Hi everyone, did you see the fall weather coming next week?! I couldn’t be more exicted as this Fall season starts up here in Edmond, starting with the Scarecrow Contest in Downtown Edmond! Each year for the last 7 years, the businesses in Downtown Edmond each craft a blank scarecrow into a masterpiece based on their business or service or a theme.  I’ve been down and they are really great this year, and it was cool seeing people milling around in the evening inspecting them with their kids. Here is more information about the event, and how you can vote:

Downtown Edmond Hosts Seventh Annual Scarecrow Decorating Contest

The Downtown Edmond Business Association (DEBA) is hosting their seventh annual scarecrow decorating contest. Members of DEBA were each given a scarecrow and asked to decorate it and display it in the downtown area to help bring fall fun to Downtown Edmond.

The scarecrows will be put in place by 6am October 1st and we invite you to come to Downtown Edmond and check out the unique scarecrows.

DEBA is opening up voting for the scarecrow contest to the public. The Scarecrow contest will run until October 31st. Please visit Downtown Edmond on Facebook or Instagram to vote for your favorite scarecrow. Be sure to “like” your favorite scarecrow on the original post created by Downtown Edmond.

Season Finale of Citizens Bank of Edmond’s Heard on Hurd October 19

Citizens Bank of Edmond will conclude its 11^th season of Heard on Hurd on Saturday, October 19 from 6-10pm in downtown Edmond with a Decades theme. Come dressed in your favorite decade’s attire and get ready to dance to some nostalgic hits from the 70s, 80s and 90s.

“Can’t believe we’re coming to the end of our 11^th season of Heard on Hurd,” said Jill Castilla, Citizens Bank of Edmond’s president and CEO and founder of Heard on Hurd. “It has been a fantastic season, and it wouldn’t have been possible without the support of the team at Citizens and the Edmond community. Thank you for coming month after month to support the artists, local businesses, and non-profit organizations. Your support makes a huge difference!”

Taking the Heard on Hurd stage this month for a one-time cover event will be:

• The Flannels at 6:00PM, a 90s tribute band harkening back to the days of MTV Unplugged,
• The Dead Aces at 7:20PM, a high energy 80s rock cover band from OKC that was formed in 2017,
• Soft Hands at 8:40PM, a group of OKC’s top shelf musical talent that will close out the season with a 70s bang.

Citizens Bank of Edmond’s Community Lobby will feature the Japanese American Society demonstrating their incredible calligraphy and characters Jack Skellington and Beetlejuice will be available for pictures. By the stage in between the first two bands, Kanpai Asian drummers will delight the crowd, and between the second and third bands, Groovemeant will once again dazzle us with their dance moves. Attendees can also take pictures with our 12-foot Heard on Hurd skeleton by the stage.

Heard on Hurd was started by Citizens Bank to revitalize downtown Edmond, showcase local talent and small businesses and provide sustainable support to the Edmond Public Schools Foundation. In its 11^th season, the event hosted more than 2,000 local vendors, resulting in more than $65 million in economic impact and a transformed downtown Edmond small business community.

To find out more about the event, follow Heard on Hurd on Facebook, Instagram and the website at mycitizens.bank/heard-on-hurd.

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Thanks for reading, and continue to keep your eye out for 2024 Community Favorites Around Edmond ballots!

See you here next week!

Sherri