Date of Event

July 15, 2011 5:00PM -
July 16, 2011 10:00PM

Event Location

Mize City Park
Mize, MS 39116
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Description of Event:

Since 1978, The Mississippi Watermelon Festival in Mize, MS has been hosted and sponsored every year on the next to last Friday and Saturday in July by the Town of Mize Volunteer Fire Department. 2010 again saw record attendance figures and this year, the 33rd Annual Mississippi Watermelon festival should be no exception. The festival is held at the Mize City Park in downtown Mize, MS. Mize is located in the southwest corner of Smith County along state highways 28 and 35, amid the pines, oaks, dogwoods and magnolias (not to mention kudzu) typical of South Central Mississippi. All proceeds go to the Town of Mize Volunteer Fire Department. The festival is registered as a non-profit with the Sate of Mississippi, is all volunteer, and most of the volunteers are Fire Dept members and their families. If you are a regular, we'll see you there, if you've never been, well, there's plenty of shade and fun for the entire family. Bring your lawn chairs, sit a spell, sample some delicious, ripe, world famous Smith County melons and enjoy some down home southern hospitality. Ya'll come see us! It's a time to eat all the watermelon you can handle, enjoy games, such as seed spitting and watermelon eating contests, music and the warm days of summer. Two days of family fun and entertainment you don't want to miss! Festival Hours: Friday 5:00 - 9:00 pm, Saturday 8:30am - 10:00 pm

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