Celebrating 35 Years!

Get Ready for a Day of Seed Spittin’, Celebratin’ and Small-Town Fun!

The Hempstead Watermelon Festival is two days of festivities in honor of the crop that made our town famous! Join us July 18-19, 2025 for a family-friendly event that’s got something for absolutely everyone. It’s toe-tappin’ entertainment and awesome eats. It’s antique cars and old-time parades. It’s can’t-miss shopping, games for the kiddos and all sorts of other fun to boot. (In other words, it’s somethin’ you won’t wanna miss!)

So, mark your calendars July 18 – 19, 2025, gather your buddies and get ready to celebrate BIG! Because you know we love a good party here in Hempstead.

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We LOVE our SPONSORS!!

BK Construction  •  Brookshire Brothers  •  Citizens Coffee & Wine Cafe  •  City of Hempstead  •  Dairy Queen – Hempstead  •  Edmonds Insurance  •  Judge Elton Mathis Waller County Court of Law #2  •  Erick’s Mexican Restaurant  •  First Baptist Church Hempstead  •  Fraziers  •  Hegemeyer Realty & Associates  •  Hempstead Church of Christ  •  Howard Insurance Agency  •  James Newcomb Furniture  •  Justin Beckendorff County Commissioner Pct 4  •  Kendric D Jones County Commissioner Pct 3  •  Las Fuentes Mexican Restaurant  •  Logan Industries  •  McAlister Assets  •  Mill Creek Custom Homes  •  Mustang Cat  •  Prosperity Bank  •  Roy Weisner, CPA  •  San Bernard Electric  •  Stallion Communications  •  Styers Realty  •  Texas Premier  •  Trey Duhon Waller County Judge  •  Trustmark Bank  •  Vicki LeBlanc for Waller County Commissioner Pct 1  •  WC Steel Supply  •  Waller County Land  •  Waller County Paint & Body  •  Walter Smith County Commissioner Pct 2  •  We Brand It  •  Wendy Cline Properties

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