The Fête de l'Epouvantail (scarecrow festival) is celebrating its 30th anniversary and returns to Denens in canton Vaud for its seventh edition from July 10-20. To mark the occasion, there will be a live scarecrow competition, as there was for the first time in 1995. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "Do you dare to become the scariest, funniest or most original scarecrow? The field becomes your catwalk for a parade like no other," write the organisers on their website. The three winners will receive prizes of CHF500 ($630), CHF300 and CHF200. The traditional classic scarecrow competition is also on the programme. Around a hundred of these frightening creatures will be on display along a circuit through the village. The results will be announced on July 20, and three winners will be announced in three categories: "general public prize", "school prize" and "jury prize". The first places will be rewarded with CHF2,000, the second with CHF1,000 and the third ...
