The Scarecrow Festival is one of the largest annual events in Lumsden and the beautiful Qu'Appelle Valley is the perfect backdrop!
Each year thousands of folks visit Lumsden in September and enjoy a full day of family friendly events, including local shopping, horse-drawn hay rides, an outdoor street market, food vendors, kids activities, fireworks an outdoor movie and more!
A friendly competition takes place for the best scarecrow display; you can drive around town and check out the great displays in front of the local businesses and resident's front yards.
2024 Scarecrow Festival
The 2024 Scarecrow Festival will take place on September 28, 2024. An itinerary for the day's events will be posted soon. Follow our Facebook Page for more info: Facebook-Scarecrow Festival Event
James Street North Road Closure
James Street North will be temporarily closed between Fourth Avenue and Second Avenue, as well as a portion of Third Avenue between James Street North to the alley on the west side of the Lumsden Municipal Office, for the purpose of holding a street market in conjunction with the Scarecrow Festival on September 28, 2024 from 7 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Clear detour signage will be posted.
Scarecrow Festival Street Market
The Scarecrow Festival Street Market will take place on James Street North between 2nd Ave and 4th Ave (down the middle of the street) from 12:00pm to 4:00 pm. The area will be closed to vehicular traffic. Stop by and shop with our 70 vendors!
Vendor spaces at the street market are now sold out! Contact town.lumsden@sasktel.net for inquiries or to be put on the waitlist.
Check out these amazing scarecrow displays from years past!
