About the town » Cave City, Sharp County, Arkansas, United States

Cave City is a city in Independence and Sharp counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The population was 1,904 at the 2010 census. The city was named for a large cave underneath the Crystal River Tourist Camp, which is the oldest motor court in Arkansas. Cave City is known for its award-winning "world's sweetest" watermelons and holds an annual watermelon festival in August. The festival is well known for backing up unsuspecting traffic for hours when the parade begins on Saturday morning of the event. Cave City was the home of the controversial newspaper editor Joseph H. Weston, whose Sharp Citizen forced a major change in Arkansas libel law.