Schedule of the Event: May 17 & 18, 2025 Pickle Ball Tournament: 8 am - 6 pm May 31, 2025 Watermelon Queen Pageants: 10 am & 5 pm June 6, 2025 Kick-Off Block Party - 5 pm - 9 pm BBQ Dinner, Kids Ride-On Parade, Bed Race, Live Music,…

Join us for the 73rd Annual Watermelon Festival, a summertime tradition in Monticello since 1949. From pageants to parades, bed races and barbeque, this event offers small town fun for the entire family. Our theme for this year is "Homegrown…

Join us for the 72nd Annual Watermelon Festival, a summertime tradition in Monticello since 1949. Our 2022 festival was one for the record books and we are planning bigger and better things for 2023. From pageants to parades, bed races and barbeque,…