2025 Franklin County Watermelon Festival
August 15th & 16th, 2025
Welcome to the Watermelon Capital of Alabama!
The Watermelon Festival started in 1981 and has grown into the largest festival in Franklin County!
This two day festival is FREE to attend! We have food and craft vendors, live music, watermelon contests, 5K and Fun Run, car shows, and FREE watermelon!
Attendance Rules
VENDOR INFORMATION | PAGEANT INFORMATION
WATERMELON T-SHIRTS
Mr. Ant & his famous Watermelon T-shirts will return with NEW colors in 2025!
Colors coming soon!
Our Watermelon Cap is available for purchase!
These Richardson 112 Trucker Caps are embroidered & have a breathable mesh back! We also have two ladies caps available: a white trucker cap with a mesh back and a white flexible sporty cap!
Official Watermelon Festival shirts can only be purchased at the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce (103 Jackson Ave N, Russellville, AL 35653)
Sizes & Pricing are as follows:
Infant – $15
– 6 months
– 12 months
– 18 months
– 2T
– 3T
– 4T
Youth – $20
– XS
– S
– M
– L
– XL
Adult – $20
– S
– M
– L
– XL
– 2XL ($25)
– 3XL ($25)
– 4XL ($25)
Long Sleeve – $25
– S
– M
– L
– XL
– 2XL
Watermelon Caps – $25
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Festival Hours
Friday, August 15: 6 PM – 10 PM
Saturday, August 16: 10 AM – 10 PM
Friday, August 15 (6:00 PM – 10:00 PM)
6:30 PM – Opening Ceremony (FREE WATERMELON)
National Anthem – Kim Clonts
7:00 PM – Music City Misfits
8:30 PM – Austin Bohannon
Saturday, August 17 (10:00 AM – 10:00 PM)
7:00 AM – Car & Truck Show
7:30 AM – Watermelon 5k and Fun Run
10:00 AM – Character Guests (until noon)
10:00 AM – Watermelon in the Park – Cutting & Contests (FREE WATERMELON)
10:00 AM – Watermelon Contests Registration
11:00 AM – Watermelon Contests Judging
12:00 PM – Watermelon Contests Winners Announced
5:30 PM – FREE WATERMELON (beside Main Stage)
6:00 PM – The Midnighters
7:00 PM – Dixie Mafia
8:30 PM – Will Moseley
Information & Registration for the Watermelon 5K & Fun Run:
https://runsignup.com/Race/AL/Russellville/WatermelonFestival5KAL
Watermelon Festival Car & Truck Show:
Call Brandi McKellar (256-443-5919) for information about the Car & Truck Show.
Watermelon in the Park – Cutting & Contests
Russellville First Baptist Church Park
201 Washington Ave N, Russellville, AL 35653
Saturday, August 20, 2022
11:00 AM – Registration
12:00 PM – Judging
1:00 PM – Winners Announced
Watermelon Contest Categories:
Largest Watermelon (from Franklin County)
Largest Watermelon (outside of Franklin County)
Best Tasting Watermelon
Best Dressed Watermelon
Most Unusual Watermelon
Watermelon Seed Spitting
Watermelon Festival Contest Rules
2025 WATERMELON FESTIVAL SPONSORS
Please visit our SPONSORS page, or contact our office for information regarding Franklin County Watermelon Festival Sponsorship.
[email protected]
256-332-1760
