2008 NORTH CAROLINA WATERMELON FESTIVAL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FAIR BLUFF, NORTH CAROLINA
Friday, July 25, 2008
4 p.m. --MELON BELLE COURT & TEA PARTY -- Melon Belle Court & Tea Party -- Home of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Scott -- Public Invited!Sponsored by: Fair Bluff Beautification Committee
6:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. - SOUTHERN WATERMELON DELIGHT to be sponsored by Fair Bluff Community Library - will be held at Fair Bluff National Guard Armory - For more information contact Fair Bluff Community Library - (910) 649-7098
Saturday, July 26, 2008- Festival Day!
7 a.m. - 10 a.m. - FOOD COURT- *** Will be Fair Bluff Restaurants only Selling Food*** The following vendors with food will will ONLY be accepted: Popcorn, Cotton Candy, Blooming Onions, Funnel Cakes, Ice Cream. No other food items will be accepted. Fair Bluff Rotary Club will be selling their famous Snow Cones!!!!!!! Come and enjoy a snow cone on a hot summer day! Also watermelon slices water, lemonade, popcorn, – Concessions coordinated by Terrell and Sheila Ellis
Watermelon Contest Entry - Entry Contest Location: Fair Bluff Baptist Church near the Potato House- Luncheon / Auction Location: Fair Bluff Baptist Church Family Life Center: 7 a.m. until 10 a.m. Quantity: 7 a.m. until 10 a.m. Chairpersons for Watermelon Contest: Chandler Worley & Monroe Enzor - Contact Chandler at (910) 649-7407
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. ARTS & CRAFTS BOOTHS - Chairperson: Stuart Hayes - Contact: Melissa Hinson at (910) 649-7551 with any questions.
CHILDREN’S AREA – Sponsored by: Fair Bluff Rotary Club - To Be ANNOUNCED
N.C. Watermelon Festival T-Shirts For Sale - Sponsored by: Fair Bluff Chamber of Commerce - *T-SHIRT PRICES are $15.00 Adults and $12.00 for youth! *T-shirts are Sold at local merchant stores for the months of June and July and Watermelon Festival Fair Bluff Chamber of Commerce Committee Members will be on the Riverside Drive selling shirts on Festival Day!!!
9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. -- ENTERTAINMENT -Chairperson: TBA (Contact 910-212-0013) -Downtown Stage - Riverside Drive - Fair Bluff, NC -
10:00 a.m. - WATERMELON QUALITY AND QUANTITY CONTEST JUDGING BEGINS Fair Bluff Baptist Church - next to the Enzor Potato House
10:00 a.m. - REGISTRATION FOR FESTIVAL INVITED VISITING QUEENS - Sponsored by: Fair Bluff Historical Society - Held at Fair Bluff Depot-Museum -
**** BY INVITATION ONLY ****
11:00 a.m. - N.C. WATERMELON FESTIVAL LUNCHEON & AUCTION Fair Bluff Senior Center - Main Street * By Invitation Only * Luncheon sponsored by Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation.
1:45 p.m. - N.C. WATERMELON FESTIVAL PARADE - SPONSORED BY: Fair Bluff Watermelon Growers Association, Inc., The All-New Fair Bluff Ford – For Parade Entry Information – call 910-212-0012 or 910-212-0013
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - WATERMELON EATING - SEED SPITTING CONTEST & LEGS CONTEST Riverside Drive - Fair Bluff, N.C.;
5:00 p.m. - N.C. WATERMELON FESTIVAL WEE MISS, WEE MASTER, TINY MISS, LITTLE MISS AND JUNIOR MISS PAGEANT - Director: Tara Haynes (910) 649-6721 Held at West Columbus High School Auditorium - Hwy. 76 - Cerro Gordo, NC
7:00 p.m. - N.C. WATERMELON FESTIVAL SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT Teen Miss & Queen Scholarship Pageant - Held at West Columbus High School Auditorium - Hwy. 76 - Cerro Gordo, NC- FOR ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS PAGEANT CONTACT THE DIRECTOR- APRIL STORMS-BRITT. April Storms-Britt – Director 910-642-7605 (h) or 910-874-2097 (c) TEEYA REEVES – Assistant Director – 910-770-1610 (c) - Sponsored by: Fair Bluff Watermelon Growers Association, Inc.
