Stanhope Lions Watermelon Day - Street Events

13/07/2023

Watermelon Day Eve is here TOMORROW.

Let's start the weekend off right. Smokin' Big Dawgs BBQ and Catering will be setting up at 5pm, south of the ball Diamond. As the softball games are going, grab some delicious food!

Beer Garden & Dance floor will be setting up starting at 6. As we settle into our evening the sweet sounds from Jake Doty & Hawk McIntyre will begin at 8pm!

05/07/2023

10 Days 🍉🍉

Volunteers still needed. Reach out if you'd like to be involved.

30/06/2023

CONGRATULATIONS 👑

2023 Little Miss & Mr Watermelon Day

Layla & Shayne

You'll be able to see these two cuties crowned 7/12. During Stanhope State University Wednesday in the Park. Also Saturday July 15th they will be riding in the parade!!

27/06/2023

July 1st deadline. ⚾️

Contact Troy Johnson directly to ensure your teams on the bracket.

26/06/2023

Get registered NOW! 🍉👇🏼👇🏼

🚨REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN 🍉

👇🏻Click here to sign up👇🏻

https://www.stanhopestate.com/post/1175203337325/2023-stanhope-state-watermelon-eating

26/06/2023

•••• Contest has ended •••••

Change of plans due to lack of entry's: 🥺

This will be the ONLY round of voting!

Photo of each gender with the most "likes" on that individual photo. Will be crowned 2023 Little Miss & Mr Watermelon Day. 🍉👑

Voting will close 6/30 @ 5PM

Good Luck kids 🍀

19/06/2023

14/06/2023

🍉Watermelon Day is July 15 this year.

Stanhope Locker is looking for the next Little Miss & Mr Watermelon Day! 👑

Here are the rules:
Ages : 4-12

We will be crowning on July 12th at Stanhope State University Wednesday night in the park!

You can re-enter if you ran or were crowned years prior!

• Phase 1:

💌 Message in a photo of kiddo with name, location & age by DEADLINE 6/18.

Online voting 6/19 - 6/25.

📢 Watch for the album to be posted and tell everyone you know to go like their photo!!!

• Phase 2:

🙌🏻Top 5 of each gender, will be selected based on Facebook votes!!

🏷The voting for top contestants will be a Fundraiser for Stanhope Park Equipment! 🚂

📌Each candidate will have a jar in the Stanhope Locker. 10 jars total with the kids pictures on them. Donations can be made per jar from 6/30 until 7/7.

📌 Voting & Donations will stop 7/7 @ 5pm! We will announce how much funds were raised and who our 2022 little Miss & Mr Watermelon Day will be on 7/10!
Crowning of these 2 will be on 7/12

I know ... that’s a lot of reading!! There are much more fun details as to what pageant contestants get to be involved with on our page!!

Good luck everyone! 💚🍀

Remember contest entries cannot be made to the locker page. ONLY WATERMELON DAY EVENT PAGE!!

14/07/2022

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We are looking for community members to help run the swings on Watermelon Day.

Call or Text Maggie @ 515-310-0931 if you're interested!!!

Thank you! 🍉❤️

12/07/2022

Watermelon Day Bags Tournament

🍉 July 16th

⏰ 4:00 P.M.

📋 Sign up contact Roger Hayes (515) 835-2995

💵 $20 per team

Prizes awarded

12/07/2022

IT’S BACK: The quest for small town immortality returns to the 2022 Stanhope Lions Watermelon Day with 3 competition divisions!

2 kids divisions added and $100!

💥 Belts for all 3 divisions

Learn more and register today:
https://www.stanhopestate.com/post/1091447419379/2022-stanhope-state-university

Who’s gonna win the belt this year?

🍉🤩🍉🤩🍉🤩

09/07/2022

🍉 ONE WEEK FROM TODAY 🍉

*Kids tractor pull is now 11:30 🚜*

05/07/2022

I would like to introduce this years 2022 Little Miss & Mr Watermelon Day!!!!

