Scarecrows in the Village
September 7 - October 25
Celebrating 47 years of Scarecrows in the Village
Every day from September 7 through October 25
An autumn tradition continues! For six fun-filled weeks, over 150 scarecrows line the brick pathways of our autumn-tinted Village. Some are inspired by famous characters, some are humorous, some are scary – but all of them are carefully handmade by Philly-area residents and organizations. The display is free and on view every day through October 25. Guests can vote for their favorite scarecrows via the Peddler’s Village mobile app. Creators of the winning scarecrows in each category win prizes.
Scarecrow Festival
September 19 & 20
A weekend of fall family fun including scarecrow-making workshops, pumpkin painting, live musical entertainment, and children’s activities. The event hours are 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. on both days.
Congratulations to our 2025 Winners!
Grand Prize
“Dread-Go-Round” (Fright Night #34) by Lori Anne Currall
Quite the Character 2.0
1st Place: “Scarequon Barkley: Bound For Super Bowl LIX” (#125) by Christy St. John
2nd Place: “Rosie the Robot: Better than Roomba” (#38) by Dave Doler
3rd Place: “Gershwin’s Rhapsody in BOO!” (#71) by Joseph LePosa, Rose LePosa None
4th Place: “Sadderday” (#65) by John Kalnin, Bill Rawley
5th Place: “Strawsquatch, Hide and Seek World Champion” (#140) by Valerie Yoder, Bret Phillips
6th Place: “Chicken Jockey!” (#50) by Teresa Gledhill Ron Gledhill, Leo Gledhill
Honorable Mention: “Jeepers Creepers” (#58) by Sandra Holliday, Bette Collins
Honorable Mention: “Muppets: Autumn Elegance” (#64) by Christian Kalczewski
Traditional
1st Place: “Jack O’Lantern, Scarecrow for Hire” (#35) by Lori Anne Currall, Alex Hartman-Currall
2nd Place: “Clowning Around” (#17) by Christopher Castineira, Kaitlin, Saylor, Cole
3rd Place: “The Gardener” (#123) by Sarah Smisek
4th Place: “Ray of Sunshine” (#99) by Melanie Parsons, Matt Parsons
5th Place: “Audrey Bones” (#145) by Brooke Mitchell
6th Place: “Wise Old Owl” (#3) by Jenna Alvino, New Hope Academy
Honorable Mention: “Scaregrow” (#21) by Mallory Cibort, Delaware Valley University
Honorable Mention: “Mike Wazowski the Scarecrow” (#113) by John Rombach, Sloane Rombach
Carecrow “In Your Corner”
1st Place: “Emotional Snoopport”” (#136) by Brooke Wasser, Ron Sharma, Violet Sharma, Jack Wasser-Slyhoff, Theo Sharma, Sophie Sharma The Wasser-Sharma Family
2nd Place: “Melinda – Belinda, BFF to the Good Witch Galinda” (#29) by Eileen Conner
3rd Place: “Have Courage, and BEE Kind” (#51) by Jilien Gordon, Chad Gordon & Arden Gordon, The Thistle & The Bee
4th Place: “Counselor of the Corn!” (#77) by Stefanie Marky, Emmalyn Marky, Rylan Marky, Milestones Counseling
5th Place: “Oscarina the Gleeful” (#75) by Ross Manders, Sophia Manders
6th Place: “We Will Remember For You” (#107) by Donna Reeves, Chandler Hall Memory Care
Honorable Mention: “Every Color – Every Cancer – Every Life” (#39) by Kelli Donlen, Liz Snyder, Relay For Life Fairless Hills
Honorable Mention: “The Fetcher in the Rye” (#59) by Kalah Ingle Asher Goodson, Nikki Thompson, Bucks County SPCA
Fright Night
1st Place: “Krowmpus” (#104) by Jamie Prendergast
2nd Place: “Dark Night of the Scarecrow” (#88) by Vampa Museum, Tony Corso VAMPA
3rd Place: “Mr. Oogie Boogie” (#85) by The McTear Family
4th Place: “Upheaval” (#72) by Roman Lewyckyj, Delaware Valley University
5th Place: “Carrie” (#128) by Gwen Stojek
6th Place: “Nosferatu” (#138) by Kori & Kim Wilson
Honorable Mention: “Carrie” me to the prom” (#45) by Pam Franz, Dianne Milkewicz
Honorable Mention: “LaWhatWhat” (#135) by Jodi Walker
Funny Bones
1st Place: “Full “Mooo”n” (#93) by Kimberly Orr
2nd Place: “Chillin in the vineyard” (#70) by Joseph LePosa Cindy A. Darde, Bishop Bishop Estate winery
3rd Place: “i wanna speak to a manager! “-Karen” (#142) by Tom Zymkowitz
4th Place: “Punkkin Head” (#37) by Karen Doler, Wesley Enhanced Living DT
5th Place: “LaCrowCrow” (#79) by Max Mauro, Gigi Kazimer
6th Place: “Scare Crowster” (#69) by Linden Lalley-Chareczko Ryan Oliver
Honorable Mention: “SpongeBob ScaredyPants” (#42) by Breanna Fair
Honorable Mention: “Color me Scared” (#48) by Donna Gan, SPIN Community & Fitness
Kids Only! (Ages 12 & under)
1st Place: “Jackson is the best Fisherman and I love Pop!” (#86) by Jackson Meo
2nd Place: “All Aboard!” (#8) by Kellin Black, Kameron Black, Kash Black
3rd Place: “Good Grief!” (#44) by Isaiah Fischer, Emmie Fischer
Village Shops
1st Place: Lahaska Bookshop (Shop #162A)
2nd Place: Sticky Situations (Shop #63)
3rd Place: What’s in a Name (Shop #50)
Village Operations
1st Place: Earl’s New American (Shop #15)
2nd Place: Golden Plough Inn (Shop #17)
3rd Place: Hart’s Tavern (Shop #51)
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