July 10, 2018 - Luke Brown Watermelons and Wiggins Farms are sponsoring the Texas Watermelon Queen and the National Watermelon Queen who will be visiting royalty for the 2018 What-A-Melon Festival - July 12th, 13th, and 14th.
July 9, 2017 - The 2018 What-A-Melon Festival t-shirts have arrived and are available for purchase at Farmers State Bank main branch through Wednesday, July 11th and at the coke booth during the festival. All shirts are $15 each.
July 4, 2018 (Registration Form) - The 2018 East Texas What-A-Melon Pageant will be Saturday, July 14 from 5:30pm until 7:30pm and proceeds from the pageant will cover medical expenses for Tonya Bailey.
June 15, 2018 (Entry Form) - Shelby County watermelon growers are invited to bring their largest watermelon to the 29th Annual East Texas What-A-Melon Festival on the downtown Center square. The festival is July 12th, 13th, and 14th!