2026 Texas Watermelon Queen set to visit two Lubbock Market Street locations - fox34.com

The United Family is hosting the visits at the Market Street stores as part of Hill's tour promoting the Texas watermelon industry. She was crowned at the Texas Watermelon Association's annual convention and now serves as the ambassador for growers across the state, talking up the value and sweetness of Texas-grown watermelons wherever she goes.

Hill called the title one of the greatest honors of her life. The Lubbock stop is free, with no ticket or sign-up needed based on what United Family has shared so far, offering shoppers a quick bit of small-town spectacle during a regular grocery run. Anyone curious about how a watermelon queen gets picked can swing by either location that weekend to find out and see the crown for themselves.

It says something about Texas that watermelons get their own queen and a statewide tour, and this weekend she is working the produce aisles of Lubbock.