Watermelon Festivals in 2018: Where, When and More to Find a Watermelon Festival Near You!
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complete and current as this list, just updated! Watermelon festivals are held through the United States,
Canada, Britain, and
Australia and much of the world. All the Watermelon
festivals we can find are listed on this page!
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Watermelon Festivals in 2018: Where, When and More to Find a Watermelon Festival Near You!
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Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
- Cave City Watermelon Festival - July 27 to 29th,
2017
Park Avenue, Cave City, Arkansas, AR 72521. Phone: (870)
283-5301. The focus of the festival is still "The World's
Sweetest Watermelons” and the businesses of Cave City. The
festival has grown into a sort of homecoming. Family and class
reunions are planned around the festivities and at any given time
during the 3 days you will find old friends reunited once again.
For three days every August, people from across the country come
here to slow down and enjoy one of Arkansas' best festivals. If
you've never been, or have been away too long, we invite you to
grab a lawn chair and stay awhile.
Hope Watermelon Festival - August 8, 2013 - August
10, 2013
Hope, AR. The Hope Watermelon festival features
numerous activities including Arts & Crafts, food, entertainment
and other family-oriented activities. Nearly 300 Arts and Crafts
booths will be set up at the festival grounds. The Arts and
Crafts come from a 6 state area. The festival also features
dozens of food booths, serving everything from burgers and corn
dogs to pork rinds and "chicken-on-a-stick". Local civic clubs
also hold dinners featuring such down-home fare as locally grown
smoked chicken and golden fried catfish. The Watermelon Festival
features a variety of musical talent each year. What else can you
do at the festival? You can participate in a 5K race, take in a
dog show, enter the "Watermelon Idol" talent contest or play
"hillbilly horseshoes". The Watermelon Olympics will also be
held, pitting local teams against each other in such events as
the melon-toss. There's also an antique car show, an antique
engine show featuring old steam engines, and a volleyball
tournament. The festival also features a number of melon-oriented
events such as the seed-spitting contest and the Watermelon
eating contest And what of the famous Hope melons? Those
attending will be able to see some of the bigger specimens of the
year, some tipping the scales at close to 200 pounds. Ice-cold
watermelon will be sold by the slice for $1.25 each day and
numerous melon growers will have whole melons on sale at the
festival for visitors to take home. (ADDED: July 29, 2013X)
California
-
Alpine Village Oktoberfest - every Friday to Sunday
from the second week in September through the end of October
833 West Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA 90502. Phone: (310)
327-4384. Among the fun activities is a cow-milking contest,
Woodsawing, Steinholding, Food, Beer, Chicken Dance and MUCH
more! Beer Garden: Every Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Alpine Inn:
Wednesday & Thursday 11:30 am to 2:30 pm. THE LARGEST AND LONGEST
OKTOBERFEST IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA! OMM PA PA BRASS BANDS.
- Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Festival - August 16, 2013
- August 18, 2013
Huntington Beach, CA.
-
Sunland-Tujunga Watermelon Festival at the Rose Bowl
- August 16, 2013 - August 18, 2013
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA.
Open: FRI from 5:00pm - 10:00pm; SAT from 12:00pm - 10:00pm; SUN
from 12:00pm - 10:00pm. Admission: General: $10 | Kids: $5.
Click here to SAVE 20%. There are a whole bunch of different
activities at the Watermelon Festival from food and shopping to
games, and bands. All ages are welcome and there is something for
everyone. Free watermelon all weekend long. We ll slice and dice
until your stomach is full. Traditional booth games, Arcade games
and more. Test your skills at the amusement booths ring toss,
darts and carnival games of all kinds! Join a seed spitting
contest or try your luck at the raffle. You could win prizes,
cash, and more at the evening drawings. Clothing, jewelry, gifts,
arts & crafts, face painting, palm and card reading, and more!
Great bands from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. You ve heard their
songs on commercials, radio, television and movies now come see
them perform live. Details to come! Check back to find out which
great bands will be in the line-up for your enjoyment. From
originals to covers, Click here to see our entertainment lineup.
