Loading Events

Celebrate your unique sweetness at the 3rd annual Watermelon Festival!

May 3, 2025 from 10 am – 5 pm
at Florida Children’s Museum and Bonnet Springs Park’s Great Lawn

Celebrate the rich tradition of watermelon farming in Central Florida, play for free at dozens of hands-on activities at Bonnet Springs Park’s Great Lawn, and cool off inside Florida Children’s Museum while you curate your own world. This event is a pay what you can day– meaning participation is free. Every dollar donated supports museum operation and programming.
Activities run from 10 am to 3 pm. Musuem closes at 5 pm. 

this one-in-a-melon day is sponsored by...

DJ Sponsor

Become a Sponsor!

Presenting Sponsor $10,000

  • Name incorporated into the event logo
  • Prominent vendor placement of your choice inside Museum or on Great Lawn
  • One free employee admission day to the Museum
  • Opportunity to provide branded giveaway
  • 50 Complimentary Admission Tickets

Great Lawn Photo Op Sponsor $5,000

  • Prominent logo placement or name recognition on all marketing materials
  • Logo incorporated into photo op props and/or backdrop
  • Opportunity to host a vendor table during the event
  • Opportunity to provide a branded giveaway
  • 20 Complimentary Admission Tickets

Volunteer

Want to Volunteer? We’d love to have your help. Click the button below to sign up.
Must already be a volunteer to use this link.

Participant Vendor

Want to provide a community activity? Click the button below to fill out the vendor form.
FCM may not be able to accommodate all vendor participant requests.

Thank You to Our Sponsors!