The Pardeeville Watermelon Festival is held the first Saturday after Labor day on the grounds of Chandler Park in Pardeeville, Wisconsin. Below is our typical schedule of events during the festival.
7:30 – 9:00am |
Vendors are allowed to set up for the Open Air Market. Information can be found here, including application and a general map of the grounds.
9:30am | Grounds officially open
Grounds open for the Open Air Market with artists and vendors
Watermelon Midway filled with children’s games hosted by local groups like the Pardeeville Student Council
Bounce house and DJ’d music
Concessions including your favorites – brats, burgers, sweet corn – prepared and served by the Pardeeville Lions Club
Free, fresh-sliced watermelon dished out all day by committee members of past and present – yes, it’s free all day
10:00am |
Pick up a watermelon and start your Watermelon Carving right away. Carvings are judged during championship events.
Before or Around Noon |
Free hay dive, with several age divisions where everyone gets a special prize!
Early Afternoon |
Watermelon Carving entries are judged and announced during the rest of the events.
Speed-Eating events held first, at the end of the pavilion, youngest always going first.
Seed Spitting events held shortly after, held on the basketball courts.
4:00pm | Grounds officially close
Pardeeville, WI USA
Please enjoy Chandler Park or stay in Pardeeville and visit the fantastic businesses downtown.
Lodging
Coming from out of town and want to spend the weekend? Here are the closest lodging available:
¬ Best Western 608-742-2200
¬ Super 8 608-742-8330
¬ Days Inn 608-742-1554
Restaurants
We have some awesome eats in Pardeeville including:
¬ Thee Upper Crust Pizzeria
¬ Johnny B’s Rolling Smoke
¬ Caddy Shack
¬ Lucky Aces Sports Bar & Grill
¬ On the Way Cafe
Shops
Great shops downtown that you can browse:
¬ Crooked Branch Coffeehouse
¬ Hometown Pharmacy
¬ Cattail Creek on Main
¬ A Second Look
The Pardeeville Watermelon Festival is an annual fall festival held the first Saturday after Labor Day in September, hosted in beautiful Chandler Park. It is held in Pardeeville, WI, USA, home of the U.S. Watermelon Speed-Eating and Seed-Spitting Championships, Inc (USWSESSC). For more information, please use the links above. This website will be changing more and more as we get closer to our event, so check back soon. For more immediate information, please contact us.