2025 Beauregard Watermelon Festival This Weekend in DeRidder

Lake Charles, Louisiana (KNGT-FM) - If you're looking for something fun to do this weekend, then head out to the Beauregard Parish Fairgrounds in DeRidder for the 2025 Beauregard Watermelon Festival. It’s going to be a weekend full of sweet watermelon, carnival rides, contests, live music, and fun for everyone!

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This festival has a little bit of everything. Whether you're into pig scrambles, seed spitting contests, carnival rides, or just walking around enjoying the food, there’s something here for you. And yes, there will be plenty of cold, juicy watermelon to go around.

A lot of the favorites are back this year at the Beauregard Watermelon Festival, including watermelon-eating contests, seed-spitting contests, and even a Mullet Contest. You can also learn the Watermelon Crawl line dance.

There will be vendor booths with all kinds of cool crafts and unique items for sale, plus a full stage carnival where you can ride rides and maybe win a few prizes.

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Live music will be happening all weekend with local favorites like Dustin Sonnier and the Bernie Alan Band. Every night of the festival, there will also be a Melon Voice Singing Competition that will feature local singers competing to see who is the best singer in the area!

And of course, go hungry. There will be plenty of fair food favorites like funnel cakes, corn dogs, and more. But make sure you save room for the real star of the show, fresh-cut, ice-cold watermelon.

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Here’s the full schedule for this weekend’s Beauregard Watermelon Festival:

Thursday, May 8

5:00p – Gates Open
5:15p – Festival Queens Presentation
5:30p – Learn the Watermelon Crawl Dance
6:00p – Little Mr. Farmer Contest
7:00p – Melon Voice Singing Contest
7:00p – Mutton Bustin’ ($25 Pre-Entry)
10:30p – Festival Closes

Friday, May 9

12:00p – Opening Ceremony & Cutting of the Melons
12:30p – Celebrity Seed Spitting
1:00p – Community Seed Spitting
2:00p – Children’s Pig Scramble ($5 Entry)
3:30p – Watermelon Crawl Dance Lesson
4:00p – Watermelon Magic Class
5:00p – Rabbit Show
5:00p – Melon Voice Singing Contest
5:30p – Business Challenge Goat Roping
6:30p – Watermelon Goat Roping
6:00p – Born the Boogie Band
8:00p – Dustin Sonnier (Live Music)
11:00p – Festival Closes

Saturday, May 10

6:00a – 5K Fun Run/Walk Registration (Walk starts at 7:00a)
10:00a – Gates Open
10:00a – Antique Tractor Show (Until 3:00p)
10:00a – Welcome by Festival Queens
10:15a – Canning Contest Winners Announced
10:30a – Wiener Dog Derby
10:30a – Watermelon Shoebox Float Parade
11:30a – Hula Hoop Contest
11:30a – Bouncing Watermelon Races
12:00p – Watermelon Field Goal Contest
12:30p – Seed Spitting Contest
1:00p – Watermelon Eating Championship
1:30p – Watermelon Crawl Dance Lesson
2:00p – Baby Watermelon Crawl Contest
2:00p – Dress A Pig Contest
2:30p – Children’s Pig Scramble ($5 Entry)
3:00p – Mullet Contest
4:00p – Watermelon Magic Class
5:00p – Melon Voice Singing Finals
6:00p – Shadow Road Band (Live Music)
8:00p – Bernie Alan Band (Live Music)
11:00p – Festival Closes