Organised by the community, the annual event will run from Saturday, August 12 until Sunday, August 20.
The festival has been running in Kettlewell, a village sitting on the Dales Way, dates back to 1994.
The Yorkshire Post’s Tony Johnson headed over to Kettlewell to get a sneak preview of the villager’s creations.
![Di Blakey-Williams prepares the characters for this weekends Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival.](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjBiZGNjNjVkLTViYzQtNDkxMi1hZWJiLTRkMjBlODViNzI3NzowYzc1ZTU1Yi1jNWEwLTRiNjItOWMxOS0yZGQxM2JiM2IwOTg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival
Di Blakey-Williams prepares the characters for this weekends Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival. Photo: Tony Johnson
![Creations in St Mary's Church for Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival.](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjRkNDcyMzMyLTQ3MmQtNDJiYi04M2JjLTE2YzBhNzlhY2JlYzpjOTQ4ZjEwYy01YThkLTQzMjAtYmJkNC1iNDI1NDE2Yzg5Zjk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival
Creations in St Mary's Church for Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival. Photo: Tony Johnson
![Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival.](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjhlZTBjZGZiLTEzMTctNDU4Yi04MWIyLTAxZmU4OWI4YzJiOTpmYjU2ZjcyYi1iMzA1LTQyODktOWM5Ni04N2I2MDc0NGE5NzA=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![Jean Briggs in St Mary's Church preparing creations.](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmY3YTFmYTJkLTk3ODctNGY1My05ZjE4LTBjNDYyNmFiMjQxNjpjMzQwNTJhZS1jYmQyLTQyNGYtYWVhYy05OWQ1NzllMmE0ODQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival
Jean Briggs in St Mary's Church preparing creations. Photo: Tony Johnson