Please plan on attending the 53rd Annual Chiefland Watermelon Festival to be held in historic downtown Chiefland, FL on Saturday, June 2, 2012. This will be a wonderful day of family, fun and fanfare. We will have scores of vendors offering crafts, food and information. There will be a parade featuring businesses, organizations and even Watermelon Pageant winners from our local tri-county community of Levy, Gilchrist and Dixie counties.
In addition to the exhibitors, parade and pageant events, the festival also hosts a watermelon contest, free watermelon stations, and numerous other attractions.
In conjunction with our event, we are parterning with the Suwannee Valley Rotary for their first annual Tour de Melon, a cycling event for both the serious cyclist and the entire family. This event will feature tour trail routes on the paved Greenway Trail with opportunities to ride from 18 to 60 miles and a Century ride (100 miles) on a local highway route. You can visit the official Tour de Melon event site here. You can also register on Active.com.
