North Carolina Watermelon Festival
- North Carolina Watermelon Festival
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The North Carolina Watermelon Festival is an annual celebration of the watermelon started in 1985 in Murfreesboro, North Carolina.
Activities
Each year the festival has grown, and the four-day event now includes:
- a parade
- numerous musical performances
- food festival
- craft sales
- 5 km run
- watermelon-seed spitting contest
- crowning of the Watermelon Princesses
- a visit from the North Carolina Watermelon Queen
Famous Attendees
- Jeff Boone (local entrepreneur)
- Wes Pridgen (local entrepreneur)
- Bryan Harwell (local entrepreneur)
- Sherm, Coy, and Pulley (local Southern rock band)
External links
Categories:
- Festivals in North Carolina
- Culture of the Southern United States
- North Carolina culture
- Visitor attractions in Hertford County, North Carolina
- Recurring events established in 1985
- Festival stubs
- North Carolina stubs
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