Dreamworld Scarecrow Project

Dreamworld Scarecrow Project is a school community-focused scarecrow building competition that requires entrants to build a scarecrow to a designated theme. The theme for 2025 is “STEM Explorers – Inventing a Better Tomorrow”.

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Register now

We're asking Primary School Classrooms across Australia to participate by designing and creating a scarecrow – some local entries will be on display at Dreamworld in our Scarecrow Lane for our guests to appreciate during Dreamworld Country Fair. Registrations close 25 July 2025, submissions close 5 September 2025. Email [email protected] to register.

Prizes up for grabs

Scarecrows are independently judged on 4 criteria: Durability, Innovation of Materials & Sustainability, Design Creativity and Theme Representation. A “People’s Choice” award will be presented to the most popular submission as decided by the public online who have the chance to win one of 2 $500 VISA gift cards!

There is $5,000 to be won by our entrants, with the funds being donated to the winning school's P&C/fundraising body. 

  • Judge’s Choice: $2,500 donation to the winning school’s P&C/fundraising body
  • People’s Choice: $2,500 donation to the school with the most public votes

Upcoming events

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Dreamworld Country Fair

Returning 2025

We’ve hung up our cowboy boots for 2024, but we’ll be back next year with more country fun, food, and family festivities. Stay tuned!

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28 June – 20 July 2025

The snow’s melted for now, but we’re already planning an even bigger, brrr-illiant Winterfest for 2025!

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Join us for a spook-tacular night of tricks, treats, and thrills that’ll have the whole family howling with delight. Returning in 2025—let the countdown begin!

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Dreamworld Night Market

16th-17th, 23rd-24th, 30th-31st May 2025

Hours: 5:00pm - 9:00pm

With delish food, live tunes to get you grooving, and rides that make any night out an adventure, our Night Market is where the fun comes alive—every Friday and Saturday.

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Street Food Festival

05 – 27 April 2025

Ready your taste buds for a smorgasbord of flavour! Street Food Festival returns in 2026, serving up fresh tastes, thrilling rides, and plenty of fun from across the globe.

COMPETITION TERMS & CONDITIONS – VOTER PARTICIPATION

1. Information on how to enter and prizes form part of these conditions.

2. By completing the online vote for People’s Choice, you (the entrant) agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.

3. The Promoter Coast Entertainment Operations Limited (ABN 22 104 529 106) trading as Dreamworld and is located at Dreamworld, Dreamworld Parkway, Coomera, QLD, 4209

4. The promotional period ends at 11.59pm AEST on Sunday the 12th of October 2025.

5. Entry is open to Australian residents.

6. An eligible entrant who is under 18yrs of age must obtain permission from a parent or guardian and provide evidence of the permission. Dreamworld reserves the right to verify the validity of any entry or entrant (including an entrant’s identity, age and place of residence) and to disqualify any entrant or entry which is not in accordance with these terms and conditions.

7. The directors, management and employees of Dreamworld, WhiteWater World, SkyPoint and their immediate relatives (including children, niece, nephew, grandchildren or siblings) are ineligible to enter the competition.

8. To enter, entrants must complete and submit an online vote for People’s Choice and fill in all required fields.

9. There are two (2) prizes to be won of one (1) EFTPOS Gift Card at a total value of $500 (total prize pool is $1,000).

10. This competition is a Category 4 trade promotion and the selection of the winners will be selected randomly. The winners will be selected at Dreamworld Parkway, Coomera QLD 4209. The winner will be notified by email or mobile by the 31st of October 2024 and the prize will be sent digitally. The selection of the winner is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.

11. Any component of the prize, which is forfeited cannot be exchanged for another prize, transferred or redeemed for cash.

12. All Prizes cannot be exchanged or redeemed for cash. In the event the winner does not take the prize by the time stipulated, then a redraw will occur and the next random drawn winner will be contacted.

13. The promoter shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever which is suffered (including but not limited to indirect or consequential loss).

14. Entries must be received by the Promoter during the promotional period.

15. The promoter reserves the right to verify the validity of entries and reserves the right to disqualify any entrant for tampering with the entry process or for submitting an entry which is not in accordance with these conditions of entry, or if the entrant is engaged in any unlawful or other improper misconduct calculated to jeopardise the fair and proper conduct of the promotion. The Promoter’s legal rights to recover damages or other compensation from such an offender are reserved.

16. By entering this competition, you consent to the collection of your personal information by or on behalf of Dreamworld for the primary purposes of enabling it to administer the promotion and publicise its winner(s) and to market its products to you. The personal information of each winner may be provided to others assisting in the conduct of the promotion, including the promotion administrator, prize suppliers and deliverers, and to regulatory authorities. You may contact the Promoter by post at the address stated in condition 3 to request access to, or corrections of, any of your personal information that is held by Dreamworld. If you do not provide accurate personal information, Dreamworld may determine that you are not eligible to win a prize.

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