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Scarecrow Festival at Skerries Mills

18 October 2026Free entry

Skerries Mills’ community gardens become a display of handmade, upcycled scarecrows.

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When
18 October 2026
Where
Skerries Mills, Skerries
Entry
Free entry
Kind
Family

The experience

Local groups use old clothing and reused materials to create individual characters for the festival. Family activities include elements such as face painting, puppetry and storytelling.

Sources: Fáilte Ireland Open Data

Before you go

The family festival day is on 18 October. Scarecrows may remain on display afterwards, but staffed activities belong to the event programme. Check the mills’ announcement for hours and any separate tour admission.

Sources: Fáilte Ireland Open Data

Programme

  • Sunday, 18 October 2026Check the booking page for times

    Scarecrow Festival at Skerries Mills

Tickets and entry

Free entry.

Fáilte Ireland Open Data, imported 22 September 2026

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Skerries Mills is in Skerries, County Dublin. Routes here end at Skerries Mills Community Garden, Millers Lane, Skerries, Fingal, Dublin, using the venue position in this listing.

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The nearest scheduled stop is Skerries GAA Club (6076), 370 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

  • Skerries GAA Club 370 m
    buses 33A, 33, 33X, 33n and 33E
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  • Brookville Lane 390 m
    buses 33A, 33, 33X, 33n and 33E
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  • Strand Street 490 m
    buses 33A, 33 and 33X
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  • Church Street 530 m
    buses 33A, 33, 33X and 33n
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  • Skerries RFC 560 m
    buses 33A, 33, 33X, 33n and 33E
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Programme and visiting details are based on the sources below, checked on the dates shown. The original listing was supplied by Fáilte Ireland under CC BY 4.0. For changes to the programme or ticket availability, follow the organiser’s official link.

  • Fáilte Ireland Open Data · imported 22 September 2026
    Licensed event-specific tourism record researched and rewritten; organiser source availability checked.

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