and Giggleberry Fair family entertainment center. Enjoy free seasonal festivals and year-round family events. For more information, please visit www.peddlersvillage.com or call 215-794-4000.