Scarecrow Festival 2026

We'd like to offer a huge THANK YOU to all businesses, charities, schools, groups and individuals involved in this year's Scarecrow Festival and Car Show! It was our most successful to date, having a record number of votes and visitors. We even managed to book the good weather! 🌤️

If you have any images we can add to the below, please send them over to us at email@visitossett.co.uk

All cars were judged by the Deputy Mayor of Wakefield and her Consort, and they decided the following winners:

Best in Show: Green AC Cobra

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1st Place: Red MG

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2nd Place: Blue Ford Capri

All Scarecrows were judged by public voting. We had a total of 1436 votes cast! The winners are as follows:

Group age under 16:

1st Place - Dewsbury Sea Cadets with a Kayaking Scarecrow

2nd Place - Shooting Stars with Shooting Stars Celebrates Ossett United

Group age 16+:

1st Place - Ossett Heroes with Dolly Peleton

2nd Place - Wakefield Morris Dancers with 1966 World Cup

Individual:

1st Place - Alfie

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2nd Place - Reuben and Theo with a Surfer

Key Stage 1:

1st Place - Dimplewell Infant School and Nursery with Gladiators

2nd Place - South Ossett Infants Academy

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Key Stage 2:

1st Place - South Parade Primary School with Formula 1

2nd Place - Towngate Primary Academy with the Brownlee Brothers

3rd Place - Gawthorpe Community Academy with the Brownlee Brothers

Businesses:

1st Place - Cloud9 Childcare with Joey and George

2nd Place - Explorer Travel Holidays by Diane and Lisa with Synchronised Swimmers

3rd Place - Spinning Yarns with a Sumo Wrestler