Oh August, you’re pretty much the February of summer. Is anyone that excited to see you come ’round on the calendar? I mean, besides those of us who know that August means Dallas’ Original Watermelon Day is back at the DFM!
Join us for:
- 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Watermelon Kid’s Activity: Print Workshop + Watermelon Fans
- 9:30 – 1:00 p.m. – Dallas Public Library Pop-Up
- 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Texas Dept. of Agriculture Ask an Expert
- 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Double Up Food Bucks Promotoras
- 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Watermelon Carver Earl Carter Jr.
- 10:00 – 2:00 p.m. – Face Painter
- 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Meet & Greet with the Texas Watermelon Queen
- 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Watermelon Cooking Demo & Sampling from Bonton Farms
- 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Live Music in The Market – Jai White
- 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Live Music in Pearl St. Plaza – Remy Reilly
- 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Live on the Main Stage – Jason Kyle Wickens Band
- 1:00 p.m. – Watermelon Eating Contest in Pearl St. Plaza, hosted by 2nd Tap
- 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Watermelon Cooking Demo & Sampling from Cafe Momentum
- 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – 2 O’clock Tasting: Watermelon Varieties
- 3:00 p.m. – Watermelon Eating Contest in Pearl St. Plaza, hosted by 2nd Tap
As one of the top four watermelon-producing states, Texas harvests more than 42,000 acres across 100 counties each year, yielding over 600 million pounds of watermelon annually. Big grocery stores might provide the ordinary options, but nowhere else offers a better locally grown, wonderfully juicy watermelon selection than the Dallas Farmers Market.
We’ve got:
- Black Jack Red Diamond (Red Seedless)
- Charlene (Red Seeded)
- Desert King (Yellow Seeded)
- Essence (Red Seedless)
- Moon & Stars (Red Seedless)
- Orange Crisp (Orange Seedless)
- Orange Crush (Orange Seeded)
- Sandria (Red Seeded)
- Sugar Baby Ice Box Melon (Red Seedless)
And don’t forget about Golden Honeydew, Israeli Melon, Pecos Cantaloupe, and Sugar Queen!…