Scarecrow Festival: October 6-24, 2026 - FREE ADMISSION!
Tuesdays - Saturdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Last entry @ 4:30 p.m.)
Enjoy the changing season at the 16th Annual Scarecrow Festival, featuring dozens of unique scarecrow designs, fall flowering displays, thousands of pumpkins and autumn decorations displayed throughout the gardens. See what the talented members of the community can create with repurposed and recycled materials, as well as a heap of imagination. Scarecrow exhibits are always innovative, inspiring and kind to their world! Visitors may also vote for their favorite scarecrow exhibit. The winners will be announced at Autumn Fair.
Autumn Fair: Saturday, October 24, 2026 - 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Autumn Fair is a family event to celebrate the season and all that is associated with it. It is the grand finale of the Scarecrow Festival, the last day that the scarecrows are on display. This is also the day that the winners of the Scarecrow voting are announced in the afternoon.
The day begins at 10:30 a.m. with multiple opportunities for hands-on activities. Guests will have the opportunity to participate in a scavenger hunt, tackle our Shangri La Gardens obstacle course, decorate pumpkins, enjoy a hayride, investigate some of the critters that call Shangri La Gardens home, cruise Adams Bayou on a pontoon boat ride and much more!
Autumn Fair activities end at 3:00 p.m. Any pumpkins left after 3 p.m. are up for grabs! We kindly ask that guests take no more than three pumpkins so that more families can enjoy taking pumpkins home.
Visitors are welcome to enjoy the gardens until 5:00 p.m. (last entry 4:30 p.m.).
