Downtown New Canaan got a seasonal makeover this week as local families and businesses created dozens of scarecrows now hanging from lampposts on Elm, Forest and Main Streets and South Avenue.
Scarecrow Fest in downtown New Canaan, 2018. Credit: Michael Dinan
Organized by the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce and Young Women’s League, the second annual Scarecrow Fest is sponsored by Weed & Duryea.
It’s “just a fun way to dress town up and get ready for the [Oct. 28] Halloween Parade,” Chamber Executive Tucker Murphy said.
Scarecrow Fest in downtown New Canaan, 2018. Credit: Michael Dinan
“Anybody who comes downtown—I don’t care if you are two or 102—if you walk up Elm and Main, no matter what street, all it does is bring a smile to your face,” she said. “It’s another great community builder.”
Many of those putting together the scarecrows got very creative, Murphy said, such as Francos Wine Merchants using corks for fingers and grapes for hair, or The Linen Shop, which features a scarecrow tucked under a shower curtain.
The scarecrows will be up through Oct. 31. Here’s a look at some of them:
Scarecrow Fest in downtown New Canaan, 2018. Credit: Michael Dinan
Scarecrow Fest in downtown New Canaan, 2018. Credit: Michael Dinan
Scarecrow Fest in downtown New Canaan, 2018. Credit: Michael Dinan
Scarecrow Fest in downtown New Canaan, 2018. Credit: Michael Dinan
Scarecrow Fest in downtown New Canaan, 2018. Credit: Michael Dinan
Scarecrow Fest in downtown New Canaan, 2018. Credit: Michael Dinan
Scarecrow Fest in downtown New Canaan, 2018. Credit: Michael Dinan
Scarecrow Fest in downtown New Canaan, 2018. Credit: Michael Dinan
Scarecrow Fest in downtown New Canaan, 2018. Credit: Michael Dinan
Scarecrow Fest in downtown New Canaan, 2018. Credit: Michael Dinan
Scarecrow Fest in downtown New Canaan, 2018. Credit: Michael Dinan
Scarecrow Fest in downtown New Canaan, 2018. Credit: Michael Dinan
Scarecrow Fest in downtown New Canaan, 2018. Credit: Michael Dinan
Scarecrow Fest in downtown New Canaan, 2018. Credit: Michael Dinan
Scarecrow Fest in downtown New Canaan, 2018. Credit: Michael Dinan
Scarecrow Fest in downtown New Canaan, 2018. Credit: Michael Dinan
Scarecrow Fest in downtown New Canaan, 2018. Credit: Michael Dinan
Scarecrow Fest in downtown New Canaan, 2018. Credit: Michael Dinan
I really am enjoying the scarecrow fest in our lovely town. It brings a smile to my face!! Hopefully, everyone gets a chance to see these scarecrows! Great job!!
The Chamber is so grateful to the YWL for another great partnership event and for the League’s continued focus on bringing people into our wonderful downtown!
The YWL is thrilled to spearhead the Scarecrow Fest and we’ll thrilled that Weed and Duryea generously donated all the scarecrow supplies this year!