You can all join us for the crowing of these 2 cuties tomorrow at Wednesday in the park. Right here in Stanhope, Iowa. @ 6pm

Live music, dinner provided by Stanhope State University. Pork burgers & Pie

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Thank you to everyone who entered their children.
Don't forget to still join us Saturday July 16th @ Noon. Even if you did not win. You can interview and get your gift bags!!

05/07/2022

Voting closed!!!

Last chances to vote until 5 today!!

📮 It's time to VOTE!

Somewhere in this post is the FUTURE 2022 Little Miss & Mr Watermelon Day! 👑

You must "LIKE" the original photo in order for us to see you've voted.

Unfortunately we didn't get enough entries this year to run the contest as planned.

Top 2 from each gender, based on this post. Will be crowned this years ROYALTY!
- only 2 winners this year as opposed to 4 last year!

🍉 Little Miss & Mr will be announced as planned July 5th!
Crowning will be July 6th Stanhope State University Wednesday night in the park!

05/07/2022

Voting closed!!!

Last chances to vote until today at 5!!!!

27/06/2022

📮 It's time to VOTE!

Somewhere in this post is the FUTURE 2022 Little Miss & Mr Watermelon Day! 👑

You must "LIKE" the original photo in order for us to see you've voted.

Unfortunately we didn't get enough entries this year to run the contest as planned.

Top 2 from each gender, based on this post. Will be crowned this years ROYALTY!
- only 2 winners this year as opposed to 4 last year!

🍉 Little Miss & Mr will be announced as planned July 5th!
Crowning will be July 6th Stanhope State University Wednesday night in the park!

27/06/2022

📮 It's time to VOTE!

Somewhere in this post is the FUTURE 2022 Little Miss & Mr Watermelon Day! 👑

You must "LIKE" the original photo in order for us to see you've voted.

Unfortunately we didn't get enough entries this year to run the contest as planned.

Top 2 from each gender, based on this post. Will be crowned this years ROYALTY!
- only 2 winners this year as opposed to 4 last year!

🍉 Little Miss & Mr will be announced as planned July 5th!
Crowning will be July 6th Stanhope State University Wednesday night in the park!

27/06/2022

Facebook Votes begin today.

Here come the pictures of the adorable kids entered in this years little miss & mr watermelon day!!!

22/06/2022

🌟Photo Entries CLOSED! Will be posted 6/26!

🍉Watermelon Day is July 16th this year!

Stanhope Locker is looking for the next Little Miss & Mr Watermelon Day! 👑

Here are the rules:
Age groups : 2-6 & 7-10 (some changes from last year)
We will be crowning 2 kids on July 7th at Stanhope State University Wednesday night in the park!

You can re-enter if you ran or were crowned last year!!

• Phase 1:
👍🏼Like our Watermelon Day - Street Events page!
💌 Message in a photo of kiddo with name, location & age to be posted to page contest album! (We will only be accepting the 1st 40 kids from each age/gender) photos must be in by 6/24! They will be posted beginning 6/26. Online voting ends 6/28.
📢 If your child is in the 1st 40 pictures sent in.... THEY’RE IN! Watch for the album to be posted and tell everyone you know to go like their photo!!!

• Phase 2:
🙌🏻Top 5 (so 20 total kiddos) will be selected based on Facebook votes!!
🏷The voting for top contestants will be a Fundraiser for bringing the Stanhope Train Depot Home! 🚂

📌Each candidate will have a jar in the Stanhope Locker. 20 jars total with the kids pictures on them. Donations can be made per jar from 6/29 until 7/5!
📌 Voting & Donations will stop 7/5 @ 5pm! We will announce how much funds were raised and who our 2022 little Miss & Mr Watermelon Day will be 7/6!!

I know ... that’s a lot of reading!! There are much more fun details as to what pageant contestants get to be involved with on our page!!

Good luck everyone! 💚🍀
Remember contest entries cannot be made to the locker page. ONLY WATERMELON DAY EVENT PAGE!!

21/06/2022

Pageant entries open tomorrow.... stay tuned for all the details!!!

Have your kiddos best pictures ready to roll!!!! 🍉👑

13/07/2021

July is National Watermelon Month! 🍉

Join us Saturday July 17th to showcase the best day of the year. Stanhope Lions Watermelon Day.

