Wetwang Scarecrow Festival

The 2025 annual  Scarecrow Festival will be in May/June  this  year. It will take place over 4 days starting Thursday 29th May to  Sunday 1st June. This year we have 2 categories, Famous Yorkshire People/Places/Landmarks  and Other (anything goes). First prize in each class is £30, second prize £20 and third prize £10.

Entry forms are available to download here or pop into the Village Hall to collect one. If you want a form emailing to you drop a line to wetwangvillagehall@gmail.com and one will be sent back to you.

Once again we are accepting “visiting” scarecrows from surrounding towns and villages who want to get in on the scarecrow action! We love to encourage “visiting” entries to stand alongside all the village entries. Let’s have Wetwang bursting at the seams with scarecrows –  rest assured they will be given a good home during the festival!

This years Theme

There are two categories this year: “Famous Yorkshire People/Place/Landmarks”  and “Other”. The latter gives the creative mind free rein to build any scarecrow they like! There will be a cash prize for the winner in each of the categories and classes and also a cash prize for the winner of the Public Vote.

Foster a Scarecrow

Back again for 2025 is “Foster a Scarecrow”.  If you can’t make your own scarecrow but would like to “foster” one for the four days and have it in your garden – then call 236572 and leave us a message. We will build and dress a scarecrow for you and for a donation, we’ll come and pop it in your garden. Please note we only have a limited amount available this year.

If you’ve never made a scarecrow and need a bit of help, take a look at our guide to making a scarecrow here

Our 2025 Sponsors

A big thank you to all our 2025 sponsors so far who made donations for the Scarecrow Festival:

Harron Homes