Milton Scarecrow Festival
What?! You’ve never been to Milton’s Scarecrow Festival? Well you just don’t know what you’ve been missing.
The community of Milton invites everyone to our annual Milton Scarecrow Festival on Saturday and Sunday of the June long weekend 2011.
Scarecrow Sunday
Lots of scarecrows, real and live.
Markets, farm yard animals, jumping caslte, family bbq, rides.
Entertainment starts at 9.30 in Wason St closed, in the middle of town.
MC, Rodney Reason introducing local entertainment, bands, singers, dance, competitions, games.
SCARECROW JUDGING FROM 2PM.
The theme for Scarecrows is CELEBRETIES, can be anyone, sports,music, your heroes, etc
Main ingredients of a good scarecrow
- Imagination, straw, theme. About 160 cms tall, durable.
Big Prizes
- Best Scarecrow $300 *
- Best under 14 $150 *
- Best live scarecrow $150 *
- Best organisation/ school $150 *
- Best Milton business $150 *
- Download Registration form
Best dressed live Scarecrow Family wins two nights accommodation in a delux Pioneers Cottage in The Original Gold Rush Colony at Mogo
Contact details: Milton Promotions Inc E: dd@shoalhaven.net.au m: 0419 405 129
Come along to Milton on Saturday and Sunday, participate, win a prize or just be entertained and enjoy all that Milton Village has to offer, great fashion boutiques, cafes, home wares, antiques, two pubs and supermarket plus parklands and picnic grounds for the family to relax.
2011 theme is the “Rock Stars and Celebrities”.
Saturday is markets, music and scarecrows hanging around. Sunday is the Big Scarecrow day, everybody brings their scarecrow to town.
Milton Village gets invaded by real scare crows and people dressed up as scare crows, there can be more than a hundred wonderful creative entrants all vying for the coveted best scarecrow certificate title for 2011.
On Sunday as well as the scarecrows there is lots of fabulous entertainment kicking off at 10 am, with a focus on local talent, guests will be amazed at the level of talent performing dance, music, song, circus, magic, street theatre, farm yard animals, games and rides. Everything an old fashioned country town can offer.
Leading up to the festival scarecrows start appearing throughout the neighbourhood, climbing trees and fences, sitting around and waiting for the big day.
There are also many scarecrows who travel from far to win one of the many prizes.
Register your Scarecrow at the info desk located in the main street on Saturday and Sunday (by 12 noon) for judging.
So between craft demonstrations, street theatre: between pumpkin pies and scarecrow viewing and dancing, you will find complete entertainment for the whole family.
Proudly sponsored by IGA Milton, Bannisters Mollymook, Bendigo Bank Milton, Mitre 10 Ulladulla, Cupitt Winery, South Coast Promotions, Bacchus at Milton, South Coast Leisure Times Magazine, Gold Rush Colony(Mogo) and many Milton Businesses.
Contact: David Johnson Ph: 4455 5964 M: 0419405129 E: dd@shoalhaven.net.au
