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Cordele Watermelon Days Festival
Cordele, GA · Food & Drink
- When
- June 19, 2027
- Where
- Georgia Veterans State Park · Cordele · GA
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet
Cordele has celebrated its title as the self-declared 'Watermelon Capital of the World' with this festival for more than 75 years, opening with a downtown parade before moving to Georgia Veterans State Park for a day of contests and music. A watermelon eating and seed spitting contest headlines the afternoon program. The festival falls on the third Saturday of June.
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- Cordele Watermelon Days Festivalsame spot
Cordele has celebrated its title as the self-declared 'Watermelon Capital of the World' with this festival for more than 75 years, opening with a downtown parade before moving to Georgia Veterans State Park for a day of contests and music.
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