2010 MELONFEST SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY, SEPT. 10
11 a.m. - ALL BOOTHS OPEN
MAIN STAGE (Walnut St.)
5 p.m.. - Opening Ceremony
5:15 p.m. - Princess Contest (Relay for Life Group) & Registration for Baby Contest
5:30 p.m. - Baby Contest (Country Friends Home Extension Club) & Registration for Watermelon Crawl
6:30 p.m. - Watermelon Crawl (for toddlers) (Brownstown Christian Church Day Care)
7 p.m. - Mr. Melonhead Contest (Brownstown Animal Hospital)
8 p.m. - Son Worshippers (rock band)
9-11 p.m. - Captain Backfire (R&B and classic rock)
HISTORICAL SOCIETY PIONEER VILLAGE
11 a.m.-9 p.m. - Ham & Beans & Cornbread Dinner
Noon - Museums Open
SECOND STAGE (Cross St. @ U.S. 50)
7 p.m. - Watermelon Eating Contest (Tiemeyer's Market)
8 p.m. - 7-Car Pileup (kids' band)
9 p.m.-? - Quarantined (local teen band)
SATURDAY (AM), SEPT. 11
COUNTY PARK
7 a.m. - Registration for 5k Run/Walk
8 a.m. - 5K Run/Walk (Brownstown Exchange Club)
11 a.m. - 10 p.m. - Inflatable Fun Park ($10 bracelet)
COURTHOUSE LOBBY
9 A.M.-4 P.M. - Southern Indiana Center for the Arts Display and Ceramic Bowl Pottery Sale
COURTHOUSE LAWN/FRONT SIDEWALK
8:30 a.m. - Registration for Cornhole Tournaments (Jackson-Jennings Co-Op & Kova Farm Supply)
9 a.m. - Cornhole Tourney (Ages 16 and up)
10 a.m. - Registration for Melon Bowling Tournament (Starlight Bowling Lanes)
10:30 a.m. - Melon Bowling Tourney
ON THE SQUARE
7-11 a.m. - Masonic Lodge Breakfast (Brownstown Order of the Eastern Star #264)
8 a.m. - Farmer's Market (Town of Brownstown and Chamber of Commerce)
3-8 p.m. - Roving Clown
Various Times - Melon Walk (Melonfest)
Red Cross - First Aid and Blood Pressure Screenings
96.3 Cool Bus - Live DJ and Music
Smoke House for Fire Education (Brownstown Volunteer Fire Dept.)
HISTORY CENTER
10 a.m.-9 p.m. - Ham & Beans & Cornbread Dinner
10 a.m.-9 p.m. - Museums Open
MAIN STAGE (Walnut St.)
9:30 a.m. - Bubblegum Blowing Contest (Cortland Diner)
WALNUT ST. (Between U.S. 50 & Poplar St.)
10 a.m. - Waterball Challenge (area volunteer fire departments)
PARADE 12:30-2 P.M. (Begins at BCHS)
SATURDAY (PM), SEPT. 11
WALNUT ST. (Between U.S. 50 & Poplar St.)
2 p.m. - Seed Spitting Contest
3 p.m. - Watermelon Relays
3:30 p.m. - Watermelon Steal
SECOND STAGE (Cross St. @ U.S. 50)
2 p.m. - Sam Cone (acoustic guitar)
3:30 p.m. - Tommy Day (acoustic guitar)
5 p.m. - Matt Barnett (acoustic country)
6:30-7:30 p.m. - Brownstown Presbyterian Church New School Praise Team (contemporary Christian)
MAIN STAGE
2 p.m. - Stars & Stripes (cloggers)
3 p.m. - Country Kickers (line dancing)
4 p.m. - Lonesome Highway (bluegrass)
6 p.m. - (contemporary Christian)
7 p.m. - Clown
8 p.m. - Alyan (country)
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