Scarecrow Lane

Main St. Downtown Marion, Va
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Event Date: 
Wednesday, October 20, 2021 (All day) to Saturday, October 30, 2021 (All day)

Important Dates
October 15   
Registration Deadline        5 pm.

October 20   
Set-up Day                        10 am  -  6 pm

October 21   
Online Voting Begins via Marion Downtown Facebook Page

October 29   
Online Voting Ends at Noon via Marion Downtown Facebook Page

October 30   
Winners Announced via Marion Downtown Facebook Page   
Scarecrow/Display Clean-up Day! All displays must be cleaned up by 3 p.m.


Rules & Regulations
All groups are welcome - families, schools, businesses, churches, clubs, and community groups.

Each participant must provide a custom made (not commercially made) scarecrow and display that fits in a 3ft. X 6ft. area. 3D Scarecrows/Displays must be free-standing. If requested each 3D entrant will be provided one stray bale (delivered to assigned location) on set-day. All 3D scarecrows must be no wider than 3ft and be placed as close to the assigned building as possible. 2D Scarecrow/Displays must be able to be hung on glass by removable adhesives - scotch tape, command strips, glue dots, etc.

All displays must be suitable for viewing by the public.

Each participant will be provided a location for their display and must set up their display before the end of the set-up day. Remember that 3D scarecrows will be set-up outside and will be exposed to the weather. 2D Scarecrows will be displayed inside storefronts along Main St.

You are required to provide any maintenance and upkeep to your Scarecrow Display during the contest period. Please check on your display daily. Event organizers and hosts are not responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged scarecrows/displays.

Participants will be provided signage with the name of the scarecrow and sponsor. 

Scarecrows will be judged by the public online via Facebook (likes of each scarecrow’s photos - 1 Like = 1 Vote). Photos will be posted on Marion Downtown! Facebook page. Votes/Likes will be tallied at Noon on Friday, October 30 - no votes/likes will be counted after that. In the event of a tie, the Scarecrow Lane Committee will provide a tiebreaker.

Winners will be announced via Facebook on the Marion Downtown! Page no later than 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, and posted in the Smyth Co. News & Messenger afterward. Prizes: Best of 3D - $100 | 3D Runner-up - $50 | Best of 2D - $100 | 2D Runner-up - $50 | Committee’s Choice - $25. Prizes will be mailed to the winner’s application address the week of November 2nd.

Entrants are responsible for all clean-up of their displays on clean-up day. Any items left will be discarded.

 

For Application or More Information please click HERE