65th Howell Melon Festival

The Howell Melon Festival turns 65 this year. This annual community tradition celebrates Howell’s agricultural roots with headline events like the Howell Melon Run, live music, and of course delicious Howell Melon Ice Cream.

Schedule:

8:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Melon Quest Scavenger Hunt at Downtown Howell
Melon Quest is a team scavenger hunt journey that will take place during the Melon Festival weekend! Your team will go on a scavenger hunt to complete the tasks and answer questions about the Howell businesses and the Melon Festival. Melon Quest will be run through the Goosechase app.

Cost: $15/team (Resident) / $20/team (Non-Resident)
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4:00 p.m - 7:00 p.m: Friends of the Howell Carnegie Library Booksale (Members Preview) at Howell Carnegie Library
The Friends of the Library will be selling memberships and doing renewals at the door. Most hardcovers are $1.00, most paperbacks are only $.50, and all children's books are only $.25. Special pricing on current books.

5:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m: Festival Tent at Festival Tent
The fun never stops in the Howell Melon Festival Tent. We'll be serving up cold beer, local wines and delicious food. Free admission into the tent all weekend long and all ages are welcome until 9:00 p.m. Drink tickets are Cash Only.

5:30 p.m - 7:30 p.m: Sporcle Trivia Night at Festival Tent
Join us for a night of Trivia at the Festival Tent. Beer and wine will be available for purchase (21 and Up Only). Your team must have a cellphone in order to participate. Cost: Free

8:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m: Live Music - Jason Harper at Festival Tent
Local musician Jason Harper will be performing live music from the Festival Tent Thursday evening.