Fun for the Kids: Animals for kids to pet and story telling from
The Village Poets.
Does your youngster love animals? They can
play with animals that you probably wouldn t find in the
neighborhood. We ve got goats, sheep, and more. There will also
be story telling, clowns, funny balloons and special entertainers
just for the kids. The little ones will be sure to love all our
games, prizes, foods, snacks, deserts, face painting and more!
And tons of contests for tons of talent. We ve got tons of fun
contests each and every year at the Watermelon Festival. There is
something for everyone s talents Recipe Contests, Poetry
Contests, Watermelon Eating Contests, Watermelon Carving
Contests, Seed Spitting Contests, and more. Be sure to view our
contests page to learn more about this year s competitions.
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
-
Chiefland Watermelon Festival - the first Saturday in June, every
year
Chiefland, FL. City Park, Tommy Usher Center. The Parade runs from
high school to CR 345. Watermelons, parade, music, crafts, Watermelon Queen
Contest. Call (352) 493-2330. Alternate phone: (352) 493-1849 for more information. A
one-day festival includes arts and crafts exhibitors, and children's
activities, such as the Greased Pole and the Seed Spitting contests. Free
cold watermelon, donated by local growers, is served by Civitan members and
other volunteers throughout the day. The festival parade is made up of
floats with a watermelon theme, high schools bands, fire engines, and cars
chauffeuring contestants of the Watermelon Festival Queen contest. Local
growers enter their biggest and best melons in the watermelon weighing
contest, conducted in three categories. Following the awards ceremony, the
delicious entries are auctioned off. Their proceeds help pay for festival
expenses. Children's activities are a special part of the festival. The
Little King and Queen Contest, organized by the Chiefland Woman's Club, is
for youngsters between three and five years old. Each year, 20 to 30
pre-school children dress up and parade in front of an auditorium full of
proud relatives and friends. The festival is sponsored by Chiefland
Activities Incorporated, which consists of the Civitans and the Chiefland
Woman's Club.
-
Jefferson County Annual Watermelon Festival - Held the third
weekend of June,
Monticello, FL. Phone: (850)-997-5552. Email:
[email protected]. This festival has enjoyed 65 plus years
of watermelon, music, children's theater, pageants, Street Dance, arts and
crafts vendors, food, a 5K run, car show, art show ghost tours seed spitting
contest, watermelon carving contest, softball tournament, Beer Garden,
parade and much, much more. The Watermelon Festival continues as a
time-honored tradition that says it's summertime. See the below schedule for
details on how you can participate, volunteer, enjoy, or become a vendor!
This is your one-stop spot for the 66th Annual Watermelon Festival.
June
4, Watermelon Pageants
June 10, Kickoff Dinner, Bed Race, and Rodeo
June 11, Rodeo
June 16, Woman's Club Fashion Show
June 17, Rotary
Barbecue, Street Dance & Children's Theatre
June 18, FMB Breakfast,
Antique Car Show, Children's Theatre, Parade & Festival.
(ADDED: April
28, 2016, JBS)
- Newberry Watermelon Festival - May; May 21, 2016 from 9:00AM - 4:30PM.
Destiny Community Church, SW 202nd Street, Newberry, Florida 32669. Email:
[email protected]. The 71st Newberry Watermelon
Festival will be held at Destiny Community Church's future location. Each
year the Newberry Watermelon Festival committee works hard to improve the
festival and its activities. The watermelons are always provided from a
local grower and given to the festival goers for FREE. We have beauty
pageants for ages 0-22 years. Our pageants are held at the Newberry Oak View
Middle School Auditorium starting on Friday for girls ages 5-16 years old
and on Saturday for the boys and girls ages 0-4 years old. Our Queen's
pageant for young ladies ages 17-22 years old are held on Friday with the
Queen being crowned on Saturday. Our 2008 Master of Ceremonies for the
pageants was 93.7FM K-Country's very own Midday DJ, Mr. Lewis Stokes. Lewis
has graciously volunteered his time and talents to our festival pageants for
several years now. Some of the favorite festival activities started many
years ago and still continue today. These activities include contests for
watermelon eating, seed spitting, hog calling, pie/cake baking, and of
course the "Big Melon." (ADDED: April 28, 2016, JBS)
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Panhandle Watermelon Festival- Chipley, Florida - Held the last
Saturday in June, from 10 am to 4 pm.
