2026 Cave City Watermelon Festival
Schedule
Saturday - July 25
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6:00 - 10:00 am
Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast
First baptist church; $8 per person
7:00 am
City Park
Melon Dash 5K
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Cave City high school cafeteria
kiwanis craft & Confections fair
10:00 am
Watermelon Parade
Grand Marshalls: Johnson Brothers Watermelons (Gary & Phillip Johnson)
12:00 pm
Live Music
Garrett duncan
The First Community Bank Melon Stage
1:00 pm
Live Music
MAC
The First Community Bank Melon Stage
9:00 am
Cave City Park
Cave City Watermelon Festival Car Show
Registration from 9 - 12; Judging at Noon; Awards at 2:00 pm
1:00 pm & 3:00 PM
Dog Performance
The bank of cave city main stage lawn
2:00 pm
melon contests
watermelon speed eating
4:00 pm
Watermelon Feast
4:30 pm
Food truck wars end
5:00 pm
Main stage
Melon Auction
5:45 - 6:15 pm
The Bank of Cave City Main Stage
Live Music
“Cave City’s Sweetest Voice” winner
6:30 - 8:00 pm
The Bank of Cave City Main Stage
Live Music
Tyler Kinch
8:30 pm
The Bank of Cave City Main Stage
Live Music
Sammy Kershaw*
*Thanks to the generosity of our incredible sponsors, all concerts are FREE!