2026 North Carolina Pickle Festival

We invite you to participate as a commercial Food vendor at the 40th annual N.C. Pickle Festival, Saturday, April 25, 2026. Our operating hours this year will be 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Our 2025 festival was attended by 22,600 people, compared to an all-time high of 30,500 people in 2024, as verified by Place AI. The application deadline is February 1, 2026. We will make decisions and notify all vendors by February 15, 2026.  All food vendors are required to prepare and sell at least one pickle-themed food item on their menus.

We invite you to participate as a Commercial vendor at the 40th annual N.C. Pickle Festival, Saturday, April 25, 2026. Our operating hours this year will be 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.  Our 2025 festival was attended by 22,600 people, compared to an all-time high of 30,500 people in 2024, as verified by Place AI. The application deadline is February 1, 2026. We will make decisions and notify all vendors by February 15, 2026.

We invite you to participate as an Arts and Crafts vendor at the 40th annual N.C. Pickle Festival, Saturday, April 25, 2026. Our operating hours this year will be 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Our 2025 festival was attended by 22,600 people, compared to an all-time high of 30,500 people in 2024, as verified by Place AI. The application deadline is February 1, 2026. We will make decisions and notify all vendors by February 15, 2026.

We invite you to participate as a Home-Based Consultant vendor at the 40th annual N.C. Pickle Festival, Saturday, April 25, 2026. Our operating hours this year will be 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Our 2025 festival was attended by 22,600 people, compared to an all-time high of 30,500 people in 2024, as verified by Place AI. The application deadline is February 1, 2026. We will make decisions and notify all vendors by February 15, 2026.

We invite you to participate as an Information vendor at the 40th annual N.C. Pickle Festival, Saturday, April 25, 2026. Our operating hours this year will be 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Our 2025 festival was attended by 22,600 people, compared to an all-time high of 30,500 people in 2024, as verified by Place AI. The application deadline is February 1, 2026. We will make decisions and notify all vendors by February 15, 2026.

We invite you to participate as a Non-Profit vendor at the 40th annual N.C. Pickle Festival, Saturday, April 25, 2026. Our operating hours this year will be 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Our 2025 festival was attended by 22,600 people, compared to an all-time high of 30,500 people in 2024, as verified by Place AI. The application deadline is February 1, 2026. We will make decisions and notify all vendors by February 15, 2026.

Choose one of two NEW routes through picturesque Wayne County and beyond, with SAG stops throughout. All routes  (29 miles and a full metric century 100k/64 miles) are on hard surface country roads. Inline skaters welcome!

This year's event will include 3 fully stocked aid stations serving water, Gatorade, snacks, PB&J and of course, Mt. Olive Real DILL Pickle Juice!  There will be SAG support with a master mechanic, jars of pickles for every participant and commemorative t-shirts celebrating the 40th Annual NC Pickle Festival and Mt. Olive Pickle's 100th Anniversary!

The event is coordinated this year by The Salty Turtle Cycling Club (a huge thanks to Haydn Frost and The Salty Turtle Cycling Club!) and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in Surf City, NC.

After the ride, enjoy the North Carolina Pickle Festival, which runs in downtown Mount Olive until 6 p.m. Riders will have the option to catch a shuttle from the finish line to the festival downtown and will receive a $10 food truck voucher to redeem with participating vendors. For festival details, go to www.ncpicklefest.org.