The Franklin Farmers Market hosted its annual Franklin Watermelon Festival on Saturday, August 18th presented by Market sponsor, AlphaGraphics of Franklin. The annual festival grows larger every year, and this year the Franklin Farmers Market had large crowds to celebrate the most popular fruit of summer. Fun events included free face painting for kids, watermelon eating contest and games for the whole family. Visit this link to our website photo gallery for all pictures of the Watermelon Festival. 

 

One of the most popular contests of the day is the watermelon-eating contest. Adults and kids get their own contest and eagerly participate for bragging rights on who can eat a piece of watermelon the fastest (with hands behind their back, of course).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The winners of the 2018 Kids Watermelon Eating Contest are:
1st Place- Shamarion Cooksey
2nd Tristan Brown
3rd Place Rylee Poplin

Last year’s first place winner in the adult contest returned this year to defend his title and he won again! Congratulations Timothy Malone!

 

The winners of the 2018 Adult Watermelon Eating Contest are:
1st Place- Timothy Malone
2nd Place-Smarnunt
3rd Place- Jessica Edwards

To help us celebrate the watermelon even more, the Leiper’s Fork Carving Club carved beautiful and unique creations from watermelons in a matter of minutes! It was truly amazing to see what they could do with an ordinary watermelon and customers enjoyed learning more about their artwork.

The Franklin Farmers Market vendors and local farmers joined in the fun celebration in their own way. Padrino’s Pops quickly sold out of their famous watermelon pops, and Belle Springs Lemonade wowed the crowd with their handmade watermelon lemonade with melons sourced from the farmers. By 11am Delvin Farms had given away 300 watermelon samples along with market Chef Michael Martin of South Fork Catering who gave hundreds of free watermelon samples to the many customers who attended the festival. The Franklin Watermelon Festival ends the summer with a bang!

The Franklin Farmers Market is held every Saturday from 8am-1pm behind the Factory in Franklin, TN. The market is a 16yr old producers only market with the largest assembly of local farmers providing fresh farm food all year long each Saturday morning. Find us at 230 Franklin Road behind the Factory. Visit us online at www.franklinfarmersmarket.com or follow us on facebook, twitter and instagram for the latest market news. Visit this link to our website photo gallery for all photos of this years 2018 Franklin Watermelon Festival.

 

The Franklin Farmers Market will host its annual Franklin Watermelon Festival on Saturday, August 18^th from 8am-1pm. New market sponsor AlphaGraphics of Franklin is hosting what is sure to be the highlight of your weekend as we celebrate summer’s favorite treat.  At the Franklin Watermelon Festival, our local farmers will have the best of their watermelon crops ready for tasting, and customers will have their chance to win the watermelon eating contest. 

 

 

 

 

 

Our produce farmers have carefully tended the watermelons in the field in preparation of this annual event and they tell us that this year is a record year for delicious watermelons. Colbert Farms, Delvin Farms and Kirkview Farm will have watermelons ripe and ready for tasting, carving and more. 

Fun events include a watermelon eating contest beginning at 9:30am for kids and 10:30 for adults. There will also be a kids activity area with face painting, Magda the Story Spider telling watermelon stories and games for fun for the whole family. For a special treat, the Leiper’s Fork carving club will be carving beautiful creations from watermelons. Come out to see the amazing artwork and marvel at the unique designs. 

Our vendors and local farmers are joining in the fun celebration in their own way. Padrino’s Pops will have watermelon pops, Belle Springs will have watermelon lemonade and Danny’s Donuts will have a special red donut that is sure to be superb. Join us from 8-1pm Saturday August 18th for a fun celebration to see what other vendors have prepared for the Watermelon Festival. 

The Franklin Watermelon Festival is more than just celebrating the best of summer. It is a fun, family friendly event celebrating all that is good about our community farmers market, from wonderful market sponsors such as Alpha Graphics to our loyal customers who support our farmers every week, rain or shine.  

The Franklin Farmers Market is held every Saturday from 8am-1pm behind the Factory in Franklin, TN. The market is a 16 yr old producers only market with the largest assembly of local farmers providing fresh farm food all year long each Saturday morning. Find us at 230 Franklin Road behind the Factory. Visit us online at www.franklinfarmersmarket.com or follow us on facebook, twitter and instagram for the latest market news