Posted in Louisiana Attractions July 22, 2021 by

The Louisiana Watermelon Festival Is Back For It’s 58th Year Of Fun

If there’s one thing Louisiana can do better than any other state, it’s throwing a festival. Louisiana loves a good party! So much so that there are over 400 festivals in Louisiana peppered throughout the state. With that many events, you can pretty much bet that there’s a festival going on just about every weekend somewhere in the state.

We will throw a festival for just about anything, but there are a few festivals that have stood the test of time, and the Louisiana Watermelon Festival is one of them. This annual summertime festival is the perfect attraction to bring the family out for, enjoying that sweet sweet Louisiana watermelon! Mark your calendars – the Louisiana Watermelon Festival is back for its 58th year of fun, and you won’t want to miss it.

Farmerville may be a sleepy little town in Union Parish, but for one weekend every July, it comes alive for the Watermelon Festival.
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Louisiana has a fairly decent-sized watermelon crop, with over 250 growers producing over 2,500 acres of watermelons in the state. While watermelons are produced in about 25 parishes in Louisiana, most of them are grown in the northwestern part of the state as well as Washington Parish down in the southeastern part of Louisiana.
Farmerville, LA 71241, USA
Most of the watermelons in the state are harvested in late June and July, making July a perfect month to celebrate this delicious fruit!
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The annual festival takes place the last weekend of July, and the whole town gets in on the fun! Local businesses decorate their storefronts in anticipation of this family-friendly festival.
Founded in 1963, the Watermelon Festival gets bigger and better every year.
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Here's a full calendar of all the festivities planned for the long weekend.
Good old-fashioned fun is the name of the game when you arrive at this festival.
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Put your skills to the test with an epic corn hole competition.
The first day of the festival is jam-packed with activities...
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...kids always love the bicycle/tricycle race!
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And of course, you'll want to test your strength in a classic arm-wrestling match.
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Think you could take home the gold medal?
But no watermelon festival is complete without a watermelon-eating competition.
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Taking place on July 30 at 6:30 p.m. at the Courthouse Square, this is one competition you better come hungry for!
The Saturday morning parade will surely get you into the festival spirit.
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It starts at 9 a.m., so find a good spot on Main Street and enjoy the fun!
The Watermelon Festival takes place July 30-31, 2021.
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Don't miss it!

For more information, be sure to check out the festival’s website, and don’t forget to give it a follow on Facebook so you can stay up to date on the latest news.

Are you planning on attending the Watermelon Festival this year? Have you been before? Let us know in the comments!

Address: Farmerville, LA 71241, USA
Address: Farmerville, LA 71241, USA

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