2023 Watermelon Festival Pageant

Applications for the 2023 Watermelon Festival Pageant will be available in May.
Please read through the following rules & requirements before submitting an application.
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2023 Franklin County Watermelon Queens

Queens will be presented at the Watermelon Festival Opening Ceremony on August 18th. The Watermelon Festival Queen (Age 18-21) will also be responsible for cutting the first watermelon at the Opening Ceremony, awarding prizes at the Watermelon Festival, riding in the Russellville Christmas Parade on Thursday, December 7, 2023 and crowning at the 2024 Watermelon Pageant.

**Girls 9 and under are not permitted to wear glitz pageant wear.**
**Girls 10 and older are permitted to wear pageant wear.**

The Watermelon Pageant is a natural pageant & make up should be age appropriate.

Miss Watermelon Queen (18-21 Years) Requirements:

To be crowned Miss Watermelon Queen (18-21 Years), participants are required to have graduated from or are currently attending a Franklin County High School, Russellville City High School, or Northwest-Shoals Community College.
Participants also confirm that they are unmarried and do not plan to be married during their reign of Miss Watermelon Queen.