Scarecrow Festival
Tue 31 Mar
|Ford Park
The theme of this years' scarecrow festival is 'The Wizard of Oz' . Come along, join in the fun of this free community event, and you can enter your own scarecrow for free too!
Time & Location
31 Mar 2026, 12:30 – 13 Apr 2026, 16:30
Ford Park, Ford Park Cres, Ulverston LA12 7JP, UK
About the event
Our much-loved Scarecrow Festival is back this spring — and this year we’re off to the Emerald City with our Wizard of Oz theme!
Each year, we invite local charities, community groups, organisations and not-for-profits to create a scarecrow that fits the theme. The scarecrows are displayed throughout the Ford Park Walled Garden, each with a donation bucket for the group that made it.
Over the two-week festival, visitors enjoy the trail, pick their favourites, and donate (if they can) to support local causes.
This year we’re excited to invite our amazingly talented community to take part too and create a scarecrow in keeping with the Wizard of Oz theme, to be displayed along the woodland walk and in the community orchard.
The Scarecrow Festival runs from 31st March to 13th April and is free to visit, making it a brilliant family-friendly activity during the Easter holidays and the start of spring.