🎃 2026 Scarecrow Display Contest
📖 This Year's Theme: NURSERY RHYMES!
Choose a favorite nursery rhyme and bring it to life on the Sutton Common!
This year, we're thinking beyond the traditional scarecrow! Your entry can be a scarecrow, a nursery rhyme character, or an entire scene. Use your 10' × 10' space to tell the story with characters, props, scenery and your own creative touches.
Imagine Humpty Dumpty sitting on his wall, Jack and Jill heading up the hill, Little Miss Muffet meeting her spider, or the cow jumping over the moon. The possibilities are endless!
🍂 Display Setup — Sutton Common
Displays may be set up any time beginning Thursday, October 22 and must be completely set up and ready for judging by 2:00 PM on Saturday, October 24.
🎃 Contest Rules
Each entry will be given a 10' × 10' display space on the Sutton Common.
All characters, props, scenery and decorations must remain within your 10' × 10' area.
Your display must be inspired by a nursery rhyme.
More than one entry may feature the same nursery rhyme—we'd love to see everyone's unique interpretation!
Displays must be family-friendly and appropriate for all ages.
Displays must be sturdy, weather-resistant and securely anchored for outdoor display.
Please do not include anything valuable or irreplaceable.
Participants are responsible for setting up and removing their own displays.
There is no fee to enter.
🍁 Display Removal
All displays must be removed from the Sutton Common no later than Sunday, November 1.
Please be sure to remove all characters, props, decorations and other materials from your display area.
Most importantly—have fun and be creative!
Think of your 10' × 10' space as your own little storybook scene on the Sutton Common. We can't wait to see the Common filled with nursery rhymes! 🎃📖🍂
🎃 Ready to Enter?
Complete the entry form below to reserve your 10' × 10' space on the Sutton Common!
Please register by 10/15.