53rd Sunland-Tujunga Lions Club Watermelon Festival

The Watermelon Festival, now at Santa Anita Park, returns with free watermelon slices and a free spin on the Watermelon Wheel included with every admission. Highlights are watermelon carving demonstrations and recipe contests, watermelon eating and seed spitting contests, wearable art contests for both humans and their four legged friends, and-the return of the greased watermelon races! With nightly cash prize drawings, local bands and national touring acts for your listening pleasure, a bazaar marketplace, carnival rides, arcade games, an array of festival food favorites and beverages. The event also opens with the ever popular coronation of the Watermelon Queen, King and their court. It-s a fun time for the whole family! The festival is open Saturday from 10:00am to 9:00pm and Sunday from 10:00am to 8:00pm. Festival entrance is Gate #6.