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McDade Watermelon Festival – McDade, Texas
July 12 @ 8:00 am - July 13 @ 5:00 pm CDT
McDade, Texas celebrates its 76th annual Watermelon Festival with a street dance on Friday, July 12, 2024, and an all-day Saturday, July 13 festival with the Sweatin’ Melons 5K, the parade, car show, barbecue cook-off, washers and cornhole tournaments, bingo, live music with bands Sean Orr & The Texas Gold Band and Annie Rost & The Texas Wanderers, and more at this family friendly community tradition. And you can try your skills at the Watermelon Eating Contest and Seed Spitting Contest before the free Melon Feast!
More information on the parade can be found at here: