It’s summer and that means one thing – it’s festival season! This June, you can enjoy food, art, live music, drinks, yoga, ghost tours, a 5K run, and dancing at the different festivals that are happening. This summer hop in your Toyota and cruise over to some of these great local festivals and have a blast this June!
Watermelon Festival
The 67th annual Jefferson County Watermelon Festival is taking place Saturday, June 16th! This historical festival has been happening for the last 67 years and each year it only gets bigger and better. The festival is located in beautiful Monticello, Florida, just a short drive from Thomasville. Held the third weekend in June, this fun festival includes live music, children’s theater, pageants, dancing, art and craft vendors, delicious local food, a 5K run, a car show, ghost tours, an art show, a seed spitting contest, a watermelon carving contest, a beer garden, a parade, and much more! There is literally something that everyone will enjoy! The Jefferson County Watermelon Festival is a great way to spend a nice June day with friends.
Downtown Monticello is where the action is this year with a fabulous line up of Arts & Crafts and Food vendors for the 2017 Watermelon Festival.
Just look at the arts & crafts you will find:
- gorgeous quilts
- old-fashioned hand carved items & live plants
- hand-dipped scented candles
- pottery
- dulcimers
- artisan jewelry
And for food: funnel cakes, shaved ice, cotton candy, pizza, alligator, BBQ, pork, chicken and ice cream!
Watermelon Festival Rotary BBQ Performance
For the 11th year in a row, the Monticello Acting & Dance Co., directed by Melanie Mays, performs for audiences of all ages. Children, teens, and parents participate in the summer theater program and give generously of their time not only onstage, but behind the scenes as well. And while the cast rehearses, in the process, they also learn to sing, dance and act! This year’s cast of 32 talented young actors/singers/dancers presents Alice in Wonderland!
Don’t miss out on this great event! And come visit us at Thomasville Toyota. We have a ton of great Toyota vehicles on our lot that we would love to show you today!
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