The North Carolina Pickle Festival was first held on September 12, 1987 when the entire event was held in a three block section of Center Street in downtown Mount Olive.
Today, the event has spread to encompass nearly all of Mount Olive’s downtown business area, grown to thousands of attendees.
The festival features live entertainment, an antique car show, carnival rides, petting zoo, games, food, vendors, vintage farm equipment display – and of course, lots of pickles to eat.