Newell Watermelon Days

08/11/2026

Photos courtesy of Brenda Nieland Shank. Thank you so much for capturing these moments!

08/10/2026

08/10/2026

🍉 We want your feedback! 🍉

Did you attend Watermelon Days this year? Take a few minutes to fill out our survey and let us know what you loved, what we can improve, and what you’d like to see next year!

📝 Survey:

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Your feedback helps us make Watermelon Days even better! 🍉

Thank you for attending our Newell Watermelon Days celebration. We hope you had as much fun attending as we did organizing it. We want to hear your feedback so we can keep improving. Please fill out this quick survey and let us know your thoughts (your answers will be anonymous).

08/10/2026

🍉 That’s a wrap on Newell Watermelon Days 2026! 🍉

On behalf of the entire Watermelon Days Committee, THANK YOU to the Newell community and everyone who helped make this year such a success! ❤️

We are so grateful for your support, participation, volunteering, donations, sponsorships, and all the smiles and memories made throughout the weekend. It truly takes a community to make Watermelon Days happen, and we couldn’t do it without you!

We’re already looking forward to Newell Watermelon Days 2027! 🎉🍉

We’d love to hear from you! Be on the lookout for event surveys coming soon. Your feedback helps us make future Watermelon Days even better!

Thank you again for supporting Newell Watermelon Days!
Until next year… 🍉💚

See you in 2027! 🎉

**If you have any photos from this weekend, please feel free to share!**

08/09/2026

Drawings!

08/09/2026

Just a friendly reminder we will be announcing basket raffle and 50/50 raffle winners along with silent auction winners at 12pm in the upstairs of Allee building. Please stay tuned for pick up instructions. All are welcome to join us for the drawing.

We will be going live for the drawing.

08/09/2026

08/09/2026

Hello friends! Thank you so much for such a successful Watermelon Days! We wanted to remind you of a few things for tomorrow.

1-5k starts at 7 am at the park $10 entry fee

2-car show registration begins at 8 am. Set up in front of the Community Garden $10 registration.+

3-pancake breakfast 8-11 at the Allee building. Sponsored by The American Legion. Free will donation.

4-church service in the north lawn of the Allee Building at 10am. Please bring your lawn chairs and a non-perishable food item for the Newell Food Pantry.

5-Raffle Basket/Silent Auction & 50/50 ends at 10 am. Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. Winners announced at noon. You dont need to be present to win.