Texas Watermelon Association Convention

When:
November 11-13, 2021

Where: 
Embassy Suites McAllen/Convention Center
800 Convention Center Blvd, McAllen, TX 78501
(956) 688-8329
 
The special room rate will be available until October 26th or until the group block is sold-out, whichever comes first. RESERVE YOUR ROOM HERE.

CONVENTION REGISTRATION HERE

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11:

  • 4:00 – 6:00 PM:
    • BOOTH SET UP
  • 7:00 – 11:00 PM:
    • PRESIDENTS RECEPTION:
      • TOP GOLF, PHARR, TEXAS

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12: (EMBASSY)

  • 7:30 AM:
    • BREAKFAST STARTS
  • 8:00 AM:
    • WELCOME
    • SPEAKERS
  • 12:00 PM:
    • LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
  • 4:00 PM: (SAFARI THEME – WEAR ANIMAL PRINT, SAFARI OUTFIT, OR DRESS LIKE AN ANIMAL)
    • SEED SPIT AND COCKTAILS
  • 6:00 PM:
    • DINNER
    • AUCTION
    • DANCE

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13: (EMBASSY)

  • 7:30 AM:
    • BREAKFAST STARTS
  • 8:00 AM:
    • QUEEN SPEECHES
    • JASON HANSELMAN (NWPB
    • QUEEN PROMOTIONAL WEAR
  • 10:30 AM:
    • PAST PRESIDENT MEETING
  • 11:00 AM:
    • BOARD MEETING
  • 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM:
    • LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
    • EXHIBIT BREAKDOWN
  • 5:00 PM:
    • COCKTAIL HOUR
  • 6:00 PM:
    • BANQUET

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FACTOIDS

Texas Agriculture Matters! Texas watermelons contribute almost $90 million annually to our state’s economy. Grown on farms stretching from the Rio Grande Valley up to the High Plains and from East Texas to the Trans-Pecos, watermelons nourish Texans and the Texas economy – enabling our producers and state to continue to be recognized leaders in the global marketplace.

– Sid Miller, Agriculture Commissioner

The first recorded watermelon harvest occurred nearly 5,000 years ago in Egypt.

Over 1,200 varieties of watermelons are grown worldwide in 96 countries.

Watermelons are 92% water.

Watermelon's official name is Citrullus Lanatus of the botanical family Curcurbitaceae. It is cousins to cucumbers, pumpkins and squash.

By weight, watermelon is the most-consumed melon in the U.S., followed by cantaloupe and honeydew.

Early explorers used watermelons as canteens.

The first cookbook published in the U.S. in 1776 contained a recipe for watermelon rind pickles.

In 1990, Bill Carson of Arrington, TN grew the largest watermelon at 262 pounds that is still on the record books (1998 ed. Guinness Book of World Records).

TEXAS IS ONE OF THE TOP FOUR WATERMELON PRODUCERS IN THE COUNTRY, GROWING 15% OF THE TOTAL DOMESTIC CROP. LAST YEAR, TEXAS PRODUCED OVER 600 MILLION LBS OF WATERMELON.