Desford Scarecrow Festival 2021 - Tell Us A Story

The residents of Desford in Leicestershire got their creative juices flowing over the August bank holiday with the return of the ever popular Desford Scarecrow Festival. With a years break one of Leicestershire's biggest scarecrow festivals was back bigger and better than ever, 2021`s theme being A Desford Tale... Tell us a story. The theme lent itself to a wide variety of interpretations with Very Hungry Caterpillars appearing alongside Captain Underpants, Room on the Broom, Zog, The Gruffalo and more, Pennywise the Clown even made a scary appearance at one address. The village was full of people throughout a very successful three days, each following the trail and ticking off spotted scarecrows in their trail guides before voting for their favorite. Several "Hubs" at various points along the route, played host to food stalls and entertainment from local brass bands, dance performances, singers, Bands and more making them a perfect place to rest those tired feet.