Meet the Watermelon Queen!
Appearances and Events

From festival stages and county field days to classrooms and the halls of the General Assembly — this is where to find her.

Next stop 31 Oct
2026 Johnny Mac Wells Smokehouse Ribeye Cook Off Competition Mt. Olive, NC The full calendar
  1. Book the Queen Sharon Rogers · 336-583-9630
    ncwatermelonqueen@gmail.com

Still to Come

  1. 31 Oct
    In 8 days Festivals & events

    Johnny Mac Wells Smokehouse Ribeye Cook Off Competition

    October 31, 2026

    Mt. Olive, NC

  2. 5 Nov
    In 13 days Conventions & tours

    Texas Watermelon Association Convention

    November 5-6, 2026

    Fort Worth, TX

  3. 15 Jan
    In 3 months Conventions & tours

    SC Watermelon Association Convention

    January 15-17, 2027

    Hilton Head, SC

  4. 25 Feb
    In 4 months Conventions & tours

    NWA Convention

    February 25 - 28, 2027

    Las Vegas, NV

Month by Month

  • Festivals & events
  • Stores & markets
  • Schools & youth
  • Farms & field days
  • Conventions & tours
  1. Feb 2026 1 stop
    • 13 North Carolina Watermelon Association Convention Wrightsville Beach, NC
  2. Mar 2026 3 stops
    • 13 National Watermelon Promotion Board Queen Training Orlando, FL
    • 21 Sampson County AG Day Sampson Community College - Clinton, NC
    • 27 Cooper River Bridge Run & Expo Charleston, SC
  3. Apr 2026 3 stops
    • 16 Ingles Market - Taste of Local Waynesville, NC
    • 18 Deans Farm Market Strawberry Pageant Wilson, NC
    • 23 Fort Bragg Commissary Promotion Fort Bragg
  4. May 2026 13 stops
    • 2 Roots & Routes 5K Run for Ripe Revival Rocky Mount, NC
    • 5 Ken Tart Photo Session Benson, NC
    • 7 NC Welcome Center I-85 Norlina, NC
    • 12 HM Clause Farm Tour & Trial Edenton, NC
    • 15 Wayne Country Day School Goldsboro, NC
    • 15 Wayne Community College Pre School Goldsboro, NC
    • 16 Got to be NC Festival Raleigh, NC
    • 18 Shawboro Elementary School Currituck, NC
    • 19 School Program Tyner, NC
    • 22 TrackHouse Racing - Fan Day Concord, NC
    • 22 Craftsman Truck Series Race - Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, NC
    • 23 Food Lion in store promotion Concord, NC
    • 28 Seedway Farm Tours Eastern NC
  5. Jun 2026 9 stops
    • 8 International Fresh Produce Assoc. Washington Conference Washington, DC
    • 17 NCSU - NC Farm Bureau - Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders Raleigh, NC
    • 17 Harris Teeter in store promotion Raleigh, NC
    • 17 Fun Farmers Academy - Rockingham Co FFA Reidsville, NC
    • 18 Mt Olive University - NC Farm Bureau - Institute for Future Ag Leaders Princeton, NC
    • 19 Ingles Store Grand Opening Fletcher, NC
    • 23 NC FFA State Convention Raleigh, NC
    • 27 Harris Teeter In Store promotion Charlotte, NC
    • 28 Charlotte Farmers Market - Watermelon Day Charlotte, NC
  6. Jul 2026 13 stops
    • 3 Harris Teeter in store promotion New Bern, NC
    • 4 July 4th Parade and Celebration Edenton, NC
    • 9 North Carolina State 4-H Horse Show Raleigh, NC
    • 9 Deans Farm Market Watermelon Camp Wilson, NC
    • 15 Food Lion Corporate Office Watermelon Day Salisbury, NC
    • 16 Ingles Market - Taste of Local Fletcher, NC
    • 16 Ingles Market - Taste of Local Asheville, NC
    • 21 National Watermelon Queen NC Tour North Carolina
    • 23 State Farmers Market - Watermelon Day Raleigh, NC
    • 24 Piedmont Triad Farmers Market - Watermelon Day Greensboro, NC
    • 25 Fair Bluff Watermelon Festival Fair Bluff, NC
    • 30 North Carolina Watermelon Festival Murfreesboro, NC
    • 30 Wilson Warbirds - NC Home Grown Night Wilson, NC
  7. Aug 2026 4 stops
    • 3 MarDel Queen Tour Maryland & Delaware
    • 8 Midtown Farmers Market Watermelon Day Raleigh, NC
    • 13 STAR TV interview for the "We Should Know" show Clinton, NC
    • 22 Winterville Watermelon Festival Winterville, NC
  8. Sep 2026 3 stops
    • 3 NCSU CALS SHINE Poster Presentation Raleigh, NC
    • 19 NCSU CALS - Wolfpack Harvest Raleigh, NC
    • 26 Harris Teeter In Store promotion Charlotte, NC
  9. Oct 2026 This month
    • 3 Johnston County 4-H Pageant Smithfield, NC
    • 8 Niece Motorsports Fan Day with Ross Chastain Salisbury, NC
    • 9 Southern Nash High School FFA Ag Night Bailey, NC
    • 10 Harris Teeter in store promotion Charlotte, NC
    • 16 NC State Fair Raleigh, NC
    • 31 Johnny Mac Wells Smokehouse Ribeye Cook Off Competition Mt. Olive, NC
  10. Nov 2026 1 stop
    • 5 Texas Watermelon Association Convention Fort Worth, TX
  11. Dec 2026
    The vines are resting this month. No stops booked yet
  12. Jan 2027 1 stop
    • 15 SC Watermelon Association Convention Hilton Head, SC
  13. Feb 2027 1 stop
    • 25 NWA Convention Las Vegas, NV