Watermelon Festival Schedule

By Mark Keith, 08/6/23 9:35 PM

2023 SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES & EVENTS

THURSDAY, AUG 10

  • Festival Opens 12:00pm
  • Watermelon Festival Ribbon Cutting & Pageant Winner Introduction, Coliseum 12:00pm
  • Concessions Open, Outdoor 12:00pm
  • River Valley Tractor Kidzone Opens 12:00pm
  • Rusty Wheels Engine Show Opens 12:00pm
  • Beautiful Baby Contest, Coliseum 12:00pm
  • LifeShare Blood Drive 1:00pm-6:00pm
  • Kiwanis BBQ Chicken Supper, Community Center 4:30pm-7:00pm
  • Watermelon by The Slice Opens, Big Tent 5:00pm
  • Watermelon Contest Weigh in, Coliseum 6:00pm
  • Jr. Watermelon Olympics, in front of Cricket Wireless Stage 6:00pm
  • Watermelon Olympics, meet at Legion Field 6:30pm
  • Watermelon Fest Dog Show, Cricket Wireless Stage 7:00pm
  • Rafter J Living Proof Band, Farmers Bank & Trust Stage 6:00pm-8:00pm

FRIDAY, AUG 11

  • Festival Opens 9:00am
  • River Valley Tractor Kidz Zone Opens 9:00am
  • Rusty Wheels Engine Show Opens 9:00am
  • Concessions Open, Outdoor 10:00am
  • Watermelon by The Slice Opens, Big Tent 10:00am
  • LifeShare Blood Drive 12:00pm-6:00pm
  • Carl Jackson, Farmers Bank & Trust Stage 3:00pm
  • Lion’s Club Fish Fry 4:30pm-7:00pm
  • Watermelon Idol Preliminaries, Cricket Wireless Stage 5:00pm
  • Washington Vintage Dancers, in front of coliseum 6:00pm
  • Jacob Flores, Farmers Bank & Trust Stage 6:00pm-8:00pm
  • Cornhole Tournament, Legion Field 6:00pm
  • Watermelon Festival Softball Tournament Begins, Kelly Fields 7:00pm

SATURDAY, AUG 12

  • Watermelon 5k, Front Gate 7:30am
  • Melon Mile, Front Gate 8:30am
  • Civitan Car Show, Behind Cricket Wireless Stage 8:00am
  • Fishing Derby, Huckabee Lake 9:00am
  • Festival Opens 9:00am
  • River Valley Tractor Kidz Zone Opens 9:00am
  • Rusty Wheels Engine Show Opens 9:00am
  • Rusty Relics Antique Tractor Club 9:00am
  • Dancetastics Dance Studio, Farmers Bank & Trust Stage 9:00am
  • Money in the Haystack, Kidz Zone 9:30am
  • Watermelon Waddle Duck Races, Hope Fair Park Swimming Pool 10:00am
  • Watermelon by The Slice Opens, Big Tent 10:00am
  • Southwest Arkansas Taekwondo Demonstration, Farmers Bank & Trust Stage 10:00am
  • Hope Piranhas Swim Team Exhibition, Hope Fair Park Swimming Pool 11:00am
  • Politically Correct Watermelon Eating Contest, Cricket Wireless Stage 11:00am
  • Watermelon Auction, Big Tent 11:30am
  • Watermelon Eating Contest, Cricket Wireless Stage 12:00pm
  • Autism Sings, Farmers Bank & Trust Stage 12:00pm-2:00pm
  • LifeShare Blood Drive 12:00pm-6:00pm
  • Seed Spitting Competition, Cricket Wireless Stage 1:30pm
  • Birds with Teeth Band, Farmers Bank & Trust Stage 3:00pm
  • Nighthawk Band, Farmers Bank & Trust Stage 5:00pm
  • The Marshal Tucker Band: CMC Stage 8:30pm(Gates open at 6pm)