The 80th annual Rush Springs Watermelon Festival kicks off August 9, with contests, crafts, live music, and a free watermelon ...

Rush Springs, Oklahoma is hosting its 80th annual Watermelon Festival on August 9th, featuring rodeos, a carnival, parade, ...

The 80th Annual Rush Springs Watermelon Festival is fast approaching. What began as a picnic in the 1940s in Rush Springs has ...

On this segment of community conversations, 7News anchor Haley Wilson went out in the field with Kylee Heston, the 2025 Rush Springs Watermelon Festival queen.

A new Watermelon Queen has been selected as the 80th anniversary of the Rush Springs Watermelon Festival draws near. Kylee Heston, a senior at Rush Springs High School, was selected in June to ...

RUSH SPRINGS, Okla. (KFOR) – Get ready for some sweet watermelon as the Watermelon Festival in Rush Springs, Oklahoma kicks off August 10 in Chickasaw country.

Rush Springs is abuzz with excitement as it prepares to host the 79th Annual Watermelon Festival this weekend. The cherished tradition, which has grown from a modest harvest celebration to a major ...

Rush Springs has held the festival since the 1940s, and it has become one of the most popular festivals in the state. The event draws about 20,000 to 30,000 visitors each year.

Another sweet weekend is happening in downtown Wichita Falls this Saturday at the Wichita Falls Farmers Market Association.

State Rep. Joe Dorman, D-Rush Springs, and 2011 Watermelon Queen Amanda Bewley served sliced watermelon at the state Capitol Wednesday to promote the 67th annual Rush Springs Watermelon Festival.

Watermelon exhibits, stage shows, a tiny tot's contest, carnival arts and a free watermelon feed are all on the agenda for the 78th annual Rush Springs Watermelon Festival on Saturday.