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Monroe County Watermelon Festival brings more than 10,000 people to
Tompkinsville on the Saturday before Labor Day each year. Featured are
a Parade, Arts and Crafts Fair, 5-K and Fun Runs, Quilt Show, Art Show,
Cruise-in, watermelon-related contests and a street dance at night.Fountain Run hosts a Barbecue Festival on the third Saturday in May, with activities including a Parade, Fun Runs, Quilt Show and a Talent Show. Barbecue, of course, is the featured food. The county’s newest festival is the Gamaliel Autumn Fest on the fourth Saturday in September. Special features include a Bed Race, Dog Show, Quilt Show and Car Show. All three festivals offer food, live entertainment, games, a variety of booths and old-fashioned pickin’ and singin’. Other Annual Events
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20 Things To Do
- Sample Monroe County’s famous B-B-Q at several locations.
- Golf 18 holes at the beautiful Hidden Hills Country Club.
- Trace your heritage at the Court House, Public Library or more than 200 cemeteries.
- Ride the free ferry across the Cumberland River.
- Have a picnic at one of our four parks (Tompkinsville, Gamaliel and Fountain Run City Parks and Old Mulkey State Shrine).
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