Analiea M.
8/26/2025
Attention need this festival for the first time this year and I will say I don't think I will be returning. It's on one of the dustiest and dead lots ever, so your clothes get super filthy....
California Watermelon Festival
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11426 Foothill Blvd
Sylmar, CA 91342
California Watermelon Festival is an annual event held in Sylmar, CA, celebrating all-you-can-eat watermelon and offering a range of fun activities for attendees of all ages, including live bands, nostalgic photo-ops, live art, and more.
The festival features crazy watermelon dishes, a kids' zone, a well-stocked beer tent, costume contests, live art exhibitions, watermelon carvings, carnival rides, and a variety of live bands, with this year's edition having an 80's twist.
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2.575 reviews
Shay M.
6/29/2025
For a free* festival, it'd be worth bringing the kiddos. The fact that it's actually $20 a person, I definitely didn't feel it was worth it. We only went to stop by to see my friend's brother, and...
Elo S.
6/14/2025
It was my first time attending this festival. It was not what I was expecting. I thought it would be similar to the strawberry festival which was not at all. There were not any shuttles and we...
Jennifer W.
6/8/2025
6/7/25 Summer is almost here & what better way to it kick it off than the San Fernando Valley Watermelon Festival? The event advertised "endless free watermelon" but there were none given this...
Jules B.
6/10/2025
I'm so grateful for YelpLA and the California Watermelon Festival (CAWF) for the 4 free tickets to this past weekend's CA Watermelon Festival. All I had to do was follow the CAWF on Instagram, I...
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