Our Mission
The Meaford Scarecrow Invasion & Family Festival is a not-for-profit organization, completely volunteer-driven community event, whose purpose is to foster tourism, economic development, and community spirit, by involving and including all residents, businesses and organizations in planning and implementing the event.
Mandate and Goals
The Meaford Scarecrow Invasion & Family Festival is a not-for-profit organization, completely volunteer driven community event, whose purpose is to foster tourism, economic development, and community spirit, by involving and including all residents, businesses and organizations in planning and implementing the event.
Each year, we review and set our goals for the invasion. They are:
to encourage volunteerism
to encourage community friendships
to create an event appealing to all ages
to encourage shopping in the business areas of the municipality
to help beautify the entire community with an invasion of scarecrows from mid-September to mid-October
to promote tourism and economic development in the municipality, and the county
to create a special ‘Big Fall Weekend’ at the end of September (or first weekend in October)
to work closely with other events to create a festival spirit throughout the entire month of September
to have FUN and CELEBRATE the harvest season in the ‘Apple Capital of Ontario’