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Downtown Toms River Scarecrow Walk

Name: Downtown Toms River Scarecrow Walk
Start: 2026-10-09
End: 2026-10-23
Location: Downtown Toms River

Community-built scarecrows hang from light posts throughout Downtown Toms River for two weeks in October. Visitors vote for a People's Choice winner using ballots at participating businesses, and judges pick their own winners.

Event Atlas · Ocean County

Harvest and farm · Toms River, Ocean County

Downtown Toms River Scarecrow Walk is a harvest and farm festival in Toms River, Ocean County, New Jersey, with verified dates from October 9 through October 23, 2026.

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When: Oct 9–23, 2026
Where: Downtown Toms River
Toms River, NJ 08753 · Ocean County
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Admission: Free
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Organized by: Downtown Toms River Business Improvement District
Nonprofit

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What to expect

People's Choice voting
Judge's Choice prizes
Scarecrows on downtown light posts

2026 Confirmed

Scarecrows officially displayed October 9th to October 23rd, 2026; popular voting ends Oct 23.

Oct 9–23, 2026

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Downtown Toms River official

Details checked against the organizer’s own pages on Thu, Oct 1, 2026.

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