Three Days of Festival Fun at 50th Hope Watermelon FestivalThis is always such a fun festival-with so many great events and activities going on. Of course, no Hope Watermelon Festival would be complete without watermelon by the slice and the Annual Watermelon Idol Competition, where the winner will perform Saturday night at 6:30 PM to kick off the evening. Live Music Takes Center Stage at Hope Watermelon Festival on SaturdayThis year's Golden Jubilee celebration will feature two fantastic performers on Saturday, August 8. Gretchen Wilson & Mae EstesCountry music artist and Hope native Mae Estes will take the stage at 7 PM, followed by Grammy Award-winning singer Gretchen Wilson at 8 PM. We talked with Christy Burns, the Hope Watermelon Festival Director, this morning about all the great things going on this year at the festival this weekend.