It’s that time of year again! Bring the whole family for a fun fall day at our annual Fall Scarecrow Festival!
Dance to live bluegrass and swing music by Too Blue while you enjoy the fall weather with tasty seasonal food and treats.
This year’s theme for the Fall Festival will connect with our newest fall exhibition The Holley Boarding House: Inspiring American Impressionism, which opens October 8th and features the Holley family and how their house we now know as the Bush-Holley House became the center for the first Impressionist art colony in Connecticut.
Enjoy family friendly crafts and activities inspired by the artists who made Cos Cob their home. Design your own Halloween mask that you can wear while you make picture frames fit for an artistic masterpiece and learn how to do etching and printmaking. Complete an art-themed scavenger hunt before the festival ends.
The festival would not be complete without our famous scarecrow building competition. Enter the competition with the chance to win one of five exciting prizes.
This year’s scarecrow competition categories will be:
- Best Overall
- Most Creative
- Most Traditional
- Scariest
- Inspired by the Past: Impressionism and Artistic Innovation
Judges will award prizes to winners at the end of the event.
All scarecrow materials are provided with the purchase of each individual scarecrow frame. Feel free to bring your own clothes or accessories to make your scarecrow extra unique!
Register now to reserve your scarecrow and join the fun!
Please note that in the instance of inclement weather, the festival will be held on Sunday, October 12, 2025 from 12:00-3:00pm.
Children under 3 are free for festival admission.