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| Kamyshin Watermelon Festival | |
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| Genre | Entertainment |
| Dates | End of August |
| Location(s) | Kamyshin, Volgograd Oblast, Russia |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Website | arbuzfest.ru |
The Kamyshin Watermelon Festival (Russian: Камышинский арбузный фестиваль) is an annual Russian entertainment festival held in the city of Kamyshin in the Volgograd Oblast. Similar, to the Moscow City Day celebrations, the festival is held on the city's birthday in late August and honors the city's claim to fame – Watermelons, of which it officially known to be the country's watermelon capital. The festival revolves around a historical event that occurred in 1722, when Peter the Great visited the city which was, at that time named Dmitrievsk. During the visit, he exclaimed “Very good fruit!” after eating a local watermelon. Concerts, exhibitions and sales are organized in every town square all day long, including a huge civilian parade which includes marching bands and giant floats.[1][2][3]
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^ "Russia's offbeat capitals: Famous for matches, watermelons, balloons and goats". www.rbth.com.
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