{"id":78712,"date":"2026-08-18T23:11:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T03:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=78712"},"modified":"2026-08-18T23:11:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T03:11:46","slug":"genesee-county-the-downtown-batavia-scarecrow-contest-is-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/18\/genesee-county-the-downtown-batavia-scarecrow-contest-is-back\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/The Downtown Batavia Scarecrow Contest is back"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" data-attachment-id=\"78716\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/18\/genesee-county-the-downtown-batavia-scarecrow-contest-is-back\/305794790_486838250118263_6646595735593705103_n-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/305794790_486838250118263_6646595735593705103_n-1.jpg?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"200,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"305794790_486838250118263_6646595735593705103_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/305794790_486838250118263_6646595735593705103_n-1.jpg?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/305794790_486838250118263_6646595735593705103_n-1.jpg?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78716\" style=\"width:331px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/305794790_486838250118263_6646595735593705103_n-1.jpg?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/305794790_486838250118263_6646595735593705103_n-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Batavia, NY \u2014 Fall fun is popping up all over Downtown Batavia as the Batavia Business Improvement District (BID)<br>kicks off the Downtown Scarecrow Contest 2026! Businesses, agencies, organizations, and families, this is your<br>chance to show off your creativity and add some extra personality to Main Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>For just a $25 entry fee, participants will get a starter kit that includes a post, straw, twine, and your very own pole<br>downtown. From there, it\u2019s up to you, scary, funny, whimsical, or wacky, the most creative scarecrow will take home<br>a cash prize!<br>Email <a href=\"mailto:director@downtownbataviany.com\">director@downtownbataviany.com<\/a> to make arrangements for pickup.<br>Supply Pick-Up:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Tuesday, September 15 \u2013 Thursday, September 17<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">3:30 PM \u2013 5:30 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Jackson Square, Downtown Batavia<br>Important Dates:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Scarecrows must be up by Friday, October 2nd.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Scarecrows must be removed by Sunday, November 8th.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To join the fun, just fill out the registration form available on our website bataviabid.com or our<br>Facebook page, Batavia Business Improvement District. Please send form to us by email or mail to<br>the address below.<br>Email <a href=\"mailto:director@downtownbataviany.com\">director@downtownbataviany.com<\/a><br>Batavia Business Improvement District<br>43 City Centre<br>Batavia, NY 14020<br>Entry fees may be paid in cash or by check made out to Batavia Business Improvement District.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press release Batavia, NY \u2014 Fall fun is popping up all over Downtown Batavia as the Batavia Business Improvement District (BID)kicks off the Downtown Scarecrow Contest 2026! Businesses, agencies, organizations, and families, this is yourchance to show off your creativity and add some extra personality to Main Street. For just \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/18\/genesee-county-the-downtown-batavia-scarecrow-contest-is-back\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":78714,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4705],"tags":[5042,6039],"class_list":["post-78712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city-of-batavia","tag-batavia-business-improvement-district","tag-scarecrow-contest-2026"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-kty","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":67877,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/09\/05\/genesee-county-downtown-batavia-scarecrow-contest-is-back\/","url_meta":{"origin":78712,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Downtown Batavia Scarecrow Contest is back!","author":"aka","date":"September 5, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release Batavia, NY \u2014 Fall fun is popping up all over Downtown Batavia as the Batavia Business Improvement District (BID) kicks off the Downtown Scarecrow Contest 2025! 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