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Neighbours reporting how busy Main Street and Edgewater Street are during the Scarecrow Festival (Sept 25 – Oct 12) — so you can pick a quieter time to walk the scarecrows.
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Neighbours are starting to report how busy it is — tap to see.
The Scarecrow Festival runs September 25 – October 12, 2026, with 250+ handmade scarecrows along Main Street. For three weeks a town of about a thousand people takes a lot more visitors than that — this is neighbours saying how busy the two main streets are right now.
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Where the scarecrows stand and where most visitors walk. Narrow sidewalks, no by-pass.
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The waterfront street past the three churches, the Museum and the Visitor Information Centre — the second draw for photos of the harbour.
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These are neighbours saying how busy the sidewalks are right now, not an official count and not a reason to avoid the festival — it's here so you can pick a quieter hour if you'd rather.