Charles Landers Auto & Trailer SalesComfort Suites of Batesville

Doublebee’s Convenience StoreIndependence County Off-Road

Perkey Construction/North Arkansas Garage Door

Red River DodgeSharp County Farm Bureau

Survival FlightUniFirst Corporation

White River Family Fun Center

Atlas Asphalt, Inc.Bob Sisk Trucking

Brood FarmCave City Auto Parts

Cave City FloristCentennial Bank

First National Banking CompanyFlash Market #43/Pizza InnGreenway Equipment, Inc.

Harp’s GroceryKallsnick, Inc.

Laman Equipment Sales and RentalsLittlefield Express Mart

Merchants and Planters BankMidWest Lime

North Arkansas Electric Co-OpProvence ConstructionQuall’s Funeral Home

Rodney Downing, CPA

Cookie AdvantageIndCo Cable TV Inc.

LaCroix OpticalOzark Closing and Title, LLC

Ozarka CollegeSmith Taxidermy

Grand Champion Sponsors

Blue Ribbon Sponsors

Red Ribbon Sponsors

Green Ribbon Sponsors

A special thanks to all of the sponsors, who support and make these events possible, as well as, to Ozark Gateway Tourism and the Arkansas State Parks and Tourism Department for their continued support in our festival efforts! Please be sure to shop with and/or let each of our sponsors know how much you appreciate their support of the Cave City Watermelon Festival!

Member FDICBank of Cave City

Batesville Poultry EquipmentC.J. Carpenter & Assoc. Real Estate/Sass n’ Bass

Cave City Medical ClinicCitizens Bank

El Palenque Mexican RestaurantFirst Community Bank

Fore Family PracticeFutureFuel

Harris Farm and HomeHatfield Ready MixHometown Market

David Carr & Jill PettersenJohnson Brothers Farm & Equipment

Mark Martin AutomotiveOzark Mountain PoultryPrecise Solar and PowerRiverCity Print & Office

Stone BankSubway of Cave City

UACCB

Yellow Ribbon Sponsors

Media Sponsors

Look for this sticker to purchase a genuine Cave City watermelon!

July 26th - 28th

39th Annual

Every year we gather to celebrate, relax, and enjoy life in Cave City, AR. Blessed with the sandy soil that makes our watermelons the World’s sweetest, the 39th Annual Cave City Watermelon Festival will be the

perfect setting for a celebration. The city park is a family friendly atmosphere filled with artisans, craft and food vendors, kid’s activities, and free entertainment. Kid’s activities such as the WetZone (arm bands $10 each) will be a sweet place for the kids to hang out, so bring a towel and/or a swimsuit for them! No pets or alcohol are allowed in the park. Bring your lawn chairs, kick back and enjoy Southern hospitality at it’s finest, topped with a slice of one of the World’s Sweetest Watermelons.

5pm - Watermelon Judging (off Melon Stage)

5pm - The Amazing Watermelon Race for ages 12-18 (Cave City Middle School)

6pm - Cave City First Free Will Baptist Praise Team (Melon Stage) 7pm - MSM Worship Band (Melon Stage)

7pm - Barkin’ Beauties Dog Show (Cave City Pocket Park)

8pm - The LeFevre Quartet (Melon Stage)

8am - Kids Fishing Derby (Cave City Park Pond) Kids 15 & under. Limit 3 fish.

5:30pm - Watermelon Speed Eating Contest (Melon Stage) - To enter be at the Melon stage at 5:15pm

6pm - Luke Stroud & the 50’s Beat (Main Stage)

6:45pm - Cave City Cruizers Drive Thru (City Park)

7pm - Maggie Thorn (Main Stage)

8pm - Cave City Cruizer Burn Out (behind El Palenque) $10 entry fee per car.

8:30pm - Mo Pitney (Main Stage)

7am - 10am - Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast (First Baptist Church FLEC Building) Tickets are $5 each and can be

purchased at the door.

9am - Cave City Cruizers Car Show (City Park) - For more information call 870-283-6733.

10am - Parade

11am - Cave City Alumni Reunion (Elementary Cafeteria)

11:30am -Welcome, Mayor Jonas Anderson (Melon Stage)

12pm -The Band Trippp (Melon Stage)

1pm - Cave City Sharpshooters Horseshoe Pitching Tournament (City Park) Call 870-307-1428 for more info.

1:30pm - Walters, Rounds & Co. (Melon Stage)

3pm - Watermelon Grower Games (Melon Stage)

4pm - Free Watermelon Feast (Melon Stage) Generously donated by our registered growers.

4:30pm - Seed Spitting Contest (Melon Stage)

exclusively brought to you bythese Registered Growers

Brian Carter WatermelonsEdwardson Family Melons

JW & Wendell PerkeyJohnson Brothers Farm & Equipment

Miller FarmsMoore Farms

Patterson BrothersPerkey & Wooldridge Farms

Simpson WatermelonsTim Carter Farms

5pm - Prize Melon Auction (Melon Stage) Take home a prize melon - bid proceeds will be donated to Arkansas Children’s Hospital in memory of Carson Melton.

5:45pm - Randy Morrison & Andy Buschmann (Main Stage) 6:45pm - Kristen Kelly (Main Stage)

8:30pm - Little Texas (Main Stage)

Thursday, July 26th

Friday, July 27th Saturday, July 28th

For up-to-date information about

entertainment, activities & events, like the

“Cave City Watermelon Festival” page on FaceBook

or visit www.cavecitywatermelonfestival.com.