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Sunland-Tujunga
Watermelon Festival 2008
AUGUST 8-10, 2008
Sunland Park -- Sunland, California
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ATM Services on site
 Carnival Rides
Unlimited Rides with bracelet!
Friday only
Buy a bracelet for $25, get unlimited rides from 5 p.m. to closing!
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.
 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.)
The Community Courtyard
Learn more about the activities and programs our local organizations, schools and churches offer in our community.
Watermelon Carving Display
At the Spitway
Watch Ana Zadoyan create a work of art from a watermelon. No two designs are alike.
 
Watermelon Eating Contest
At the Spitway
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!
Prizes will be provided 
by local merchants
 who are members of the
Chamber of Commerce.
Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest!
At the Spitway
Sponsored by Breadmasters Enterprises
Staffed by the Cheerleaders from VHHS
On-going
throughout the Festival
at the Lions Seed Spitting Booth / Spitway
Can you break the record of spitting watermelon seeds 68 feet, 9 1/8 inches set in Luling, Texas? If you can do it, you will win an additional $1000 prize, donated by the sponsor, Breadmasters Enterprises
2007 Seed spitting champion Kyle Silos
Prizes will be awarded by age group at the end of the Festival Classes: Kids 1-5 years of age Kids 6-11 of age Teens 12-15 year old Adults 16 and older
Cost is $1 for 3 seeds.
Prizes will be given based on distance where the seed stops
The seed that goes the farthest will be recorded
and cash prizes will be awarded for the longest spit in each class
at the end of each day and
at the end of the Festival.
If you wish to compete for the cash prizes,
please register your name, age and phone number with the attendant at the booth,
who will record the distance your seed went.
Photos from the 2007 Festival courtesy of Tony Galindo
Prizes are being donated by the Patchwork Penguin.
Check the festival program for updated times, locations and age groups for the watermelon eating and spitting contests.
Past festival attractions
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