Celebrate National Watermelon Day with all things watermelon. Saturday, August 3rd, 2019 we celebrated National Watermelon Day in San Tan Valley. Encanterra Country Club Resort hosted this fun event on the hot summer day. Here are are a few activities that you can suggest to your city for next year’s National Watermelon Day.
Music DJ
Great music at an outdoor festival keeps moods upbeat. It can be great background music while people are sharing their latest vacation details. People can get up and grove to the sounds. When the song titled Cupid Shuffle came on 20 plus people got out of the pool or out of the lounge chairs to dance in the grass.
Games
Games help people to interact. Either they are participating in the game or filming their loved ones playing the game. Here are a few games that were played that I also recommend.
A hula hoop competition is a must. You can have winners for the number of hula hoops. Maybe the longest time hula hooping until it falls on the ground.
Multiple water balloon tosses are a great way to keep people cool off. The negative side is picking up the balloon trash. This game could be divided up by age groups as was today’s game. I was able to participate in the 12-year-olds and older division. My partner was a 7-year old that recruited me and she rocked the game.
Decorations
Fun watermelon balloons can be hung everywhere at the location. One could mix it up with regular balloons too.
Beverages
Non- Alcohol drinks available included milkshakes with different fillings, such as KitKat bars or Oreos. A must is to have lots of water available.
Alcohol drinks available included the following:
Muddled Watermelon Margarita – Tres Amigos Organic Silver Tequila, Simple Syrup, Orange Zest, Fresh Cubed Watermelon, Lime Juice
Cucumber Watermelon Martini – Ketel One Cucumber Vodka, Midori Watermelon Liquor, Splash of Lemonade
Watermelon Agua Fresca – Fresh Cut Watermelon, Agave Syrup, Fresh Lime Juice, Fresh Crushed Mint Leaves.
Watermelon
Lots and lots of watermelon should be available! Do you eat watermelon with salt? What about flavored salt?
National Watermelon Day
How did you celebrate National Watermelon Day?
How fun! I love watermelon and I use salt on mine. I just think it is better that way.
Was it David who carved out the watermelon flower? It looks like his work. Such a cool talent.
I will find out. It was done very well.
So much fun. I’d really like to try a few of those watermelon drinks.
They are creative with watermelon drinks.
I would sign up for this because I love watermelon!
You would enjoy it.
I just recently tried watermelon with salt and I really liked it! I think it brings out the flavor.
Us too.
That’s pretty interesting that there’s a whole celebration around Watermelon Day. Looks like fun!
Yes, it was.
Wow, you guys don’t mess around for National Watermelon Day! How fun! I don’t think I’d ever heard of the day until I read your post. It looks like a fun celebration!
It was a delicious celebration.
Well that’s just fun isn’t it? I love a whole day dedicated to a summer fruit!
What summer fruit would you celebrate?
I tried to celebrate! I have to watermelon too! Your post makes me wish I did. Great ideas!
Yay for Watermelon.
I had never heard about National Watermelon day but what a neat idea.
Now if they did a National Watermelon and Tequila day, you could make watermelon margarita’s. YUM! LOL
Yes, I would definitely addend for watermelon margarita.
How fun! And refreshing in the heat! Wonder why I haven’t heard of this, I am out there all the time
Add it to your calendar for next year.
What a fun day! If I had remembered National Watermelon Day I would have celebrated with a watermelon margarita!
A watermelon margarita! Yum!
I did not celebrate National Watermelon Day, because I had no idea that it existed! But it sounds like a worthwhile holiday for sure!
No worries, there is always next year. 🙂
I LOVE WATERMELON!!! And your photos are amazing! Thank you for sharing!
Yay for watermelon!
I never knew National Watermelon Day was a thing, but I love the fruit and great that it’s celebrated.
Fun to have a reason to celebrate.
I can’t believe I didn’t know it was national watermelon day! It’s my favorite. This looks like so much fun. Those drinks YUM!
It was a fun day and a fun theme.
That looks like so much fun! My daughter loves watermelon. Me too!
It was a good time.
This looks so fun. I love watermelon. We were down in NC a couple of weeks ago and they have the biggest, freshest melons you have ever seen. We would buy one and it would be gone the next day. I love watermelon in my salad too. Watermelon and feta is another favorite of mine.
I too like watermelon in a salad. I am going to try watermelon and feta. Sounds good.
I would love to try the watermelon margarita!! And that watermelon rose? Gorgeous!
I agree. The watermelon carving was amazing.
That is truly inspiring. Watermelon games, drinks, art…. who’da thunk right?