Children with festive face-paint, merchants with summer sales, melon juice drinks, and men in fez? They may seem out of place, but the Shriners are old favorites at the Watermelon Festival. Each year the Shriners sell watermelons donated by Publix Super Markets with the proceeds benefiting the various Masonic Charities that the Shriners are involved with.

Everything is about the watermelon! The Shriners will have five units of Shriners selling watermelon by the bowl for $1 and will be out in force. Look for the men in red fez’ on the north side of Cary Street, who are supporting our local community in need by selling slices of sweet, red watermelon.