Hope Watermelon Festival

Local legends, “South Down Main,” will headline a virtual concert experience in the first-ever (and hopefully only) “NOT The-Watermelon-Festival-Concert” Concert on Saturday, August 15, 2020, live from Hempstead Hall’s theater.

Local legends, “South Down Main,” will headline a virtual concert experience in the first-ever (and hopefully only) “NOT The-Watermelon-Festival-Concert” Concert on Saturday, August 15, 2020 live from Hempstead Hall’s theater.

In case you haven't heard the annual Hope Watermelon Festival scheduled for early August 2020 has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 43rd Annual Hope Watermelon Festival is coming August 8, 9 and 10 at Fair Park in Hope,  Arkansas. There will be a ton of things to do and see for the whole family. Enjoy food, live entertainment and more! Enter the Watermelon Eating Contest or the Watermelon Idol contest, Watermelon Olympics, Pro Wrestling, plus a dog show and more!

August is almost here and so is the Hope Watermelon Festival and we all know that the best tasting watermelons come from Hope, Arkansas.

The 42 Annual Hope Watermelon Festival returns to Hope, Arkansas August 9 - 11, 2018, and along with some of the best watermelon you've ever tasted, this year's Friday night concert will feature an Urban Cowboy reunion with Mickey Gilley and Johnny Lee.

It's the Hope Watermelon Festival this weekend. Who doesn't love watermelon and who doesn't love watermelon grown in Hope, AR?