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Watermelon Festival 5K
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Watermelon Festival 5K

Tompkinsville, Kentucky, United States View on map
Aug 29, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
Running

About this race

H.A.M. Henderson Masonic Lodge will be hosting the Watermelon Festival 5K again. Join us for a fun, challenging race. This is a timed race and trophies will be given out. Money raised will be used towards the Kids Christmas fund. Please contact Shad Welch, 417-274-9096, shadwelch@me for signup information. To be guaranteed a t-shirt, register before Aug 23rd. 

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Running

Watermelon Festival 5K

There is a 1 mile course for the fun run/walk. We will have a 5k walk this year. Awards handed out for 1st, 2nd, 3rd overall in both male and female. The walkers will start at 8:00am with the runners starting at 8:15 am.

Aug 29, 2026 5K 8:00 AM
$25.00
Closed

Watermelon Festival Fun Run/Walk

This is a 1 mile route and will not be timed.

Aug 29, 2026 1.6K 8:00 AM
$10.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Tompkinsville, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 19.3° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 30.4°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 19.3° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 36.4°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
13.6
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
0.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
65.3%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on August 29, 2026 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on August 29, 2026 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
13h 03m

The sun rises at 6:11 AM and sets at 7:15 PM local time (CDT) in Tompkinsville on August 29, 2026 — 13h 03m of daylight.

Course

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  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 2 Tompkinsville events

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