Scarecrow Fest

Celebrate fall in Michigan’s Little Bavaria during Scarecrow Fest, with a fun family-friendly festival at Frankenmuth River Place Shops and special scarecrow displays throughout downtown Frankenmuth!

Taking place across two weekends in October, Scarecrow Fest includes both a Kids and Dog Weekend with special activities for everyone in the family.

Saturday and Sunday both weekends from noon – 6 pm, try your hand at the pumpkin catapult and see how far you can launch a pumpkin! You can also try your hand at pumpkin bowling, pumpkin painting, arts and crafts and take a ride on Grandpa Tinyโ€™s barrel train. Some activities include a small fee.

 

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ, On October 19-20 with the Rock N Roll K9 performance team putting on a total of 6 shows — 3 shows on Saturday and 3 shows on Sunday – 11:30 am, 2:00 pm and 4:30 pm.

 

Saturday and Sunday from noon – 6 pm, try your hand at the pumpkin catapult and see how far you can launch a pumpkin! Other fun fall-themed activities include pumpkin bowling, arts and crafts, pumpkin painting and riding Grandpa Tinyโ€™s Barrel Train! Some activities have a small fee; there is no entry fee for the Scarecrow Fest event.

 

On Sunday, October 20, the doggie costume contest is at 5:15 pm on the Fest Platz Stage. Pre-registration at Hello Cats & Dogs is required for the costume contest; sign your pup up from 11 am to 4:30 pm that day!

 

Following the costume contest, there is a doggie pet trick-or-treating throughout the complex from 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm

 

๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ 26-27, ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ!

There is a Kids Trick or Treating on Sunday, October 27 throughout the complex from 5:30 pm โ€“ 6:00 pm starting at the Fest Platz โ€“ kids will be able to trick-or-treat from each store.

 

Please note: Event schedule is subject to change.