Watermelon Festival Schedule
Thursday - July 23
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5:00 PM
Vendors & food trucks are open
6:00 PM
Kiddie Parade Through the Park
Decorate those bicycles, tricycles and wagons and parade through the park! Ages 12 and under.
6:00 pm
Danelle Johnson
7:00 pm
The Bank of Cave city Main Stage
Live Music
High Road
8:00 pm
The Bank of cave city Main stage
Live Music
“Cave City’s Sweetest Voice” Talent Competition
Friday - July 24
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7:30 AM
City Park Pond
Kid’s Fishing Derby - Ages 12 and under
presented by Mossy Oak Properties Selling Arkansas
10:00 AM
Wiffle Ball Home Run Derby
11:00 am
Food Truck Wars Begin
Sponsored by First Community Bank
11:00 Am - 12:00 pm
Live Music
Rockin’ luke
The First Community Bank Melon Stage
12:30 Pm - 1:00 pm
Simply Southern Cloggers
The First Community Bank Melon Stage
1:00 PM
Load the wagon competion
4:00 - 6:00 pm
Kiwanis Craft & Confections Fair
The Cave City High School cafeteria
5:45 - 6:15 pm
Live Music
“Cave City’s Sweetest Voice” runner-up
5:30 pm
melon contests
watermelon speed eating
6:10 PM
car cruise Drive through Park
6:30 - 8:00 pm
The Bank of Cave City Main Stage
Live Music
Whiskey Halo
8:30 pm
The Bank of Cave City Main Stage
Live Music
Confederate Railroad
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!