The Beauregard Watermelon Festival will be held June 27-29 at the Beauregard Parish Fairgrounds, 506 West Drive in DeRidder. 

 

It begins on Thursday with a watermelon crawl and goes through an authentic Louisiana Saturday night. There is a plethora of unique events to participate in including melon voice singing contest,  bullfrog races, a pig scrambling contest, watermelon goat roping, tractor parade, and a farmers tan contest! A full calendar of events can be found here. 

 

A special “Cutting of the Melons” will be held Friday from 11:30 AM- 1 PM. Christway Church will have a kids game and activity tent set up throughout the festival. 

 

Louisiana native and Season 17 American Idol winner Laine Hardy performs Saturday night at 8 PM. 

 

Hours:

Thursday, June 27, 2024 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Friday, June 28, 2024 12:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.

Saturday, June 29, 2024 10:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m.

 

Admission $5

Free for ages 3 years & Under

Free Admission with Military ID

 

Remember, if you drink, don’t drive…do the watermelon crawl!