MEDIA
Listed here are the current media we are using for promotional materials.

WATERMELON FESTIVAL ONLINE SHOP
Our 2008 Tee Shirt Design Contest winning selection is now online. After a few glitches, it's finally online for purchasing of tee shirts, tote bags, and even shirts for the kids! Gina Kitzgibbon of Pardeeville supplied this year's winning contest entry. All proceeds of the sale of any items go towards assisting with next year's festival. Check back often to see our updated items for sale. Launch Store >>>

2008 WATERMELON FESTIVAL -- IN PICTURES
Online album of the 2008 Watermelon Festival

Located here is the online photo album of the 2008 Watermelon Festival. Album opens in another window.

If you would like a copy of any of these photos, please contact us and we will send you a copy. For permission to use any images in your publication, please contact us at media@pardeevillewatermelonfestival.com.



TEE SHIRT CONTEST ANNOUNCED!
Now accepting tee shirt design for the 2009 Watermelon Festival!


Please email mark@pardeevillewatermelonfestival.com, call or text your selection to 608-697-6744. Committee members and votes will pick a winner and announce it soon.

Download the layout, make up a design using whatever media you desire and mail it to us at the address on the bottom of the page. We'll carefully weed through all the entries and post them online for viewing and voting. Contest is open from May 31 until August 1. Deadline for entries is July 20, 2009. The winning design will be chosen on August 7th and be made into a tee shirt for sale at the Festival. Winner will get a free tee shirt and more!

TEE SHIRT ENTRIES

Leah Johnson Age: 12, Pardeeville, WI	Debby Smith Age: 49, Pardeeville, WI	Doug Smith Age: 42, Pardeeville, WI	Shelby Smith Age: 11, Pardeeville, WI
Danielle Miller Age: 12, Pardeeville, WI	Marc Marquez Age: 58, Pardeeville, WI	Marc Marquez Age: 58, Pardeeville, WI	JT Fitigibbon Age: 7, Pardeeville, WI
Gina Fitigibbon Age: 31, Pardeeville, WI	Gina Fitigibbon Age: 31, Pardeeville, WI	Rick Ableman Age: 41, Portage, WI	Rick Ableman Age: 41, Portage, WI

2008 WINNER PHOTOS
Below are the pictures of the 2008 Winners. If you'd like a larger image size, please email Mark and he'll send it to you.

Owen McCann Youth 0-5	Winston Swantz Youth 6-11	Joshua Swantz Youth 12-16	Amie Sobeck Woman's Open
Tim Swartz Men's Open	Kent Berney Senior Open	Aaron & Aiden Staveness Parent / Child	Will Kazanecki, Frank Gorham, James Walton, and Jamie Dekeuster Four Person Team
Cooper Sarbacker Youth 0-5	Devin Potter Youth 6-11	Shanda Kratz Youth 12-16	Ashley Mcaughlin Woman's Open
Gary Kratz Men's Open	Courtney Kazanecki Carving	Hodgson Boys Largest Watermelon

ADVERTISING
If you want to put the Pardeeville Watermelon Festival logo on your site or promotional materials, please contact our webmaster at webmaster@pardeevillewatermelonfestival.com and we'll get you the artwork you need.



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The Pardeeville Watermelon Festival is an annual fall festival held the first Saturday in September, hosted in beautiful Chandler Park. It is held in Pardeeville, WI, home of the United States Watermelon Speed Eating and Seed Spitting Championships. This years event will mark the 42nd anniversary. For more information, please use the links above. This website will be changing more and more as we get closer to our event, so check back soon. For more immediate information, please email info@pardeevillewatermelonfestival.com.