Thurston Watermelon Days

04/16/2026

Big news for Thurston! 🎉

We’re shaking things up this year—Thurston Watermelon Days will now be held August 14th–15th! (Friday-Saturday)

We’ve moved the dates to a different weekend than the Cuming County Fair so we can hopefully see even more of you there! 🍉

Join us for a fun-filled celebration and great community vibes!

This is just a little teaser… 👀
Stay tuned for more details on everything we have planned—you won’t want to miss it!

03/04/2026

Yum!

Come join us next Friday for a community FISH FRY!!

12/01/2025

DATE CHANGE:

MARK YOUR CALENDARS for AUGUST 14th, 15th and 16th 2026. Stay tuned for more information.

08/31/2025

Thank you everyone who joined in our poker run! It was a blast and we raised money for our celebration!

08/29/2025

Rain or shine! Tomorrow’s the day!

08/22/2025

Perfect weather next weekend for the poker run! Join us for some fun and raising funds to continue our celebration 🍉

08/19/2025

What: 1st Annual Thurston Volunteer
Fire Department Poker Run
Where: starts at Chopper's Bar in
Thurston
When: Saturday, September 6th
Registration: 9:30-10:30am
Kickstand up: 11am
$20 rider/$10 passenger
Dinner included with entry

ALL VEHICLES WELCOME 🏍 🚗 🚚🛻 🚜

All proceeds will be going towards the purchase of a new deluge gun for the fire truck.

08/11/2025

There is more fun to be had! In just under 3 weeks, we will host our third annual poker run! Join in on the fun!

08/11/2025

We all just want to thank everyone for making the weekend so special. Shout out to the few below.
We couldn’t have done this without the support of all of you! Especially thank everyone that joined in on the parade. This was such a fun weekend. Keep an eye out for details on next year!
-The Watermelon Days committee

08/11/2025