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Sunland-Tujunga
Watermelon Festival 2009
AUGUST 14-16, 2009
Sunland Park -- Sunland, California
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ATM Services on site
 Carnival Rides
Unlimited Rides with bracelet!
Buy a bracelet for $35, get unlimited rides!
Single tickets and sheets of tickets will also be available.
Big kids and grown-ups can get thrills and chills on the ferris wheel, rolo-plane, octopus and more!
The little ones will love the merry-go-round, bumper cars and other pint-sized rides and slides.
THE FERRIS WHEEL
The Ferris Wheel was built by bridge maker George Ferris in 1893 and was first seen at the Columbia Exposition in Chicago that same year. It was created as a rival to the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Ferris based his invention on the structure of the popular merry-go-round, but he created a vertical wheel rather than a horizontal design. His idea was to make all other carnival rides small in comparison to his wheel.
The first Ferris Wheel was 264 feet tall, the diameter of the wheel was 250 feet and it was powered by a 2,000 horsepower engine. It contained 36 wooden cars similar in design to a streetcar and it held 2,160 passengers. A new group of passengers were put on board after two revolutions of the wheel. The cost of 50 cents per ride.
 Festival Marketplace
Temporary tattoos, gifts, arts and crafts, face painting, candy, jewelry, palm and card reading, clothing and more!
See the List of Shops in the Festival Marketplace!
Petting Zoo
Does your youngster love animals? We've got animals that kids can pet and cuddle to their heart's content.
 Game Arcades
Try your hand at the amusement booths sponsored by many Sunland-Tujunga civic and community groups. Ring toss, darts and all kinds of games! Who knows? Maybe you'll win a bundle of prizes!
Pick up a ticket whe n you play a game on Saturday and Sunday - but don't forget to put it in the hopper at the Watermelon Booth. You might be the lucky winner of a bicycle at the drawing at 9:00 p.m. each day. (Winner must be present at the drawing.)
Community Expo
Learn more about the activities and programs our local organizations, schools and churches offer in our community.
Watermelon Carving Display
In the Watermelon Shed
Watch Ana Zadoyan create a work of art from a watermelon. No two designs are alike.
 
CONTESTS!
Watermelon Festival Contests - 2009
Watermelon Growing Contest
Grow a watermelon!
Win a prize -
For the Biggest!
For the Sweetest!
For the Most Colorful!
For the Most Unusual!
NOW is the time to plant your seeds!
It takes a watermelon 80 to 90 days to grow and ripen
Seeds and supplies are available from the Sunland-Tujunga Lions Club
or provide your own
Judging will be on Thursday, August 13
in the Watermelon Shed
at the Watermelon Festival
Sunland Park, Sunland
For supplies, advice or encouragement
Contact Lion Liz Thompson
lizthompsonmarketing@gmail.com
Sponsors
Sunland Hydroponics
8300 Sunland Blvd., Sunland California
818-352-5300
Judging, Prizes, Growing Materials
Marisols Nursery Tujunga
9828 Tujunga Canyon Blvd. Tujunga
818-352-7570
marisolsnursery@yahoo.com
Soil, Nutrients
OSH La Crescenta
3100 Foothill Blvd., La Crescenta
818-541-7075
Seeds
Do It Center La Crescenta
6300 Foothill Blvd., Tujunga
818-352-4466
Shovels and Knee Pads
National Watermelon Promotion Board
Stickers, Coloring Books, DVD on Watermelons, posters
Watermelon Eating Contest 2009
In the Watermelon Shed
Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
Sponsored by the Sunland-Tujunga Rotary Club
Enter the watermelon eating contest -- each age group has its own contest!
Watch for the
Bicycle contest
sponsored by IZZY CYCLES.
Information coming soon!
Greased Melon Relay Race
Sponsored by the Sunland-Tujunga Rotary Club
Watch this spot for more information!
Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest!
At the Spitway in the Watermelon Shed
Sponsored by Breadmasters Enterprises
On-going throughout the Festival at the Spitway in the Watermelon Shed
$1 for 3 seeds. 
Prizes based on distance where the seed stops
Cash prizes for the longest spit in each age group
awarded at the end of the Festival.
To compete for the cash prizes,
register your name, age and phone number
with the attendant at the booth,
The distance your seed went will be recorded.
John Sax, 2008 winner!
Can you break the record of spitting watermelon seeds
68 feet, 9 1/8 inches set in Luling, Texas?
Do it, and you win the $500 prize donated by the sponsor!
Watermelon Art Contests
Sponsored by the McGroarty Arts Center, Tujunga
Watch this site for more information
 Art Projects made using watermelon
Watermelon Rind constructions
How creative can you get?
Art about watermelon
- Paintings
- Ceramics
- Jewelry
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