48th Annual Hope Watermelon Festival

This year’s theme: Homegrown Happiness!

The Hope Watermelon festival features numerous activities including arts and crafts, food, entertainment and other family-oriented activities. Local civic clubs hold dinners featuring such down-home fare as smokey pulled pork and golden fried catfish. What else can you do at the festival You can participate in a 5k race, participate in Watermelon Olympics, enter the Watermelon Idol talent contest, browse the car show, and have a blast in the Kidz Zone.

Schedule:
12:00pm-Watermelon Festival Ribbon Cutting 2024 Watermelon Pageant Winners - Coliseum
12:00pm - Festival Opens
- Vendors: Outdoor-Coliseum-Horticulture Building-Covered Pavilion
- Concessions: Outdoor
12:00pm - River Valley Tractor Kidz Zone Opens
- GellyBall
- Sno Cones
12:00pm - Rusty Wheels Engine Show Opens, Glen Scroggins (870)703-1374
12:00pm - Beautiful Baby Contest Display - Coliseum
4:30pm-7:00pm - Kiwanis Pulled Pork Dinner - Community Center
12:00pm - Watermelon by the Slice Open - Big tent
6:00pm - Watermelon Olympics, City of Hope Parks and Recreation - meet at Legion Field
6:00pm - Rafter J Living Proof Band - Farmers Bank and Trust Stage
7:00pm - Dog Show, City of Hope Animal Shelter-Hope for Paws - Hebrews 11:1 Stage