Fri, Jul 5 at 2:00pm
- Sat, Jul 6 at 3:00pm
Downtown Jonesborough, TN
Jonesborough Days Festival will offer a MoonPie eating contest and a watermelon social during this year’s event.
Jonesborough hosts the 6th Annual MoonPie Eating Contest on Friday, July 5 at 2 p.m. in front of the Washington County Courthouse in downtown Jonesborough. There will be three categories including: 8 and under, 9 to 15 years and adult. Contestants will be challenged to see who can finish their MoonPies the fastest. Registration is free and begins at 1:30 p.m. in front of the Washington County Courthouse, space is limited. The winners of each category will receive free MoonPies for a year.
Ingles Market will host a Watermelon Social on Saturday, July 6 at 2 p.m. in front of the Washington County Courthouse in downtown Jonesborough. Free watermelon will be provided until it is gone.
For more information about these and other activities during the festival, please visit Jonesborough.com/jbodays or Jonesborough Days on Facebook.
About Town of Jonesborough: A unique 18th century town nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of Northeast Tennessee, Jonesborough’s natural beauty, charming architecture, and storytelling heritage have attracted visitors worldwide. Stay a day, a week or forever, and create your own stories in beautiful Historic Jonesborough. Visit www.jonesboroughtn.org for more information.