Meet the Watermelon Queen!
Appearances and Events

From festival stages and county field days to classrooms and the halls of the General Assembly — this is where to find her.

Next stop 3 Oct
2026 Johnston County 4-H Pageant Smithfield, NC The full calendar
  1. Book the Queen Sharon Rogers · 336-583-9630
    ncwatermelonqueen@gmail.com

Still to Come

  1. 3 Oct
    In 3 days Schools & youth

    Johnston County 4-H Pageant

    October 3, 2026

    Smithfield, NC

  2. 8 Oct
    In 8 days Festivals & events

    Niece Motorsports Fan Day with Ross Chastain

    October 8, 2026

    Salisbury, NC

  3. 9 Oct
    In 9 days Schools & youth

    Southern Nash High School FFA Ag Night

    October 9, 2026

    Bailey, NC

  4. 10 Oct
    In 10 days Stores & markets

    Harris Teeter in store promotion

    October 10, 2026

    Charlotte, NC

  5. 16 Oct
    In 2 weeks Festivals & events

    NC State Fair

    October 16, 2026

    Raleigh, NC

  6. 31 Oct
    In 4 weeks Festivals & events

    Johnny Mac Wells Smokehouse Ribeye Cook Off Competition

    October 31, 2026

    Mt. Olive, NC

  7. 5 Nov
    In 5 weeks Conventions & tours

    Texas Watermelon Association Convention

    November 5-6, 2026

    Fort Worth, TX

  8. 15 Jan
    In 4 months Conventions & tours

    SC Watermelon Association Convention

    January 15-17, 2027

    Hilton Head, SC

  9. 25 Feb
    In 5 months Conventions & tours

    NWA Convention

    February 25 - 28, 2027

    Las Vegas, NV

Month by Month

  • Festivals & events
  • Stores & markets
  • Schools & youth
  • Farms & field days
  • Conventions & tours
  1. Feb 2026 1 stop
    • 13 North Carolina Watermelon Association Convention Wrightsville Beach, NC
  2. Mar 2026 3 stops
    • 13 National Watermelon Promotion Board Queen Training Orlando, FL
    • 21 Sampson County AG Day Sampson Community College - Clinton, NC
    • 27 Cooper River Bridge Run & Expo Charleston, SC
  3. Apr 2026 3 stops
    • 16 Ingles Market - Taste of Local Waynesville, NC
    • 18 Deans Farm Market Strawberry Pageant Wilson, NC
    • 23 Fort Bragg Commissary Promotion Fort Bragg
  4. May 2026 13 stops
    • 2 Roots & Routes 5K Run for Ripe Revival Rocky Mount, NC
    • 5 Ken Tart Photo Session Benson, NC
    • 7 NC Welcome Center I-85 Norlina, NC
    • 12 HM Clause Farm Tour & Trial Edenton, NC
    • 15 Wayne Country Day School Goldsboro, NC
    • 15 Wayne Community College Pre School Goldsboro, NC
    • 16 Got to be NC Festival Raleigh, NC
    • 18 Shawboro Elementary School Currituck, NC
    • 19 School Program Tyner, NC
    • 22 TrackHouse Racing - Fan Day Concord, NC
    • 22 Craftsman Truck Series Race - Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, NC
    • 23 Food Lion in store promotion Concord, NC
    • 28 Seedway Farm Tours Eastern NC
  5. Jun 2026 9 stops
    • 8 International Fresh Produce Assoc. Washington Conference Washington, DC
    • 17 NCSU - NC Farm Bureau - Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders Raleigh, NC
    • 17 Harris Teeter in store promotion Raleigh, NC
    • 17 Fun Farmers Academy - Rockingham Co FFA Reidsville, NC
    • 18 Mt Olive University - NC Farm Bureau - Institute for Future Ag Leaders Princeton, NC
    • 19 Ingles Store Grand Opening Fletcher, NC
    • 23 NC FFA State Convention Raleigh, NC
    • 27 Harris Teeter In Store promotion Charlotte, NC
    • 28 Charlotte Farmers Market - Watermelon Day Charlotte, NC
  6. Jul 2026 13 stops
    • 3 Harris Teeter in store promotion New Bern, NC
    • 4 July 4th Parade and Celebration Edenton, NC
    • 9 North Carolina State 4-H Horse Show Raleigh, NC
    • 9 Deans Farm Market Watermelon Camp Wilson, NC
    • 15 Food Lion Corporate Office Watermelon Day Salisbury, NC
    • 16 Ingles Market - Taste of Local Fletcher, NC
    • 16 Ingles Market - Taste of Local Asheville, NC
    • 21 National Watermelon Queen NC Tour North Carolina
    • 23 State Farmers Market - Watermelon Day Raleigh, NC
    • 24 Piedmont Triad Farmers Market - Watermelon Day Greensboro, NC
    • 25 Fair Bluff Watermelon Festival Fair Bluff, NC
    • 30 North Carolina Watermelon Festival Murfreesboro, NC
    • 30 Wilson Warbirds - NC Home Grown Night Wilson, NC
  7. Aug 2026 4 stops
    • 3 MarDel Queen Tour Maryland & Delaware
    • 8 Midtown Farmers Market Watermelon Day Raleigh, NC
    • 13 STAR TV interview for the "We Should Know" show Clinton, NC
    • 22 Winterville Watermelon Festival Winterville, NC
  8. Sep 2026 This month
    • 3 NCSU CALS SHINE Poster Presentation Raleigh, NC
    • 19 NCSU CALS - Wolfpack Harvest Raleigh, NC
    • 26 Harris Teeter In Store promotion Charlotte, NC
  9. Oct 2026 6 stops
    • 3 Johnston County 4-H Pageant Smithfield, NC
    • 8 Niece Motorsports Fan Day with Ross Chastain Salisbury, NC
    • 9 Southern Nash High School FFA Ag Night Bailey, NC
    • 10 Harris Teeter in store promotion Charlotte, NC
    • 16 NC State Fair Raleigh, NC
    • 31 Johnny Mac Wells Smokehouse Ribeye Cook Off Competition Mt. Olive, NC
  10. Nov 2026 1 stop
    • 5 Texas Watermelon Association Convention Fort Worth, TX
  11. Dec 2026
    The vines are resting this month. No stops booked yet
  12. Jan 2027 1 stop
    • 15 SC Watermelon Association Convention Hilton Head, SC
  13. Feb 2027 1 stop
    • 25 NWA Convention Las Vegas, NV