Tolga Scarecrow Festival 2025
When: Saturday 1st November 2025 4-8pm
Where: Merriland Hall, Atherton Show Grounds
Entry Gate:
- Louise Street gate opposite Vernon Street for drive-in entry & parking onsite.
- Lousie Street gate opposite Vernon Street OR Robert Street gate for walk-in entry
Gate Entry Cost:
$TBA per person 5 years & older - which gives you 1 voting token to choose your favourite scarecrow for "community choice" voting. Additional tokens will be available for purchase if you wish to vote more than once and increase the chance of your favourite winning!
Programme of Events:
To be advised
Colouring in Competition:
Download and information available here. Printed sheets will be distributed to local primary schools.
Scarecrow Competition:
Create your own Scarecrow, download your entry form here.
Farming Themed Fancy Dress Competition:
Come to the Parade at 5:30pm dressed in your best farming / scarecrow themed fancy dress outfit!
Prizes for Junior & Senior Best Costumes & Spot Prizes!
Market Stalls:
- Stalls – To Be Confirmed!
- Fill in an expression of interest form here.
Food & Drinks:
- Food & Drink Vendors – To Be Confirmed!
- Fill in an expression of interest form here.
Community FUN-draising Stalls:
This year we have invited community groups to have an 'Old Skool' style stall at the event to raise money for their charity or group.
- Organisations – To Be Confirmed!
- Fill in an expression of interest form here.
Entertainment:
- Jumping Castle - TBC - FREE 4-8pm
- Community FUN-draising Stalls 4-8pm
- Scarecrow Competition – Announced TBC
- Colouring Competition – Announced at TBC
- Farming Fancy Dress Competition – Prizes presented on Parade at 6:30pm
- Games from 4:30pm
- Sack races
- Egg & Spoon
- 3 leg races
- Horseshoe throwing
- Haybale Rolling
- Sugar Cane Javelin
- Live Entertainment
* plus so much more......stay tuned while our volunteers put together this Family Fun, Old Skool Community Event.
Thank you to our wonderful Sponsors for making this event possible!
