BY FELICIA STEIK, Editor

The St. Charles Scarecrow Fest was held Oct. 5 through the 7. The fest has been going on for 28 years. It included their famous scarecrow contest and many other things the whole family is bound to fall in love with.

Though the fest itself was full of activities the scarecrow displays this year were scarce.

“[We moved] three of the six categories of Scarecrow Contest displays to other areas within the festival footprint, to decrease the foot traffic gridlock in Lincoln Park, traditional “home” of all six categories in previous years,” said Amy Egolf, Executive Director of the St. Charles Conventions and Visitors Bureau.

According to Egolf this change seemed to upset some of the attendees.

“The heart and soul of the fest has always been the Scarecrow Display, while many attendees expressed pleasure, social media posts and comments following editorial coverage in local media indicated that many fest “alums” were disappointed that all the displays were not in their traditional Lincoln Park locations.”  said Eglof.

“The scarecrow displays were cool to look at and it was nice to spend a night in downtown St. Charles,” said sophomore Kyra Trynoski.

This yearly event attracts many people from the Northern Illinois area.

“We go every year. We like to see the scarecrows and love the fact we can bring our dog,” said junior Taylor Corbett.

The fest included a carnival section, lots of great food and different booths that many people with different interests could stop at. There was a “canine corner” where local animal shelters brought some of their dogs that were available for adoption at the time to find new homes.

“[The ‘canine corner’] was new this year, it was a good edition,” said Corbett.

Many local bands also played on the stage in the park at the fest.

“It was fun to listen to the bands and go on the rides that they had there,” said Trynoski.