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Scarecrows & Skeletons of Fircrest

October 1 - October 31

2026 SCARECROWS and SKELETONS of FIRCREST WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

Here it is! The moment you’ve all been anticipating! We’re excited to present the WINNING DISPLAYS for the 2026 Scarecrows and Skeletons on Fircrest Display Contest!
Drum roll please…..!!!
BEST IN SHOW #37 901 Daniels The UN-happy Camper
BEST SCARECROW #20 375 Eldorado Starry Night
BEST SKELETON #28 144 Amherst Last Delivery
SPOOKIEST #3 708 Electron Barbie BBQ
BEST THEME #11 540 Berkeley UP!
BEST CITY DISPLAY #1 555 Contra Costa Parks & Rec
CHIEF’S CHOICE #26 324 Regents The Carnival
SPONSOR’S CHOICE #33 520 Ramsdell Jurassic Park
PARKS & REC’S CHOICE #27 707 Alta Vista StarBONES
PEOPLE’S CHOICE #19 101 Del Monte
HUGE THANKS to our AWESOME SPONSOR: Berkshire Hathaway Home Services SouthSound Properties for your generous partnership!
NEXT UP: FIRfest on November 14th from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm at Whittier Park!
See you at the PARK!

2026 SCARECROWS and SKELETONS of FIRCREST OPENING FOR VIEWING!

The 2026 Scarecrows & Skeletons of Fircrest are up around town! Follow the route to check out all the entries.
Don’t forget to vote for your favorite display for the PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD!
Follow this link for ALL the info:
route; map; turn-by-turn directions; scavenger hunt; and People’s Choice ballot. https://form.jotform.com/…/ScarecrowsandSkeletonsViewNOW
People’s Choice Award – The Process:
🚙🚗 Follow the route
🪧🪧Look for the Scarecrows & Skeletons of Fircrest yard sign
🔎👀Find your favorite
🔎#️⃣ Look for the participant number located on the upper corner of each sign.
🗳️Vote for your favorite display.
That’s it!
✅☑️ Every vote counts!
📢🏆🥇The winner will be announced before Halloween along with the judge’s favorites. Prizes and bragging rights will be awarded!
Have fun and enjoy the creativity of our awesome community!
See you at the Park!
Thank you Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices South Sound Properties for generously sponsoring this event!

