Earlier Timeline Aims to Improve Planning for 40th Anniversary Celebration WAYNE COUNTY N.C. — The North Carolina Pickle Festival is breaking with tradition this year, opening vendor applications three months earlier than usual as organizers prepare for the event’s 40th anniversary in 2026. Applications became available Monday, November 3, and will remain open through February…… read more »
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NC Pickle Festival Opens Vendor Applications Early for 2026 Event
38th Pickle Festival to be Held on Saturday
MOUNT OLIVE —Break out your pickle costumes, your pickleball paddles, and your pickle appetites. The 38th North Carolina Pickle Festival returns to downtown Mount Olive on Saturday.… read more »
NC Pickle Festival Announces Recipe Contest Winners
Have a hankering for pickle flavors away from the jar? Then these award-winning recipes might be for you. The North Carolina Pickle Festival announced the winners of its third-annual virtual recipe contest today. Among the four winning entries were recipes for pickle-flavored doughnuts, Salisbury steak, spring rolls, and a Bloody Mary. The festival was held…… read more »
NC Pickle Festival Draws Large Crowd
The NC Pickle Festival drew a large crowd on Saturday. All day people and vendors lined the streets of downtown Mount Olive. 2023 Pickle Eating Champion, Cole Lambert from Glen Daniel, West Virginia, for eating 13 PICKLES in 5 minutes.… read more »
Rides Run & Music Kick Off NC Pickle Festival
The clouds cleared for a night of fun in downtown Mount Olive at the NC Pickle Festival. The evening had one-price carnival rides, a 5K Cube Patch Glow Run, and a concert. Steel Country Band performed outside of Ribeye’s Restaurants for the crowd. Join all the fun of the NC Pickle Festival today until 6…… read more »
NC Pickle Fest Features In-Person & Virtual Events This Weekend
The North Carolina Pickle Festival goes virtual this weekend. The Pickle Fest was scaled back this year to keep folks safe during the ongoing pandemic. But there will still be plenty of events to “relish” in the Mount Olive area. The fun kicks off tonight, Friday, April 23, with a drive-in movie at the Town…… read more »
