Nc Pickle Festival
Organization
Why pick this one
NC Pickle Festival organizes Mount Olive’s 40th annual pickle festival with contests, a 5K, live music, carnival rides, and free park-and-ride shuttles.
Best for
- Attending a pickle-themed community festival in Mount Olive
- Participating in a pickle eating contest
- Entering a pickle or pepper recipe contest
- Joining a community 5K or Tour de Pickle
- Finding family activities including carnival rides, a pickle train, and a children's costume contest
- Attending a festival with live music and beer, wine, and pickle-themed cocktails
Look elsewhere if
- Seeking a year-round service rather than an annual April festival
- Seeking a private event organizer unrelated to pickle-themed community events
Specialties
- pickle-themed festivals
- pickle eating contests
- recipe contests
- community 5K events
- costume contests
What makes them different
- The 2026 festival is the 40th Annual North Carolina Pickle Festival
- The festival includes a pickle eating contest with up to 20 contestants and a five-minute competition
- The 2026 schedule includes a Cuke Patch 5K, Tour de Pickle, live music, carnival rides, a classic tractor show, and a pickle train
- The festival provides free park-and-ride shuttles from 9 am to 6:30 pm on April 25, 2026
- The festival offers a Beer, Wine, Distillery Garden featuring R&R Brewing, Country Squire Winery, and Cape Fear Distillery
- Serves
- Mount Olive
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 123 N Center St, Mount Olive, NC 28365-1718
- Phone
- 19196583113
- Website
- https://ncpicklefest.org
Services
- festival organization
- live music programming
- food and beverage garden coordination
- carnival rides
- vendor coordination
- free park-and-ride shuttle coordination