27th Annual N.C. Pickle Festival Schedule of Events
Festival Main Day: Saturday, April 27
Download the Official N.C. Pickle Festival Map and Schedule of Events
NOTE: attractions and locations subject to change without notice.
| April 20 | 6 p.m. | N.C. Pickle Princess Pageant. Info: www.northcarolinapickleprincess.com | Mount Olive Historic Assembly Hall | |
| April 21 | 3 p.m. | 3rd annual Pickle Me Pink Tea Party. Tickets now on sale! | Mount Olive Historic Depot | |
| April 25 | 6:30-9 p.m. | Ribeyes Pickle Party on the Patio Wine Tasting, featuring Hinnant Family Vineyards, Duplin Winery, Country Squire Winery, and the NCPF’s own Pickle Pete Scuppernong! Tickets, $20 per person or $50 per couple (couple rate includes a complimentary bottle of Pickle Pete Scuppernong.) | Ribeyes Steakhouse, 211 N. Center Street | |
| April 26 | All Day | Mount Olive Chamber of Commerce: NCPF t-shirts, hats, afghans, baby items, posters, postcards | Center Street | |
| 5-9 p.m. | Carnival Midway: Pay One Price Rides ($10) | Corner of West Main & Chestnut Streets | ||
| 7 p.m. | Gates Open for Spare Change Concert | Mount Olive Airport, 227 Mount Olive Airport Rd. | ||
| 8-11:30 p.m. | Spare Change Concert. Tickets, $15 at the gate, $5 children 6- 12. Cornhole Tournament, $5 | Mount Olive Airport, 227 Mount Olive Airport Rd. | ||
| April 27 | All Day | FREE PICKLES – Mt. Olive Pickle Plaza | Mt. Olive Pickle Booth / Center Street | |
| Carnival Rides | Corner of Main & Chestnut Streets | |||
| Pickle Festival Headquarters: NCPF t-shirts, hats, afghans, baby items, posters, postcards | Center Street | |||
| Water Wars Messenger Animal Alley | Behind the Chamber | |||
| Live Entertainment – GoldsboroDailyNews.com Main Stage | Center Street | |||
| Mechanical Bull Rides Argus Adventure Zone | Behind the Chamber | |||
| Rock Wall & Bungee Jump Argus Adventure Zone | Behind the Chamber | |||
| Gyroscope, Sumo Wrestling Argus Adventure Zone | Behind the Chamber | |||
| Ronald McDonald, Ollie Q. Cumber, MOC Trojan, Andy Man, JP Butterball, Mr. Piggly Wiggly | ||||
| Pickle Derby - Tri-County EMC Children’s Area | Corner of West Main & Chestnut | |||
| Friends of the Library Book Sale – Steele Library | Corner of Chestnut & James | |||
| Pickle Packing Production Challenge – Mt. Olive Pickle Plaza | Center Street | |||
| Lou the Clown | ||||
| David John Aaron Long Historical Museum | East Main Street | |||
| Jingles the Clown | Center Street | |||
| Sopey A Clown – Tri-County EMC Children’s Area | Corner of West Main & Chestnut | |||
| Pack a Pickle Pal - Tri-County EMC Children’s Area | Corner of West Main & Chestnut | |||
| The Almost Amazing Rex the Clown | South Center Street | |||
| Camel Rides, Pony Rides Messenger Animal Alley | Behind the Chamber | |||
| Pickle Packing Production Challenge – Mt. Olive Pickle Plaza | Center Street | |||
| N.C. Pickle Princesses – Mount Olive Tribune Dancers Stage | North Center Street | |||
| Tri-County EMC Children’s Area | Corner West Main & Chestnut | |||
| Antique Tractor Show | West James Street | |||
| April 27 | 8 a.m. | Cuke Patch 5K Race Presented by MO Parks & Recreation | Kornegay Arena Parking Lot, Mount Olive College | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Tour de Pickle Bike Ride | Mt. Olive Pickle Distribution Center | ||
| 9:30-5:30 | FREE SHUTTLE to downtown | Kornegay Arena Parking Lot, Mount Olive College | ||
| 10:35, 12:35, 2:35 | Circus Stella! Three shows throughout the day. | Corner of South Center & Pollock Street | ||
| 10:30 | Naturalization Ceremony Mount Olive Tribune Dancers Stage | North Center Street | ||
| 9 a.m. | HOG/GWRRA Motorcycles until 4 p.m. | Center Street | ||
| 9 a.m. | Wayne County Cruisers Car Show until 4 p.m. | Center Street | ||
| Noon | Big A Challenge | Center Street | ||
| 2:00-2:45 | Feats of Strength (near Carnival Rides) | Corner of West Main & Chestnut Streets | ||
| 10-4 p.m. | Hospitality Suite for Festival Sponsors | Kommunicate Plus, Center Street | ||
| 10-5 p.m. | NCPF Student Pickle Art & Seniors Art Shows | Mount Olive Historic Depot | ||
| 10-5 p.m. | Tickled Pickle Poetry Contest display | Mount Olive Historic Depot | ||
| 12-1 p.m. | Costumed Characters available together for photographs Tri-County EMC Children’s Area | Corner of West Main & Chestnut | ||
| April 28 | 6 p.m. | N.C. Pickle Festival Praise & Worship Service featuring Mount Olive College’s Free Spirit Presented by Mount Olive Ministerial Association | Mount Olive First Pentecostal Holiness Church |