Upcoming Events
Fountain Run BBQ Festival 4-H 5K Run & Fun Run
Friday, May 20th
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Monroe County Watermelon Festival
September 3, 2011
The Monroe County Watermelon Festival brings more than 10,000 people to Tompkinsville on the Saturday before Labor Day each year. Featured are a Parade, Arts and Crafts Fair, 5-K and Fun Runs, Quilt Show, Art Show, Cruise-in, watermelon-related contests and a street dance at night. The Watermelon Festival offers food, live entertainment, games, a variety of booths and old-fashioned pickin’ and singin’.
Other Festivals in Monroe County....
Fountain Run hosts a Barbecue Festival on the third Saturday in May, with activities including a Parade, Fun Runs, Quilt Show and a Talent Show. Barbecue, of course, is the featured food.
The county’s newest festival is the Gamaliel Autumn Fest on the second Saturday in October. Special features include a Bed Race, Dog Show, Quilt Show and Car Show.
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