The 35th annual Scarecrow Festival in Ottawa had more than 40 scarecrows on display Saturday, along with other fall activities from children’s games to a chili cook-off.

In the family/individual category: First place went to “Mr. Rogers” created by The Leslie Family; second place went to Nikki Leslie and Taylor Bangert’s “Oogie Boogie” scarecrow (complete with interactive Santa); third place was Karli Repak’s “Miss Piggy and Kermit” scarecrow with its representation of the two Muppets on a date night watching “Jaws.”

In the business category: first place went to the Times Newspaper for its Clark Kent/Superman scarecrow; second place to Midland States Bank for its joke-filled SpongeBob; and third place to A Mess of Things and Catseye Wine Bar for its “Nightmare Before Christmas” scarecrow.

In the non-profit category: First place went to the Community Food Basket of Ottawa scarecrow of The Swedish Chef; second place was awarded to The La Salle Putnam Educational Alliance of Special Education “Wonder” scarecrow; third place was given to the “Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat” from the Salvation Army of Ottawa.

In the school-created scarecrows category: Waltham Elementary School’s eighth grade STEAM won first place with “Bank of Evil” from “Despicable Me”; Ms. Callahan/Mrs. Wrobleski’s fifth grade class at Central Intermediate School won second place for “The Invisible Boy!”; Shepherd Middle School won third place for “Baby Groot.”

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Eighth graders from Waltham School STEAM won a first place ribbon in the school-created scarecrow category with their "Bank of Evil" Minion scarecrow during the 35th annual Scarecrow Festival on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, in Ottawa. (Scott Anderson - sanderson@shawmedia.com)

To view a full gallery of the scarecrows, go to the Ottawa Scarecrow Festival’s Facebook page.