The Watermelon Bash & Crawl at Great Country Farms
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sun, 08/30/2026
Join us for the annual Watermelon Bash at Great Country Farms—where summer is at its juiciest, and we’re celebrating everyone’s favorite refreshing fruit all weekend long! Bring the whole family and enjoy all things watermelon—from tasty treats to wacky games! Farm-fresh eats & craft beverages from Henway Hard Cider plus classic farm attractions and plenty of silly watermelon-themed fun!
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NEW this year- Watermelon Carving Competition- County Fair Style. Can you carve a lovely watermelon basket creation? Carve your own watermelon at home and bring it to enter the competition to see how you stack up. Grand prize is a quarterly Farm Season Pass for September-November 2026!
Watermelon Festival – Schedule of Fun!
- 9am-5pm – Visit the farm animals & feed the goats
- 9am- 5pm – Romp in our 15 acre play area
- 11am – 8pm Watermelon Crawl – Visit all 3 locations – Bluemont Vineyard, Dirt Farm Brewing & The Henway Cider Barn to Sip Watermelon Libations and then drop your punch card to win raffle prizes!
- 11am -1pm – Watermelon Carving Contest Entries may be dropped off at The Roosteraunt
- 11:30am – Watermelon Eating Contest
- 12pm – Watermelon Seed Spitting Showdown
- 1pm – Family Water Games
- 2pm – Watermelon Smash Show – a la Gallagher & Watermelon Carving Contest Winners Announced
- 4pm – Doxie Derby (Saturday, August 29th only)
Location:
Great Country Farms, Snickersville Turnpike, Bluemont, VA, USA
See map: Google Maps
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The event has already taken place on this date:
08/30/2026
Time:
11 am - 4 pm
Ages
All Ages Adults & kids together Adults without kidsWeb Service