2026 Beauregard Watermelon Festival Pageant

👑🍉 Join Us for the 2026 Beauregard Watermelon Festival Pageant! 🍉👑
Celebrate as we crown our queens who will represent the festival and community during the upcoming festival!

📅 Date & Time:

Saturday, May 9, 2026

• Morning Pageant Registration: 8:00 AM
• Morning Competition Begins: 10:00 AM
• Afternoon Pageant Registration: 2:00 PM
• Afternoon Competition Begins: 4:00 PM

📍 Location:

Beauregard Parish Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall – DeRidder, Louisiana

✨ Entry Fee:

$75
Deadline to Enter: May 1, 2026
Late entries after this date will incur a $25 late fee. No door entries will be accepted.
🔗 Register Here!

👗 Contestant Divisions:

Morning Pageant (Watermelon Attire):

• 0–6 Months
• 7–11 Months
• 12–17 Months
• 18–23 Months
• 2 Years
• 3 Years
• 4–5 Years
• 6–7 Years
• 8–10 Years

Afternoon Pageant (Traditional Pageant Gowns):

• Deb Miss (11–12)
• Junior Miss (13–14)
• Teen Miss (15–16)
• Miss (17–23)
• Ms. (24 & Up)
  Teen Miss and Miss contestants will also have interviews starting at 2:15 PM.

🏆 Awards:

Festival Queens Receive:

• A Custom Crown
• A Monogrammed Banner

Princess awards will be presented in the 0–10 year divisions. Side awards include:

• Best Fashion
• Prettiest Hair
• Most Beautiful
• Prettiest Eyes
• Best Smile
• Photogenic

📸 Photogenic Competition:

Each division will have a Photogenic Winner.
Photos must:

• Be no larger than 8×10
• Be labeled on the back with name, age, and division
• Be brought the day of the pageant

🎟 Admission:

• $5 per person (ages 5 and up)
• Children 4 and under are free
  (Contestants do not pay admission.)

🎉 The winners will represent the festival at the 21st Annual Beauregard Watermelon Festival:

🍉 Dates: May 21–23, 2026
📍 Location: Beauregard Parish Fairgrounds

Join us for a fun-filled day as we crown the next queen to represent the sweetness of our community! 👑🍉

📍 Address:

528 West Dr, Deridder, LA 70634-3418, United States
🔗 Event Link