Dayton Community Development Association is sponsoring the 5th Annual Community Scarecrow Contest! This event is FREE and open to any and all residents and businesses in Dayton. We hope to foster a fun, creative contest for Dayton Township to grow our population… one scarecrow at a time!
Get your scarecrow registered and in place by October 1st to be eligible for the contest. Register online here. Photos will be taken on October 2nd, with Facebook voting until 10pm October 8th. Prizes will be awarded to the winners on October 9th. All scarecrows in the contest are requested to remain in place until October 13th so people have time to visit them all.
Ready… Set… SCARECROW!
About the scarecrow contest:
• Scarecrows may be traditional, whimsical, humorous, mischievous, or loveable.
• Only HANDMADE scarecrows will be accepted.
• Bloody/violent themes, advertising, political or religious statements are not allowed.
• This is a family friendly event and DCDA reserves the right to disqualify any entry.
• Prizes will be awarded in Dayton Dollars to be spent at participating Dayton businesses. No change will be given if face value is not spent in one visit. All winners will also receive a commemorative yard sign for bragging rights!
Scarecrow Photo: DCDA will send a photographer on Oct 2 to take pictures of each scarecrow and upload to our Facebook page for voting. We will bring your weatherproof Scarecrow Registration Number sign on the day your entry is photographed.
Judging: Voting will be done on our social media site by community members. We will upload photos to an album on our Facebook page for viewing and judging. Community voting will be done on Facebook through October 8th. Winners announced October 9th.
The Dayton Community Development Association may use the photographs of the entries for publicity in future posters, on our website and on our Facebook page.