Scarecrow Trail 2026

Supported by Dirleton Fete & Games and Dirleton Market on the Green, this year’s Scarecrow Competition will run for 3 weeks

Key Dates are:

• Scarecrows completed and displayed: from 14th September
• Judging: 17th or 18th September
• Scarecrows taken down: by 5th October

Prizes will be awarded across the following 3 categories:

1. Best Traditional or Harvest Scarecrows
2. Best Monster or Scary Scarecrows
3. The Scarecrows that Made the Judges Smile the Most

To support local retailers, all prizes will be North Berwick High Street
Vouchers (per catgegory):

• £10 for 1st prize,
• two runner up prizes of £5.

All children who enter will also get a goodie bag.
This year prizes and goodie bags will be handed out at the Dirleton Autumn
Harvest Market on Sunday 20th September.

To enter, please email contact@mirandamayes.com with your name,
whether the scarecrow is being made by a child/children or an adult,
names & ages of participating children, your address if you intend
displaying your scarecrow in your garden, or a request to display it
on a bench if not.