North Carolina Watermelon Festival
The North Carolina Watermelon Festival is an annual celebration of the watermelon started in 1957 in Raleigh, North Carolina.  In 1985 it was relocated to  Murfreesboro, North Carolina. The festival features a seed-spitting contest, the crowning of a Miss Watermelon and an award for the best/biggest melons.
There'll be no celebration planned in 2020.
== Winners ==
=== Watermelon grower ===
1970 - Ed Weeks, 118 lb (53.52 kg; 8.43 st)
2004 - Adam Worley, 195.5 lb (88.68 kg; 13.96 st)
=== Miss Watermelon / Watermelon Queen ===
1966 Eleanor Brantley
1986 Whitney Cuthbertson
2003  Tracy Lynn Register
2009 Kensley Leonard
2014 Breanna Williams
=== Seed spitting ===
1963 - Wally Ausley - 35 ft 06 in (10.82 m)*
1970 - John Speedy Adams - 29 ft (8.84 m)
2004 - Kristin Cucci
* World Record
== Activities ==
The four-day event now includes:a parade
musical performances
food festival
carnival rides
craft sales
5 km run
watermelon-seed spitting contest
crowning of the Watermelon Princesses
a visit from the North Carolina Watermelon Queen

== External links ==
Official website