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Unique in the Netherlands
International Scarecrow Festival

Everyone who is creative, is given the opportunity to build a scarecrow in Valkenswaard on Saturday October 20th 2007. Environmentalists, birdlovers, architects, designers, builders, artists, farmers, men and women from the Netherlands and abroad who want to contribute to this festival are very welcome to participate. The organisation hopes to present 100 different creations on the exhibition held from 21 to 28 October 2007.

The makers are given sixteen square meters with a wooden stake in the middle (length 2 meter) on which they can attach or build their scarecrow.
The maker takes care of the material where the scarecrow will be made of, in order to guarantee a variety of scarecrows.

Costs of participation are 20 euro. This includes: coffee and soft drinks during the building up, a wooden stake and a nametag mentioning the name of the scarecrow and the name and profession of the maker.

If you want to participate in this festival you have to fill in our subscription form and make sure we receive the participation costs stated below.
After reception of the participation costs (20 euro) on account 15 29 85 506 (Rabo Bank, The Netherlands) to the attention of Stichting Vogelverschrikker Festival Valkenswaard, you'll be inscribed as a participant.

Click here to fill in the subscription form

For further information:

Hélène Coolen, Metserwei 8, 5551 SV Valkenswaard
tel: + 31 40 2016057