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August 8-10 Hope The first iterations of this festival began in the 1920s, and the Hope Watermelon Festival in its current form was founded 50 years later. Today, the eventj offers a three-day schedule, including the Watermelon Olympics, a seed-spitting contest, and watermelons for sale—whole and by the slice. Don’t miss a concert by headliner…