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McDade Watermelon Festival


Queen Entry Form

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McDade Watermelon Festival  

143 Bastrop St McDade TX 78650

Phone:     +15123321270 or +1.512.736.4302

E-mail: info@mcdadetexas.com

Queens Revue 6/29/24

6pm  at the Festival Grounds Pavillion

McDade Watermelon Queens Revue & Entry Application

It's fun to be queen! It is also one of our most dedicated rolls. Our queens represent the McDade Watermelon Festival at about 20 surrounding town parades. We have won several trophies for our float, and we congratulate all the wonderful work the girls & their parents do to decorate our float and share it with other parades in the central Texas area. Their busiest months are June, Sept & October. We encourage all our local young ladies who are interested in running for the title of McDade Watermelon Festival Queen to sign up now! You could be a Watermelon Queen and earn scholarship benefits.


There are 3 queen places: Tiny Tot (ages 3-8)

                                         Junior  (ages 9-12)

                                          Teen   (ages 13-17)


Deadline for entries June 1, 2024



 * Eligibility area: Queen applicants must reside within the area served by the USPS in McDade or be a McDade ISD enrolled student. Also included in the eligibility area is the north side of US HWY 290 from Waco St. to FM 696, the south side of HWY 290 from Waco St. to the east side of Scott Falls Rd. with the Government Reservation being the south boundary line, and the east side of 696 to Lee County Rd 305. The area then turns right on CR 305 and continues back toward McDade. From McDade, the area goes down FM 2336 to the north side of Oak Hill Cemetery Road to Herron Trail, and down the west side of Herron Trail back to FM 2336.