Charlottetown 
Charlottetown, the charming capital city of Prince Edward Island, is gearing up to host the largest scarecrow festival in Atlantic Canada throughout the month of October.
Credit: Discover Charlottetown
Against the picturesque backdrop of the city’s colourful and historic buildings, hundreds of creative scarecrow installations will adorn the streets, corners, and shop windows and surprise visitors in unexpected ways.
More Than Just Scarecrows
While the scarecrows take center stage, the festival offers a wide array of activities and experiences for visitors. Beyond the self-guided scarecrow tours, attendees can look forward to horse and wagon rides, haunted ghost tours, family-friendly entertainment, festive pop-up events, enhanced fall decorations, and much more.
Here are some of the highlights:
Farm Day in The City
Presented by the PEI Potato Growers, this open-air market transforms Charlottetown’s lower Queen Street, Sydney Street, and Victoria Row into a celebration of the Island’s bountiful harvest and the “buy local” culture. Visitors can explore the market, enjoy live entertainment, interact with a petting zoo, partake in kids’ activities, and savour delicious food and beverages.
- Date: Sunday, October 5, 2025 | 10:00 am to 4:00pm
- Location: Queen Street, Charlottetown
The Wicked Spirits Cocktail Mix-Off
25 bars and restaurants are serving fall-inspired cocktails, each crafted with Deep Roots Distillery spirits. Creations range from maple Caesars to pumpkin spice cafétinis. Guests can vote for their favourite drink, with each vote entering them into weekly draws for $50 restaurant gift cards.
- Dates: October 3 to 31, 2025
- Location: Various Locations
Scarecrow Festival Haunted Horse & Wagon Rides
Emerald Isle Carriage Tours offers a haunted twist on the traditional horse and wagon ride this October. Guided by a storyteller, guests travel through town hearing eerie legends, haunted history, and ghostly tales beneath the autumn sky.
- Dates: October 10th, 11th, and 30th, 4:30-6:30pm
- Location: Founders’ Food Hall & Market, 6 Prince Street
PEI Brewing Company’s Oktoberfest
PEI Brewing Company is hosting Oktoberfest with beer, food, and games. Guests receive a stein and one free fill, plus access to German-inspired food stations, competitions like axe throwing and keg races, and live local music.
- Dates: October 11, 2025
- Location: 96 Kensington Road, Charlottetown
Harvest Fest
Founders’ Food Hall & Market presents Harvest Fest, a free family celebration with live music, yoga, inflatables, face painting, and pumpkin carving. Visitors can enjoy fall foods, cider samples, and shop local vendors offering seasonal treats and goods.
- Dates: Saturday, October 18, 2025 (11:00 AM)
- Location: Prince Street, Charlottetown
Merchantman Next Door Haunted Patio
A mystical celebration offers family fun by day and thrills at night. Activities include pumpkin decorating, face painting, trick-or-treat crafts, tarot readings, costume contest, cocktails, magician, photo booth, and a DJ dance party.
- Dates: October 18 & 25, 2025
- Location: 23 Queen Street, Charlottetown
PEI Fibre Festival
The PEI Fibre Festival is a vibrant celebration of all things fibre, featuring a diverse marketplace with vendors from across Canada and the US, world-class workshops, and book signings with renowned designers. Attendees can explore a rich tapestry of colours, textures, and creativity, set against the backdrop of lively Maritime entertainment—where fibre truly meets the shore!
- Dates: October 23 to 25, 2025
- Location: Delta Prince Edward, Charlottetown
Mystic Nights in Rochford Square
Step into a magical open-air tent for oracle card readings with Readings By Jenn, offered on a drop-in, pay-what-you-can basis. Embrace the mystical experience and discover what the cards have in store for you!
- Date: October 3rd, 10th, 17th, and 24 | 6 pm – 9 pm
- Location: Rochford Square, Charlottetown
As part of the Charlottetown Scarecrow Festival this October, select hotels are offering themed Haunted Hotel Rooms. Participating locations include The Arts Hotel, Quality Inn & Suites Downtown, and Fairholm Boutique Inns. Guests can book directly by phone.
PEI’s famous culinary festival, PEI Fall Flavours Festival, runs concurrently until October 11th. Attending this festival immerses you in the essence of the island, offering the finest ingredients, outstanding talent, and distinctive venues. Established in 2007, it has become an award-winning, internationally acclaimed event.
If you are on PEI during October, add the Scarecrow Fest and PEI Fall Flavours Festival to your itinerary and join the celebrations highlighting the best of autumn in PEI.
Charlottetown Scarecrow Festival
