Art’s annual Scarecrow Stroll is open until Halloween

Art’s 12th annual Scarecrow Stroll is back, again featuring a pop-up pumpkin patch. The nursery is calling the stroll and patch together “Harvest Hollow.” The festival returned in September and runs until Oct. 31.

For the second year in a row, Art’s is charging admission on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets cost $26.23 for families or $7.33 for individuals; children under five are free. From Monday to Thursday, admission is by donation of cash or a non-perishable food item. Rebecca Van Der Zalm, owner of Art’s Nursery Garden and Home, said in a news release that the aim was to give families and friends a nearby place to enjoy fall and make memories.

The release describes Harvest Hollow as an affordable fall outing for families, transforming the nursery into an autumn destination with pumpkins, activities, games and more than 100 scarecrows. Staff hand-craft all the scarecrows, which are sponsored by local businesses. Visitors can explore the covered pumpkin patch in any weather, and children can take part in a scavenger hunt, games and other activities. The event also has family photo opportunities, edible pumpkins and pumpkins for carving. Food trucks and live music are featured on weekends.

Last year, more than 100 scarecrows were on site, representing cartoon and film characters, famous musicians and others. Each scarecrow is sponsored by a local business and placed around the Art’s property. The annual stroll raises money for charity. Art’s says its fall events have raised more than $64,000 for local charities to date, and all proceeds from the stroll support local charities.

This year’s five beneficiaries are Inclusion Langley Society, Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society (OWL), Langley Food Bank, Surrey Food Bank and St. Vincent de Paul Society. OWL rescues and rehabilitates injured and orphaned raptors and releases them back into the wild when they are able to be released. The non-profit also devotes time to public education, demonstrations and stories about its “bird ambassadors.”

The stroll is open daily, including holidays, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Art’s is at 8940 192nd Street in Port Kells. The last weekend dates for food trucks and live music are Oct. 24 and 25; the festival itself runs until Oct. 31. More information is at https://www.artsnursery.com/, and tickets are available at https://www.clover.com/online-ordering/arts-nursery-ltd-surrey.