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Build Your Scarecrow during Hay Days – St Marys, GA

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Hay Days comes to St. Marys and kicks off with “Build-A-Scarecrow”.  The annual Hay Days will takes place October 10 – 31, 2009,  with numerous events in downtown St Marys.

The main street in St. Marys, Osborn Street, will be decorated for the season with scarecrows from businesses, individuals and organizations. Every year locals have a great time coming up with the most innovative and creative scarecrows.

Build your own scarecrow at Orange Hall, St Marys, GA
Build your own scarecrow at Orange Hall, St Marys, GA

Kids of all ages are invited to Build-A-Scarecrow at Orange Hall on Saturday, October 10th at 10:00 AM. Purchase your own kit with everything you need to make the perfect Scarecrow available for only $20. Your Scarecrow might be selected to be placed downtown or take it home instead. Osborne Street the Scarecrows will welcome locals and visitors to downtown St. Marys throughout the Hay Days celebration.

Get Your Kit Now
To reserve your Build-A-Scarecrow kit, call the St. Marys Downtown Development Authority, (912) 882-8111 or email info@stmarysdda.com. Only fifty kits are available so hurry and make your reservations today to join in the fun. Any Scarecrow kits remaining will be assigned on a first come basis the day of the event at a cost of $25.

scarecrow Hay Days St Marys

Fall Tour of Homes and Gardens – Charleston, SC

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The 33rd Annual Fall Tours of Homes & Gardens in Charleston, SC, feature beautiful gardens and architecturally significant homes, churches and public buildings. The tours highlights the very best of American architecture from the early Georgian Period up to and including the 21st century. Each tour features a unique neighborhood representing Charleston’s culture from the Colonial era to the present. The tours take place from September 24- October 25, 2009.

Most of the properties are privately owned and are open to the public exclusively for the Annual Fall Tours of Homes and Gardens. Volunteer guides will interpret the history, architecture and decorative arts of each property.

The tours take place on Thursday and Friday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday afternoons from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. All tours are self-paced walking tours held on the peninsula of Charleston within the city’s various historic neighborhoods.

The Fall Tours of Homes and Gardens is the Preservation Society’s annual fund raising event. Tickets are $45.00 per person, per tour and may be purchased only through the Preservation Society of Charleston online at www.preservationsociety.org or by calling (843)722-4630.

Fall Tour of Homes & Gardens Charleston