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Carytown Watermelon Festival
Be sure to join Ukrop’s and the Carytown Merchants Association for the 25th Annual Carytown Watermelon Festival. Over 100,000 people attend this Richmond tradition which will feature over 60 musicians performing throughout the day, 150 vendors and exhibitors, a huge kids area and activities, lots of great food and of course, truckloads of watermelon. The Watermelon Festival is extremely family, kid and pet friendly! 3
On Sunday, one of the most established festivals of all returns. The Carytown Watermelon Festival turns 25 this year, a quarter-century of commerce, music and the fruit known to botanists as Citrullus lanatus. 2
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This weekend marks the apogee of the summer festival season, with three separate festivals taking place. With careful planning, and a certain amount of self-restraint around the food tables, you can hit all three. 6
With careful planning, and a certain amount of self-restraint around the food tables, you can hit all three festivals this Every summer, thousands of Richmonders flock to the annual Carytown Watermelon Festival for a day of music, summer sales and watermelon. The event takes place Sunday, August 10, 2008, from 10 AM to 6 PM and will be bigger and better than ever. There are people out there who sell clear plastic boxes in which There are also three outdoor festivals to choose from this weekend: Carib Fest, Filipino Festival and the 25th Annual Carytown Watermelon Festival. A hundred musical acts will perform at eight locations, along with a few nonmusical surprises such as a kung fu demonstration and a watermelon fashion show? 1
Most of the 300 Carytown stores and restaurants will be open for the event, with additional vendors on the street. This year, more of the vendors will be from Richmond and Virginia, said Mike Murphy of Three One One Productions. 5
Carib Fest 2008 brings the life and culture of the islands to where else? Brown’s Island will be the location for Saturday’s daylong festival (noon to 10 p.m.) to honor all things Caribbean. 7
Carytown Watermelon festival has a little of everything, including Watermelon. This is a public venu and is open to everyone. They have music food vendors beer dogs kids entertainment. It’s great, but IT IS HOT so dress accordingly. 4
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