Cordele Watermelon Festival 2025. Line up at 8am at southgate shopping. Saturday, june 22, 2025 9:00 am.

Festival activities include the annual watermelon days parade, watermelon dance, the watermelon eating contest, the watermelon chunking contest, the sweet melon & adult seed spitting contest, watermelon gospel. The watermelon capitol of the world is preparing for the 73rd annual watermelon days festival.