The Watermelon Court (Aiden Haman, McKenzie Northrop, Mila Sogard, and Klay Rexroat) will be leading the parade at 10:30am. Find a seat on Parker street to enjoy all the parade entries!

Also don’t forget ANY kid who entered into the pageant, is asked to meet just before noon for their entry gift and pageant interviews!

More watermelon updates to come today….
Who’s ready for an after hours beer garden & bbq contest?? 🙌🏻

12/07/2021

The full line up of Watermelon Day 🍉

✨ ALL PAGEANT CONTESTANTS are invited to attend the fun interviews at NOON 7/17 🔻🔻

Parents please rsvp if your child will be participating, so their gift bag can be made ❤️

Immediately following at 12:30 will be the FASHION SHOW 🎩📸👗🍉 ALL ARE WELCOME TO WALK THE ROARING RED RUNWAY!!! Come show off your watermelon attire in the best way possible!!!
(🏆Prizes awarded to top dressed participants)

05/07/2021

✨Stanhope Lions Watermelon Day enthusiast…..
It gives me great pleasure to welcome our
2021 Little Miss & Mister Watermelon Day! 🍉👑

From the age group 2-7 :
👑 Little Miss Mila Sogard
👑 Little Mister Klay Rexroat

From the age group 8-13 :
👑 Little Miss McKenzie Northrop
👑 Little Mister Aiden Haman

Crowning will take place this Wednesday 7/7 @ Wednesday night in the park. Hosted by Stanhope State University. 🌭🍔🍿

• Huge thank you to all the adorable kids who participated in this years pageant.
Remember you are still invited to our Contestant Interviews. Gift bags will also be given to all participants. Please rsvp so we can have your gift ready! This will be on Watermelon Day July 17th @ noon.

Together this fundraiser brought in $1301.82 to be put towards a Stanhope Main Street building! 🙌🏻

04/07/2021

Are you the next Miki Sudo or Joey Chesnut? (Yes we love the Nathan’s hot dog eating contest) 🌭🌭🌭

Which is why it made the MOST sense to have a WATERMELON eating contest!! 🍉

Do you want your own championship belt?? 🙌🏻🇺🇸

Sign up here: ✏️📋
https://www.stanhopestate.com/post/1038773213249/stanhope-state-university-watermelon

ONE LONE CHAMPION receives:

•$100 cash prize
•Watermelon Eating Championship Belt
•World renown glory
•A secured place in history
•Small Town Iowa Immortality

All spectators welcome 7-17-21 at the World Famous Stanhope Watermelon Day!
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04/06/2021

Jars are up at
The Stanhope Locker and ready for voters!!!!

This is the last phase before crowning!!

01/06/2021

Ladies & Gentlemen I would like to welcome our Top Twelve Little Miss & Mr Watermelon Day contestants! 🍉👑

• Voting for this phase will be at The Stanhope Locker beginning 6/4
🔅 Each contestant will have a jar with their name & photo!
🔅 The Votes will be counted by who has the most donations (these will all be given back to a closed building on Stanhope’s Main Street) in their jar by 5pm on 7/5!
Winner will be announced 7/6 and crowning will be at Wednesday night in the park!

• Huge thank you to all the adorable kids who participated in the online voting phase. Remember you are still invited to our Contestant Interviews. This will be on Watermelon Day July 17th @ noon.
(Message us for details if you plan to attend)

29/05/2021

🍉 VOTING CLOSES TONIGHT at Midnight 🍉

Don’t forget to “like” your favorite Little Miss & Mr Watermelon Day Contestants 💚❤️

25/05/2021

• Voting is CLOSED •

Your 2021 Watermelon Day Pageant Contestants! 👑🍉

• Share this post with friends & family to encourage them to “like” your small people’s adorable pictures!

• We didn’t have a ton of entries, so to keep it fair we will be taking top 3 “liked” photos from each age group!

• Facebook phase 2 of THIS contest will end 5/28!

• If your child is in top 3 the voting will move to in person “donation” votes in jars that will be located in the Stanhope Locker.

• Good luck contestants!! We love all of your cute photos so much! 📸🖤

(Message this event page with any questions)