Major Sponsors & Corporate Partners |
 |
 |
 |
| Corporate Partners |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Sponsors |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Chinchilla Melon Festival
17 - 20 February 2011
MELON FEEDBACK!
You have Skied, Bungied, Slipped, Slided, Spat and (hopefully) enjoyed what we had to offer.
Now its time to tell us what you thought of our iconic festival!
The good the bad and the ugly, we want it all, as it can only be a festival for the people that way!
Please submit your input melonfestival@bigpond.com
If you've never seen anyone split open 40 watermelons in 60 seconds using nothing but, well... their own melon, you should probably come to the Chinchilla Melon Festival for one heck of a good laugh.
Known as the ‘Melon Capital’ of Australia, Chinchilla produces a quarter of Australia’s melons and celebrates the fact biennially in February. Join with the locals for some hilarious fun and festivities as events, such as melon skiing, melon iron man, melon bungee, melon bullseye, pip spitting and melon tossing, get into full throw.
There’s back-to-back entertainment for the whole family with markets, a street parade, arts and crafts, a poets breakfast, luncheons, free concerts, and loads more over the week. So pull on some old clothes and take to the streets that are awash with melon mayhem. But be warned. You might end up in a very sticky situation.
Take a look at the final program which is guaranteed to please. Some of the excitement to look forward to include:
- The ever-popular Melon Skiing;
- Melon Dash for Cash;
- Melon Bungee;
- Melon Bullseye;
- Melon Ball Games;
- Chariot Race;
- Melon Ironman;
- Pip Spitting Competition;
- 20/20 Cricket Match;
- Ready Melon Cook;
- Melon Idol;
- Art & Craft Competition;
- Bob the Builder performing for the kids; and
- Beccy Cole performing at the FREE Family Concert.
The big news from the last festival was that John Allwood broke 40 melons with his head in one minute for the Guinness World Record (previous was 36). The Reuters video footage can be viewed below.
Will John be able to break his own record in 2009? In any case, the 2009 Chinchilla Melon Festival promises to be Chinchilla's most successful yet! We look forward to seeing you there.