Join us for the Beauregard Watermelon Festival 2024!

Schedule of Events:

June 27, 2024:

5:00pm - 10:00pm: Gates Open
7:00pm: BWF Mutton Bustin’ ($25 Pre-Entry)

Outdoor Pavilion:

5:15pm: Presentation of Festival Queens
5:30pm: Learn to DANCE: Watermelon Crawl
6:00pm: Kids Melon Voice (11 years & Under)
7:00pm: Melon Voice Singing Contest

June 28, 2024:

12:00pm - 11:00pm: Gates Open
2:00pm: Children’s Pig Scramble
5:30pm: Business Challenge Goat Roping
6:30pm: Watermelon Goat Roping

Outdoor Pavilion:

12:00pm: Opening Ceremony & Cutting of the Melons
12:00pm: KJAE 93.5 Live Broadcasting
12:30pm: Celebrity Seed Spitting
1:00pm: Community Seed Spitting
1:30pm: Watermelon Float Parade
3:00pm: Watermelon Magic Class
3:30pm: KVVP 105.7 Live Broadcasting
3:30pm: Learn to DANCE: Watermelon Crawl
4:00pm: KIDS Melon Voice (11 years & Under)
5:00pm: Melon Voice Singing Contest
5:45pm: Farmers Tan Contest
6:00pm: Clifton Swamp Band
8:00pm: Kylie Frey
7:00pm: Swine Show (Livestock Barn)

June 29, 2024:

10:00am - 11:00pm: Gates Open
10:00am - 3:00pm: Antique Tractor Show
3:30pm: Children’s Pig Scramble ($5 Entry Fee)

Outdoor Pavilion:

10:00am: Welcome by Festival Queens
10:15am: Canning Contest Winners Announced
10:30am: Watermelon Weiner Dog Derby
11:00am: KJAE 93.5 Live Broadcasting
11:30am: Bullfrog Races by Crawfish To Go
12:00pm: Watermelon Growers Contest
12:30pm: Seed Spitting Contest
1:00pm: Watermelon Eating Contest
1:30pm: Learn to DANCE: Watermelon Crawl
2:00pm: Bouncing Watermelon Races
2:30pm: Watermelon Relay Race
3:00pm: Melon Mullet Contest
3:30pm: KVVP 105.7 Live Broadcasting
3:30pm: Baby Watermelon Crawl Contest
4:00pm: Watermelon Magic Class
4:30pm: Kids Melon Voice (11 years & Under)
5:00pm: Melon Voice Singing Contest Final Round
6:00pm: Neli Terry
8:00pm: Laine Hardy

9:00am: Market Goat & Sheep Show (Livestock Barn)
1:00pm: Breeding Goat & Sheep Show (Livestock Barn)

Addtional Activities:

6:00am: Watermelon 5K Fun Run/Walk
Registration; Walk starts at 7:00am
Walk-up registration located behind festival grounds on Mel Branch Drive.

10:00am: Antique Tractor Show
10:00am: Watermelon Classic Truck Show
3:00pm: Tractor Parade

Dates and Times:

June 27, 2024: 5:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m.
June 28, 2024: 12:00 p.m - 11:00 p.m.
June 29, 2024: 10:00 a.m - 11:00 p.m.

Location:

Beauregard Parish Fairgrounds,
506 West Drive,
DeRidder, LA 70634.

Admission: $5 Each
Ages 3 and Under: Free
Free Admission with Military ID

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