The California Watermelon Festival started in the early '60s in Sunland-Tujunga Park, CA. At that time, it was called the "Lions Club" Sunland-Tujunga Watermelon Festival. It was hosted there until the park became too small for the event. Eventually, management moved it to the Pasadena Rose Bowl one year and Santa Anita Park another year. Ultimately, the event was relocated to Hansen Dam Soccer Fields, which offered a cooler and more centralized location accessible from Antelope Valley, San Fernando Valley, and Los Angeles County.
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