Celebrating the huge watermelon industry in Knox County with some summertime fun - the 2022 Watermelon Festival will be on Friday, August 5 and Saturday, August 6 in Vincennes, IN. Enjoy booths with fair food favorites, live music, and arts and craft vendors.

This event is boasting of booths with fair food favorites, live music, pageants, and of course, watermelon!

Schedule:

Friday, August 5, 2022

5:00pm: Vendor Booths Open

5:30pm: Watermelon Business Challenge
Sponsored by the Knox County Chamber of Commerce and the Pantheon

6-9pm: First City Music Fest Concert
Hosted by First City Music Festival

6-9pm: Outdoor Beer Garden
Hosted by Vincennes Brewing Company

7:00pm: Watermelon Eating Contest
Sponsored by Culver's of Vincennes and Miracle Clean Auto Cleanup and Body Shop

Saturday, August 6, 2022

8:00am: Watermelon Festival - 5K Run/Walk
Sponsored by Old National Bank
Patrick Henry Square (The Run will start at Patrick Henry Square Vincennes, IN and end in the 200 block of Main Street.)
Cost: $30

9:00am: Vendor Booths Open

9:00am: Antique Tractor Show
Sponsored by Organ Battery and Electric Co.
Tractor unloading will be on Main Street between 1st and 2nd Street. Please have tractors placed by 9 AM. Trailer parking will be at the Rendezvous Grounds, located at 301 Willow Street, Vincennes, IN. Please drive your tractor from the Rendezvous grounds if it is able.

10:00am: Kids Fun Zone Opens

10:00am: Baby/Toddler Pageant
Sponsored by Wisdom 92.1 WZDM
Click Here for Pageant Form

12:30pm: Seed Spitting Contest
Sponsored by Ceres Solutions Cooperative

1:00pm: Knox County Variety Show
Sponsored by Blazer 91.1 WVUB and 96.7 The Bridge WFML

2:30pm: Watermelon Toss
Sponsored by Bill Bobe's Pizzeria and YMCA of Vincennes

3:00pm: Miss Watermelon Pageant
Sponsored by Illiana Watermelon Association
Click Here for Tiny-Teen Pageant Form
Click Here for Queen Pageant Form

Date: August 5 - 6, 2022

Location: Patrick Henry Square, Vincennes, IN 47591.

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