Chipley, FL. Phone: (850) 638-6180.
Email:
[email protected].
Big Parade at 10:00 A.M. from Old High School through downtown. Held in the
quaint Florida panhandle town of Chipley, at the Agricultural Center on
Jackson Avenue, Highway 90. Events include: a Big Watermelon Contest, comedy
shows and other surprise guests, a 5000 Meter Run, a Car & Truck Show,
Contests for Kids, Tournament Horseshoe Pitching, Square dancing and
Singers. There is also nightly entertainment at the Northwest Florida
Campground, in Chipley games and plenty of entertainment for the kids. For
More Information Contact : Washington County Ag. Center
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
-
Knox County Watermelon Festival - Saturday,
August 03, 2013, 8am-8pm (EST)
Patrick Henry Square,
Vincennes, Indiana. Directions: Located on the Historical George
Roger's Clark Memorial Site. Schedule of Events:
8:00 5K
Run-Sponsored by Old National
9:30 Baby/Toddler
Contest-Sponsored by WZDM
1:00-3:00 FREE CONCERT
3:00 Seed Spitting/Watermelon
Eating Contest-Sponsored by
Willow Manor
4:00 Cutest Pet Contest-Sponsored by
Humane Society
6:00 Miss Watermelon Pageant- Sponsored by
WFML
Great American Grill Out (Sponsored by AT & T)
7am
Kids Games, Tasty Food Booths, Crafts and Flea Market
FREE
WATERMELON by Nowaskie Melons. (ADDED: July 29, 2013X)
Iowa
Kansas
-
Oxford Lions Club Watermelon Feed Festival -
September 7, 2013, starts at 10:00 am
Napawalla Park, Oxford
KS. Childrens Games at Napawalla Park at 10 AM. Childrens Parade
down North Sumner at 1:45 PM. Parade at 2 PM down North Sumner.
Watermelon Feed around 2:30 PM in Napawalla Park.
Kentucky
-
Monroe County Watermelon Festival - Saturday -
August 31, 2013; held annually on the Saturday prior to Labor Day
downtown, Tompkinsville, KY. Phone: 270-487-5504. Email:
[email protected]. Join about 10,000 other folks for the
FREE 34th Annual Monroe County Watermelon Festival. The
festivities include 150 vendors selling arts and crafts,
commercial items and food, parade, quilt show, car show, and
antique tractors, and more. (ADDED: July 29, 2013X)
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Maine
Michigan
- Howell Melon Festival - August 14th, 15th & 16th 2015
200 E. Grand
River Avenue , Howell, MI 48843. Phone: 517-546-0693. Email:
[email protected]. Melons, food, artists, vendors, run,
race, more: Annual Howell Melon Run200 E. Grand River Avenue, Doc May
Memorial Melon bike Ride on Saturday, August 15 9:00am-11:00am.
This ride has become a Melon Festival Tradition and is our way of
celebrating the life and work of Dr. Pat May. The course is 15 miles and
highlights historic neighborhoods, the McPherson Park Bike Path,
Crosstown Trail, Howell City Park and Lakeview Cemetery. The ride ends
back at the Courthouse where melon ice cream will be served. All Riders
will receive a route map and commemorative t-shirt. Annual Howell
Melon Run on August 14. This is one of the most scenic and beautiful
run/walks through residential streets, historic Lakeview Cemetery, and
Howell City Park. The race starts and finishes in downtown Howell.
Click here for a link to our Facebook page.
(ADDED: May 09, 2015, JBS)
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
- Thurston Watermelon Days - September 10th, 11th, and
12th
There are vendors, entertainment, and events that will be
taking place. Tune into "Y101.3" in September for news about
Watermelon Days. Make sure to verify out our local businesses as
well as our Area Business Sponsors. Thank you to everyone who has
added us on Facebook!!! Tune into Channel 9.1 and 9.2 in September to see
our television ads.
