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Dates for 2025 festival
September 15, 2024
WE'RE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THE DATES FOR THE 26TH ANNUAL URCHFONT SCARECROW FESTIVAL.
The event will be held on Saturday 3rd, Sunday 4th and Monday 5th of May 2025.
Festival opens at 9:30 am daily and closes at 6 pm (5 pm on Monday).
Programmes will be available at the Festival - there is no need to book.
Note that sunny days and the bank holiday Monday can be very busy so please arrange plenty of time to arrive and do the trail.
Urchfont Scarecrow Festival Charity initially committed to supporting Opendoors in 2024 with a donation of £2,000. We are thrilled to extend this partnership into 2025.
There will be a USFC public meeting for Urchfont Parish residents on Tuesday 28 January 2025.
Do you have an Urchfont Parish community project that would benefit from Scarecrow Festival funding?
We are now inviting Urchfont residents to apply to become a scarecrow maker for the 2025 festival.
The Festival community newsletter will help keep Urchfont Parish residents informed about Festival business throughout the year.
Urchfont Scarecrow Festival Charity committee presented Devizes Opendoors with a £2,000 donation.
We were warmly welcomed by Wiltshire Air Ambulance to present this year's festival donation — a mighty £6,663.43.
New activities have been added to the Urchfont Scarecrow activities page
Announcing the 2024 winning and runner up Urchfont scarecrows
Thousands of programmes and children's quizzes have been marked and we're delighted to announce the best entries and lucky draw winners for the 2024 Urchfont Scarecrow Festival.