Thursday, October 22, 2026
Gowanda Scarecrow Contest
Over the weekend of October 17 & 18 the annual Gowanda Scarecrow Contest was held. For 2026, the Gowanda Area Chamber of Commerce took FallFest and the Scarecrow Contest back, moving it into October. All in all, there were 8 entries in the contest with the winners being as follows:
Taking First Place was this entry by the Gowanda Free Library.
Pictured above are the Second and Third Place winners. Respectively from left to right, these scarecrows were by Jesse’s Home & Gifts and Gowanda Shop’N Save.