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
-
North Carolina Watermelon Festival - July 31st
through August 3rd, 2013
Main Street, Murfreesboro, NC. Phone:
252-398-7695. Email:
[email protected]. The festival and nightly
street dances will be held in the Murfreesboro Historic District,
one block north of Main Street. Enjoy a complimentary slice of
the State's finest melons in Historic Murfreesboro, NC! 2013 will
celebrate our 28th anniversary of the Watermelon Festival! Save
the date -- July 31st through August 3rd, 2013 -- and plan to be
a part of the festivities. (ADDED: July 29, 2013X)
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Outer Banks Watermelon Festival - August 8, 2013 -
August 8, 2013
Kitty Hawk, NC. Phone: (252) 441-1719, ext. 206.
Email:
[email protected]. Come to the Kitty Hawk Kite
store in Nags Head (mile post 12.5) for a big outdoor summer bash
with a homegrown backyard feel. The Watermelon Festival is so
much more than fun. It is one of the most unique festivals on the
Outer Banks! We ll have tons of fun activities for kids and
parents like: the splash tank, moon bounce, inflatable obstacle
course, watermelon seed spitting distance contests, ice cream
eating contests, face painting, and of course, tons of
watermelon! Kitty Hawk Kites staff will be on site teaching kids
how to use juggling sticks, balance boards, and letting them try
out all of our top selling toys. We ll also have great music,
food vendors on site, and one of the best raffles on the beach!
Prices from activities will vary from $1-$10. Remember, proceeds
benefit Wright Flight of NC. Proceeds from the Watermelon
Festival go directly to the Wright Flight of NC a local
non-profit that rewards 5th graders, who achieve their academic
goals, with flight! The foundation has helped improve performance
in local school districts and has given children the
opportunities to do things like hang gliding, tandem hang
gliding, and plane rides, that they may have not been able to do
before. Students are also educated about the history and basic
principles of flight. For more information on the 6th Annual
Watermelon Festival, or other events held by Kitty Hawk Kites,
please contact our Events Coordinator.
Ohio
Oklahoma
-
Rush Springs Watermelon Festival - August 10, 2013,
Held each year on the second Saturday in August
Jeff Davis
Park, Rush Springs, OK 73082. Phone 580-476-3745 - Email:
[email protected]. They
offer watermelon-themed activities, carnival rides and plenty of
family friendly entertainment for all. Held continuously since
1948, the festival attracts over 20,000 visitors each year with
all-day entertainment and free watermelon in the afternoon. Other
festivities include a seed-spitting contest, an arts and craft
fair featuring over 100 vendors, carnival rides, live
entertainment, stage shows, watermelon exhibits and more. Snack
on tasty concessions from on-site food vendors, or browse through
rows of classic cars, motorcycles and trucks in the festival's
annual antique car and motorcycle show while sipping a glass of
cool lemonade.. A parade will also be held Friday evening at
5pm.
Oregon
Pennsylvania
RRhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
TeTexas
- DeLeon Peach & Melon Festival - August 6 to 10, 2013
De
Leon, TX.
- Luling Watermelon Thump festival - Late June
Luling, Texas. The Watermelon Thump Association is a group of
volunteers that meet monthly most of the year and weekly the two
month prior to the big event, The Watermelon Thump. Led by its
board, the Thump Association organizes a very large festival for
a small town. For four days, the small population town of Luling,
Texas (5800) brings in tens of thousands of visitors for a
weekend of fun and music and the biggest seed-spitting contest in
America.
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington, D.C.
Washington State
West Virginia
Wisconsin
British Columbia
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
Ontario
-
Straffordville Watermelon Festival - August 24, 2013
- August 24, 2013
Straffordville, Ontario, Canada. Watermelon
Fest Straffordville Firehall Pancake breakfast 7am, parade at
10am, Silent Auction at the community centre, free admission to
enjoy food booths, craft vendors, musical entertainment, games &
activities for all ages and family movie in the park at
dusk...bring your blankets and lawn chairs!
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