TURN-BY-TURN DIRECTIONS

START

1-    555 Contra Costa Ave – Fircrest Parks and Recreation

R on Electron Way

2-    612 Electron Way

3-    708 Electron Way

R on Alameda Ave

4-    517 Alameda Ave

L on Regents Blvd

R into Fircrest Town Center

R at the store fronts

5-    1105 Regents – Innovative Fitness

L in-between the buildings

R on Princeton St

R on Alameda Ave

6-    1001 Regents Blvd – Fircrest Jewelers

L on Regents Blvd

7-    708 Regents Blvd – Cursed Pirates of Fircrest

8-    701 Regents Blvd – Berkeley Ave Salon

9-    620 Regents Blvd – Browns Flowers and Gifts

R on Contra Costa Ave

R on Bowes Dr

10- 433 Bowes Dr

Continue onto Berkeley Ave

11- 540 Berkeley Ave

12- 545 Berkeley Ave

R on Electron Way

R on Buena Vista Ave

13- 554 Buena Vista Ave

R on Spring Street

L on Del Monte Ave

14- 416 Del Monte Ave

15- 409 Del Monte Ave

Continue across Regents Blvd on Del Monte Ave

16- 133 Del Monte Ave

17- 132 Del Monte Ave

18- 129 Del Monte Ave

19- 101 Del Monte Ave

R on Columbia Ave

R on Eldorado Ave

20- 375 Eldorado

L on Vassar St

R on Farallone Ave

21- 437 Farallone Ave

L on Golden Gate Ave

22- 429 Golden Gate

L on Stanford

R on Summit Ave

22-B 354 Summit

23- 114 Summit Ave

R on Columbia Ave

R on S Orchard St

24- 2314 Orchard St

R on Regents Blvd

25- 302 Regents Blvd – Fircrest Police Department

26- 324 Regents Blvd

L on Del Monte Ave

L on Spring St

L on Electron Way

R on Alta Vista Pl

27- 707 Alta Vista Pl

L on Ramsdell St

L on San Juan Ave

R on Amherst St

28- 144 Amherst St

R on S Orchard St

R on Ramsdell St

29- 115 Ramsdell St – Fircrest City Hall

30- 120 Ramsdell St – Fircrest Public Works

31- 202 Ramsdell St

32- 420 Ramsdell St

33- 520 Ramsdell St

L on Contra Costa Ave

L on Forrest Park Dr

34- 906 Forrest Park Dr

L on Ramsdell St

35- 720 Ramsdell St

L on Alameda Ave

L on Maywood Ln

36- 815 Maywood Ln

R on Contra Costa Ave

R on Fir Park Ln

L on Daniels Dr

37- 901 Daniels Dr

R on Haven Ct

38- 1037 Haven Ct

Turnaround in cul-de-sac on Haven Ct

L on Daniels

R on Fir Park Ln

R on Alameda Ave

39- 914 Alameda Ave

R on Rosewood Ln

L on Manor Dr

Follow Manor Dr onto Corona Dr

40- 1022 Corona Dr

R on Broadview Dr

41- 1034 Broadview Dr

L on Linwood Dr

L on Sunrise Ln

42- 1055 Sunrise Ln

R on Claremont St

L on Paradise Pkwy

R on Orchid Ln

L on Magnolia Dr

R on Aloha Ln

L on Palm Dr

43- 1308 Palm Dr

Turnaround in cul-de-sac on Palm Dr

R on Claremont St

R on Berkeley Ave

L on Drake St

R on Farallone Ave

44- 1338 Farallone Ave

Turnaround in cul-de-sac on Farallone Ave

45- 1216 Farallone Ave

Turnaround again in cul-de-sac on Farallone Ave

R on Drake St

R on Contra Costa Ave

46- 1218 Contra Costa Ave

Turnaround on Contra Costa Ave

R on Drake St

L on Alameda Ave

R on Augusta Dr

L on Cypress Point Ave

L on Pinehurst St

47- 1025 Pinehurst St

L on Bay Hill Ave

R on Augusta Dr

L on Alameda Ave

R on Emerson St

R on Edwards Ave

L on Aspen St

R on Cottonwood Ave

48- 1431 Cottonwood Ave

End

The murder of crows is beginning to amass around Fircrest! This is our cue to begin planning our displays for the 2026 SCARECROWS and SKELETONS of FIRCREST! Registration opens on September 1st!
Let’s turn the fall doldrums into a fun season filled with a collection of whimsical, spooky and creative skeletons and scarecrows! Imagine all the fun we’ll have strolling through our community and checking out all the fall festivities!
So here are the details:
  • Your display can include a single creative scarecrow, skeleton OR create a huge display with both!
  • Bigger isn’t always better! It’s up to you!
  • Be creative.
  • Think outside the box.
  • Have FUN.
  • Keep it clean (PG rated for our young community members).
  • Your display must be visible from the street.
It’s FREE to enter. And prizes and bragging rights included for the winning entries!!
Space is limited.
To participate, fill out the JotForm registration and have your display ready by the required time deadline.
And the challenge is on!
SCARECROWS & SKELETONS Timeline:
Wednesday, Sept. 1: Registration begins!
Friday, Oct. 2: City building displays completed to inspire and motivate!
Friday, Oct. 9: Registration deadline
Friday, Oct. 16: Homes are decorated and ready to view! / Distribute yard signs
Saturday, Oct. 17: Maps and route are ready for the community!
Thursday, Oct. 29: The Judging!
Thursday, Oct. 29: Deadline for the People’s Choice ballots
Friday, Oct. 30: Winners announced!
*must be a Fircrest resident to sign up
An electronic list of registered homes, for self-guided tours, will be available on the City of Fircrest Website and City Facebook event page. Paper copies will be available at the Fircrest Community Center.
A HUGE THANK YOU to Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices | Southsound Properties for their generous sponsorship of this event!
QUESTIONS?? Please contact Judy Schmidtke, Community Events Specialist at jschmidtke@cityofficrest.net.
*Must be a Fircrest resident to enter the contest.

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