08/06/2026
Celebrate summer at the 20th Annual OBX Watermelon Festival on Thursday, August 6th from 10am – 4pm at Kitty Hawk Kites in Nags Head!
Enjoy this year’s activities (subject to change):
- Event T-Shirt Tie Dye Station (provided by Food Lion)
- Watermelon station
- Watermelon-themed competitions
- Seed Spitting Contest
- Watermelon Bowling
- Watermelon Eating Contest
- Rubberband Challenge
- Face Painting (provided by The Lost Colony)
- Rock Wall
- Food Truck
- Special offers in all Jockey’s Ridge Crossing shops
- And much more!
OBX Watermelon Festival is free for guests to attend; however, the purchase of tickets is required to play and eat! Compete in classic competitions to win from a selection of awesome prizes.
Stop by and share in this summertime tradition. Bring the family for a day of summertime fun and help support the Outer Banks Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Coalition, a valuable community organization working to improve safety in the Outer Banks.