Join us for the 2026 Fire Ant Festival Pageant!
We’re excited to crown nine new queens who will help represent this year’s Fire Ant Festival on March 27–28, 2026. We hope to see all of our queens join us for the celebration.
Date: March 14, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM
Place: Turner County Civic Center
Address: 354 Lamar St Ashburn, GA 31714
Entry Fees
Early Bird (before 1/30): $100
Early Bird Sister Discount: $175
Regular Entry: $125
Regular Sister Discount: $200
Deadline to enter: March 10, 2026
Payments may be made by check to Watermelon Capital Queen Pageant, PayPal (kcard24@hotmail.com), or Venmo (@kristen-card). If using PayPal without “friends & family,” please add $5. Applications without fees are held for 24 hours before being discarded.
Admission into Pageant: $10 per person (contestants free). Ages 3 and under are free.
Age Divisions
- Baby 0–23 months
- Teeny 2–3
- Tiny 4–6
- Little 7–9
- Petite 10–12
- Junior 13–15
- Teen 16–18
- Miss 19–24
Attire & Rules
- Ages 0–9 compete naturally in Sunday best. No makeup, spray tans, or fake hair. Small stones or pearls are acceptable.
- Ages 10+ may wear makeup, spray tans, and extensions, and will compete in formal/pageant wear.
- Each division includes Best Smile, Best Hair, and Best Dress—already included in the entry fee.
Awards
Every contestant receives a tiara and t-shirt. Each division crowns a queen and two runner-ups. Optional winners receive medals. Queens receive a crown, sash, and trophy.
We’ll also crown an overall People’s Choice Queen. Votes are $1 each and can be placed in the lobby. Participation is optional. The winner receives a crown, sash, and trophy and may be asked to make appearances with our queens.
2025 Fire Ant Queens
Click to see the full gallery of images from the night!
